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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's entrance music is Ant WILD's Takeover. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Kings and Queesn - Aerosmith. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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190 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
It looks like Harold Hardy has been cut.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harold Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Hardy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
Hardy takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Harold Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardy thinking.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Williams.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardy swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardy is trying to control but can't.
Hardy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardy is proving hard to escape from.
Hardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardy tries to get out of the position.
Williams gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Williams shoots in.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harold Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harold Hardy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardy's guard now.
Hardy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams tries to buck Hardy off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hardy get's back to his feet.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy gets a takedown into half guard.
Hardy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Williams is in trouble now - Hardy has advanced to mount!
Hardy quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hardy but it's paid off an Williams is forced to tap! Nice work by Hardy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harold Hardy!
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