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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Hardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gus Hardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Hardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Hardt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardt fails to land.
Hardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardt prevents it.
Gus Hardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Johnson.
Hardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardt tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardt stalls.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardt smiles and moves away.
Hardt throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Hardt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hardt controlling the position.
Hardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardt, not yet.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Hardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Hardt tries to pass.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardt is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardt distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardt is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardt is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardt lands a couple of digs.
Hardt throwing strikes but missing.
Hardt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardt postures up.
Hardt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hardt landing with the ground and pound.
Hardt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson looks gassed!
Hardt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardt connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardt working some strikes from top position.
Hardt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hardt lands a couple of elbows.
Hardt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardt winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardt connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Hardt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardt connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Hardt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Hardt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson jumps guard but Hardt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gus Hardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Hardt fails to land.
Hardt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Hardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardt misses with some punches.
Hardt scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Hardt misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardt.
Hardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Hardt lands a nice uppercut.
Hardt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardt.
A short right from Hardt.
Hardt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is trying to drag Hardt to the mat but Hardt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hardt scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hardt.
Hardt is working Johnson over against the cage.
Hardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Hardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Hardt.
Hardt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardt throws a head punch that misses.
Hardt lands with a light punch inside.
Hardt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gus Hardt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardt tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Hardt.
Hardt gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Hardt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Hardt has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Hardt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardt lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hardt pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardt works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Hardt.
Hardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardt scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Hardt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardt has double underhooks.
Hardt misses with a body punch.
Hardt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Hardt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardt has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardt.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Hardt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Hardt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardt did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Hardt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardt is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardt wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardt is on top in guard.
Hardt throwing strikes but missing.
Hardt throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardt.
Hardt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gus Hardt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardt is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Hardt scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardt is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardt lands a couple of elbows.
Hardt landing with the ground and pound.
Hardt throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Hardt works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Hardt postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Hardt works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Hardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardt postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardt lands a couple of elbows.
Hardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardt is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson controls Hardt momentarily but Hardt frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardt working some strikes from top position.
Hardt scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardt lands a couple of digs.
Hardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardt is controlling him.
Hardt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardt lands a couple of digs.
Hardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardt scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardt cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Nate Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gus Hardt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardt advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus Hardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardt, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Hardt!
Gus Hardt managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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