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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rivilinho Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by I shot the Sheriff. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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140 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rivilinho Rivaldo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo misses with a wild combination.
Rivaldo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivaldo's head.
Rivaldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivaldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy throws a hook but Rivaldo avoids it easily.
Rivaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivaldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivaldo throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivaldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivaldo slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivaldo.
Rivaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardy.
Rivaldo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardy throws the left hand but Rivaldo avoids the punch easily.
Rivaldo has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo slowing the pace effectively.
Hardy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rivaldo up against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Rivaldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardy taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Rivaldo tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rivaldo.
Rivaldo is rocked!
Nice cross by Hardy.
Rivaldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy lands a brutal head kick. Rivaldo looks out on his feet and Hardy throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ray Hardy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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