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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck's entrance music is Cell Therapy by Goodie Mob. A fine choice. Hardy has chosen Johnny Be Goooode as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgil Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Beck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
Beck throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Beck moved out of range.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Beck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beck wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
Beck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beck thows a body shot but no joy.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Beck.
A jab lands there for Beck.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Some wild striking there from Beck.
Beck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Beck saw that one coming.
Hardy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Virgil Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beck counters with a low kick, right behind Hardy 's knee.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beck scores with a shot to the body.
Beck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Beck. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Beck counters with a left to the body.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck tries to clinch up.
Beck scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beck avoids a kick to the body.
Beck tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beck throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Beck checks it
and Beck counters with a one-two to the body.
Beck throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beck wants to clinch.
Beck slips under a jab.
Beck scores with a jab to the body.
Beck slips a straight right by Hardy.
Beck cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Beck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Beck dominated that round.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beck stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beck scores with a decent looking hook.
Beck takes the fight into the clinch.
Beck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Beck misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beck throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Beck has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Beck has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy looking to stall.
A short left from Beck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beck throws a head punch that misses.
Beck misses with some punches.
Beck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beck tries to sprawl but Hardy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Beck pushes Hardy off looking to stand but Hardy dives back in and keeps control.
Beck is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Beck won't allow it.
Beck tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beck defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck is staying active underneath Hardy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardy advances position into side control!
Hardy lands an elbow.
Hardy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beck is looking to reverse the position.
Beck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hardy stops Beck from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy prevents Beck from standing back up.
Hardy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Beck wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Beck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Beck to control.
Beck is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 wants to control the pace but Beck is squirming around nicely.
Beck tries to lock up and control but Hardy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beck wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Beck is squirming around nicely.
Beck squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Beck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Beck's shoulder, as Beck tries to avoid the shot.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Beck misses with a double jab.
Beck lands a high kick!
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Beck moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Beck is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck wants to clinch.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Beck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, jab by Beck - just one landing.
Beck swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Beck.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Beck checks it
and Beck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beck defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Beck lands a slapping body shot.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Beck slips a jab from Hardy.
Beck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a body kick that stops Beck in his tracks momentarily.
Virgil Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beck slips under a jab from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a takedown into Beck's guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Beck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beck wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Beck keeps moving.
Beck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy is fighting to break Beck's control of his arms but Beck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Beck looking for a sweep. Not yet Beck, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beck moves away from the strike by Hardy.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Beck's head but Beck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beck slips under a jab.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardy checks a low kick from Beck.
A low kick from Hardy misses
and Beck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beck.
Beck controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Hardy.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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