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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play comes to the cage accompanied by Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche. Hargh has chosen Dominant view as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ken Hargh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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181 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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173 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Hargh !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play throws an off balance right hand
and Hargh counters with a nice uppercut.
Hargh scores with a decent looking hook.
Hargh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hargh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hargh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Play counters with a nice uppercut.
Play throws a big shot that misses.
Play throws a body punch but Hargh moves out of range.
Play misses with a jab to the body
and Hargh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Hargh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
Hargh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Play blocks a jab.
Play throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hargh swings widly with a right hand
and Play makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Play throws a hook but Hargh blocks it.
Hargh blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Play. Play circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Play lands a high kick!
Hargh scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Play.
Hargh misses with a lunging right hand
and Play counters with a thumping low kick.
Play throws a leg kick that misses.
Hargh misses with a wild combination.
Play stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Play wants it to stay on the feet.
Hargh misses with a looping right.
Hargh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Play plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Play ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Play tries a head kick but it misses.
Hargh misses with a body shot
and Play counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Play lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hargh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Play.
Hargh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Play lands with a shot to the body.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Play is looking to slow Hargh down with leg kicks.
Play ducks under a wild hook from Hargh .
Hargh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hargh throws a hook but Play blocks it.
Hargh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Play counters with an outside leg kick.
Play takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ken Hargh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Play throws a front kick aimed at Hargh 's knee but Hargh avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargh jabs Play to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hargh is looking to pass Play's guard but actually Play recovers to full guard.
Play 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.
Play working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hargh .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hargh tries to free his leg and advance position but Play is retaining full guard.
Play keeping moving, preventing Hargh from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play working for a triangle but Hargh defends it easily.
Hargh trying to control the position from guard on top but Play is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hargh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hargh trying to control but Play is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Play looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hargh tries to free his leg and advance position but Play is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foul Play dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Play attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hargh just misses with a punch to the body.
Play lands a leg kick that knocks Hargh off balance momentarily.
Hargh swings widly with a right hand
and Play counters with a leg kick.
Play throws a low kick, looking for Hargh 's leg but Hargh calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hargh . Play does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hargh swings widly with a right hand
and Play counters with an outside leg kick.
Hargh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Play counters with a leg kick.
Play misses with a head kick.
Hargh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Play doesn't seem bothered though.
Play tries to land a body kick
and Hargh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Play.
Play gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hargh scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Play is looking to score with low kicks.
Play is looking to wear down Hargh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hargh throws a right hand that misses
and Play counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Hargh .
Play throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hargh misses with a few strikes there.
Hargh misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Play.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Play.
Hargh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
Hargh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Play in his tracks.
Foul Play is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Play attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Play displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Play scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Play rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hargh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Play jabs Hargh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hargh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Play circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Play misses.
Hargh tests Play's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Play.
Hargh just misses with a punch to the body.
Play misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Hargh .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Play turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hargh misses with a two punch combination.
Play leaves Hargh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargh tries for a takedown but Play circles away easily
and Play cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hargh is breathing heavily.
Play scores with a decent looking hook.
Hargh misses with a wild combination.
Foul Play is winning the standup battle so far.
Play throws a front kick aimed at Hargh 's knee but Hargh avoids it well.
Ken Hargh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hargh misses with a hook
and Play counters with a solid body kick.
Play connects with a solid leg kick.
Hargh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Play on the side of the head.
Hargh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Hargh .
Hargh tries for a takedown but Play circles away easily
and Play counters with a low kick, right behind Hargh 's knee.
Foul Play has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Play connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Play lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hargh misses with a hook
and Play counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Play.
Play works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Play lands a jab to Hargh 's midsection.
Play is looking to slow Hargh down with leg kicks.
Hargh throws a poor cross that misses
and Play counters with a nice leg kick.
Play scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hargh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Play.
Hargh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Play displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foul Play dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Play.
Hargh 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hargh misses with a double jab.
Play lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Play fakes the leg kick and cracks Hargh in the body.
Play dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hargh . That did some damage!
Play scoring well with a low kick there.
Hargh avoids the body shot from Play.
Play plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hargh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Play counters with a low kick, right behind Hargh 's knee.
Good leg kick by Play there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hargh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Play throws a low kick but Hargh moves out of range easily.
Hargh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Play punishes Hargh 's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hargh on the side of the head.
Hargh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Play.
Play scores with a kick to the midsection.
Play lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Play throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hargh .
Play lands a leg kick that knocks Hargh off balance momentarily.
Play throws a sloppy head kick and Hargh moves out of range easily.
Hargh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Play. Play obviously looking to wear him down.
Hargh avoids the head kick by Play.
Hargh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Play connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargh moves out of range of the leg kick from Play.
Play fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hargh manages to avoid it.
Hargh lands with a good body shot.
Play drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hargh misses with a straight left.
Hargh tests Play's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hargh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Play.
Hargh misses with a hook
and Play counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hargh fails with the takedown
and Play counters with an outside leg kick.
Hargh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Play moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargh throws a hook but Play blocks it.
Play lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Play is looking to score with low kicks.
Hargh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Plays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Play misses with a series of wild punches.
Hargh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Play.
Play tests Hargh 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hargh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Play counters with a leg kick.
Hargh misses with a double jab.
Play scores with a head kick.
Play misses with a leg kick.
Foul Play is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play misses with a series of wild punches.
Hargh moves out of range of the body kick from Play.
Good shot there by Play.
Hargh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Play connects with a leg kick. Hargh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ken Hargh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hargh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hargh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hargh throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Play to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hargh throws a lazy uppercut
and Play counters with a stiff right hand.
Play feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hargh 's calf.
A good leg kick by Play.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foul Play showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Play, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foul Play!
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