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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dan Hardy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Browne!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Browne shoots in but no luck this time.
Browne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Browne backing up. Browne nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
Browne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Dan Hardy has been cut.
Nice cross by Browne.
Browne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Browne misses with a double jab
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
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 few strikes there.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Browne moves out of range.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Browne.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Browne has time to react.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Browne looks gassed!
Hardy lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Browne eats them both and turns towards Hardy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Browne is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Browne on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Hardy lands with a nice combination. Browne backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Browne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Browne backpedaling.
Hardy cracks Browne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Browne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardy to score with a decent uppercut.
Simon Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Browne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy cracks Browne with a good jab.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Browne avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Hardy finds it's way through Browne's defenses.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Browne.
Hardy stalks Browne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Browne's face. Browne staggers backwards, shaken.
Browne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Browne's head.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
Browne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
Browne throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Browne's head back.
A lazy left from Hardy finds it's target.
Browne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Browne avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination. Browne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Browne misses with a body shot
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Browne.
Browne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Browne connects with a body shot.
Hardy cracks Browne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Browne tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Browne. Browne gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
A big right from Browne misses.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Browne's head but Browne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy tries to sprawl but Browne drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
Hardy won't allow Browne to pass to mount.
Hardy pushes Browne off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Browne moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Browne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Browne backing up. Browne nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
Browne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
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.
Browne misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Browne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Browne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Browne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Browne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hardy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Browne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hardy scrambles back to his feet.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Browne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Hardy.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Browne tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Browne.
Browne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy feints a jab promting Browne to slip. Hardy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Browne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardy throws a right hand that Browne ducks under and follows up with a left that Browne also avoids with ease.
Browne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Browne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Browne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Browne fails with the takedown.
Hardy throws a right hand that Browne ducks under and follows up with a left that Browne also avoids with ease.
Dan Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy tries to bum rush Browne with a series of wild strikes but Browne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Browne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Browne on that attempt.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
Browne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Browne has a takedown stuffed.
Browne throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Browne misses the body punch
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Browne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Browne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Browne persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Browne shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Browne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Browne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Browne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Browne swinging wildly here.
Browne tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Browne shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Browne. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Browne.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Browne fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Browne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Browne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Browne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Browne throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Browne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Browne misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Browne.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Browne gets slowly back to his feet.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Browne.
A jab from Hardy misses.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Browne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Browne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Browne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Browne off to one side.
A big right from Browne misses.
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Browne tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Browne shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
No joy there for Browne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Browne misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Simon Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Browne shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Browne misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Browne slips the punch.
Browne throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Browne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Browne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Browne takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Browne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Browne dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Browne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Browne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Browne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Browne swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy lands with an overhand left.
Browne misses with a right hand
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Browne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Browne misses with a combination
and Browne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Browne misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Browne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Browne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Browne throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!
Browne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Browne ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Browne circles away quickly and effectively.
Browne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Browne.
Browne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardy!
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hype
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