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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell Hardy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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143 lbs
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144 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Jennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Jennings.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Jennings lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Maxwell Hardy has been cut.
Jennings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jennings throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jennings.
Jennings throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardy's head.
Jennings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jennings looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jennings in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy kicks Jennings off and gets to his feet.
Jennings fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jennings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thows a body kick. Jennings tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Jennings.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jennings finish him?
A cross from Hardy lands.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jennings looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Jennings persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jennings.
Jennings is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Maxwell Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jennings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hardy - that will leave a mark!
Jennings takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a low kick, right behind Jennings 's knee.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jennings's sensitive parts.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Jennings seems unphased.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jennings fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardy to the ground. Jennings is now in Hardy's guard.
Jennings postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jennings throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jennings controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maxwell Hardy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jennings.
Hardy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jennings eats them both and turns towards Hardy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hardy swings for the body but Jennings moves out of range.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jennings fails with the takedown
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Jennings's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jennings scrambles back to his feet.
Jennings tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Jennings closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Jennings knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jennings slips a straight right by Hardy.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Jennings's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jennings fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy takes a swing at Jennings's ribcage but misses.
Hardy stuns Jennings with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Hardy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Jennings's legs.
Jennings shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Jennings keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jennings on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Jennings saw that one coming.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
Jennings closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jennings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Hardy.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jennings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jennings is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jennings is defended easily by Hardy.
Jennings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jennings shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Jennings keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy stuns Jennings with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy takes a swing at Jennings's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Jennings's head.
Jennings on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy digs a good hook to Jennings's body.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jennings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Jennings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Jab by Hardy.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Jennings takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardy.
Jennings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hardy.
A punch lands to the side of Jennings 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Jennings takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jennings drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jennings on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Jennings tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Jennings defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jennings in his tracks.
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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jennings throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Jennings takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Jennings's head but Jennings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jennings under the eye.
Jennings moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenningss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Jennings's front leg but catches the back leg as Jennings tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Jennings off the cage and back into range.
Jennings doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxwell 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!
Jennings fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jennings tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jennings on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jennings ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Jennings is rocked!
Jennings has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a low kick, right behind Jennings 's knee.
Jennings walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Oh Jennings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Jennings moved out of range.
Jennings shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jennings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Jennings ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Jennings staying out of range there.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Jennings's shoulder, as Jennings tries to avoid the shot.
Jennings staying out of range there.
Jennings blocks a jab.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy feints and then cracks Jennings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jennings down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jennings drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hardy follows Jennings to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Hardy!
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