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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tucker Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Hardy keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Hardy gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
Will Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hardy sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hardy to get to his feet.
Johnson wants to clinch.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson gets to his feet. Hardy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hardy wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hardy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy is working Johnson over against the cage.
Hardy is trying to stall.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Will Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tucker Johnson.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
It looks like Will Hardy has been cut.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tucker Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Hardy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Will Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardy stalls.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson tries to stall but Hardy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Hardy clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Hardy to the mat.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardy wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Hardy clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Hardy prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson has hold of one of Hardy's legs. Hardy is fighting the takedown attempt but Johnson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardy closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson stands and steps away. Hardy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson stalling.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy looking to stall.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Johnson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardy.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardy drops back down to his feet.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage.
Johnson looking to stall.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Will Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Hardy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardy working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Hardy pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson is rocked!
Hardy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Will Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tucker Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson has Hardy pushed against the cage.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy 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.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardy gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hardy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardy.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the cage.
Hardy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hardy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Will Hardy!
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hype
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