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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanderson takes one on the button.
Sanderson tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanderson working the ground and pound but Hardy is defending the strikes.
Sanderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hardy down.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanderson.
Sanderson working away.
Sanderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hardy tries to escape but Sanderson is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hardy manages to get back to half guard.
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.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Sanderson is proving a slippery customer.
Sanderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
We're going to have a standup here because Andre Hardy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanderson off the cage and back into range.
Sanderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Sanderson's belly button to the back.
Sanderson looks gassed!
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Sanderson on that attempt.
Sanderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.
Hardy lands a jab to Sanderson's midsection.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Sanderson's body. Sanderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanderson tries to avoid it but Hardy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanderson to the ground. Sanderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanderson tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanderson under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson misses with a takedown
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Hardy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanderson shoots and misses
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Sanderson shows good takedown defense.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Sanderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanderson has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Good work by Sanderson as he checks the leg kick.
Sanderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Sanderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Hardy thuds his right hand into Sanderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
Sanderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanderson with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy cracks Sanderson with an open hand slap.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Sanderson.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sandersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Sanderson moves his leg out of the way.
Sanderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy drives through with a takedown into Sanderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sanderson being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Andre Hardy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in but Sanderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanderson checks a low kick from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Sanderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andre Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanderson is defended easily by Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Hardy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Sanderson shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Sanderson pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Nice cross by Hardy.
Hardy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hardy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanderson for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hardy is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Hardy.
Sanderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanderson somewhat.
Andre Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanderson has time to react.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Sanderson dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy works Sanderson's body with a nice hook.
Sanderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanderson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanderson takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Sanderson shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanderson takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy drives through with a takedown into Sanderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cael Sanderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Hardy!
A very excited looking Andre Hardy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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