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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fard Tard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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185 cm
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214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikey Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fard Tard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell gets caught flat footed, as Tard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Powell controlling Tard's posture.
Powell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tard controls the pace.
Powell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tard postures up in Powell's guard and throws a big left but Powell blocks it.
Tard wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Tard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tard wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Powell has momentary wrist control but Tard slips an elbow through the middle.
Tard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tard trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell trying to strike off his back.
Tard tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Tard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tard looking to pass the guard.
Tard is looking to work some ground and pound but Powell has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Powell!
Powell is squirming around, avoiding Tard's attempts to control the action.
Tard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Powell is squirming around, avoiding Tard's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is looking to improve his position but Tard isn't that keen on the idea.
Tard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Powell gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tard in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Tard has control of the leg.
Tard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Tard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Tard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powell's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tard is keen to just control but Powell is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Powell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tard trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fard Tard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powell is defended easily by Tard.
Powell dives in and grabs Tard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tard pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tard throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt
and Tard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Tard misses.
Powell fails with the takedown
and Tard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Powell!
Tard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tard with a couple of short strikes.
Tard looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tard landing strikes from the mount and Powell is in trouble!
Tard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tard content just to control the position here.
Powell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tard.
Tard scoring with strikes but Powell is staying in there.
Tard is stalling here but it's allowed Powell to get half guard.
Tard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Powell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tard is looking to take a break and control but Powell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tard lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working.
Tard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tard is trying to control the action in half guard but Powell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tard controlling the pace.
Tard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tard is trying to control. Powell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fard Tard.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
Tard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tard trying to control the position but Powell is working away.
Tard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tard scores with punches from side control.
Powell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fard Tard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Tard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Powell is looking for a sweep. Tard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tard.
Tard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fard Tard has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tard trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Tard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Powell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tard throwing shots but Powell is blocking nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Powell!
Tard has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Powell's face.
Tard throws some wild stikes that Powell manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Tard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tard looking to finish with strikes here!
Fard Tard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tard content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Tard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Fard Tard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
Powell slips a jab from Tard.
Tard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tard trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mikey Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fard Tard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tard 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fard Tard!
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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
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