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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dracula Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kael has chosen Nagasaki - Ken Doh as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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222 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dracula Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Kael!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kael is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kael as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kael.
Kael shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardy is trying to defend but Kael finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kael is keen to just control but Hardy is a slippery customer.
Kael trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
Hardy is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to roll over but Kael keeps him under control.
Kael controlling the action here.
Kael passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kael working away.
Kael wants to control for a moment but Hardy uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kael is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kael is controlling Hardy's trapped leg to prevent Hardy from advancing to side control.
Hardy is keen to just control but Kael is a slippery customer.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kael has his hands clasped together around Hardy's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kael wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardy controlling the pace.
Hardy throws a strike but Kael avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hardy trying to control but Kael is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kael dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kael lands a jab-cross combination.
Kael misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Kael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardy kicks Kael off and gets back to his feet.
Kael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kael gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardy won't allow Kael to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy stands and throws Kael's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kael is not content to let Hardy control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardy decides to stand back up. Hardy steps back and let's Kael get back to his feet.
Tyson Kael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kael throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kael throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Kael thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Kael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kael breaks from the clinch.
Kael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kael closes the distance and pushes Hardy back into the cage.
Kael scores with a hook to the body.
Kael effectively controlling the action here.
Kael tightens his grip and picks Hardy up, before dumping him to the ground. Hardy manages to land in guard.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kael postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kael pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kael is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kael to get the leverage.
Kael looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kael with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kael throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Kael misses the shot to the body.
Kael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kael gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardy trying to control but Kael is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy being controlled here momentarily.
Kael is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Kael keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy looking to pass the guard.
Hardy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Kael keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kael tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kael throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kael gets caught flat footed, as Hardy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardy is stalling in the full guard.
Hardy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kael trying to control the position.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dracula Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Kael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy thows a big elbow that misses.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kael is pulling down on Hardy's head to control his posture.
Tyson Kael has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy wants to control from the top but Kael keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dracula Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kael has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kael!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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