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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanpera comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music. Dan Hardly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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173 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Rovanpera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardly checks a low kick from Rovanpera.
Hardly misses the jab.
Rovanpera looks to land a body kick but Hardly moved away.
Hardly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardly gets caught flat footed, as Rovanpera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardly pulls Rovanpera in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rovanpera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardly is controlling Rovanpera's posture.
Rovanpera throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Hardly.
Rovanpera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rovanpera.
Hardly connects with a solid leg kick.
Rovanpera wants to clinch
and Rovanpera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly cracks the inside of Rovanpera's front leg.
Rovanpera blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly tries to land a front kick but Rovanpera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Rovanpera misses
and Hardly counters with a left to the body.
Rovanpera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovanpera tried to score with a low kick but Hardly checks it.
Rovanpera explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rovanpera.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardly blocks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rovanpera.
Hardly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly fails with the takedown.
Hardly ducks under a wild hook from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera throws the kick towards the body but Hardly avoids it.
Rovanpera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardly closes the distance and clinches.
Rovanpera works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rovanpera tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardly is retaining full guard.
Rovanpera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hardly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera preventing the sweep.
Hardly keeping moving, preventing Rovanpera from controlling successfully.
Rovanpera wants to pass the guard but Hardly is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rovanpera throws a sloppy head kick and Hardly moves out of range easily.
A jab from Hardly finds it's way through Rovanpera's defenses.
Hardly thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Rovanpera blocks the low kick.
Rovanpera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rovanpera tries to clinch but Hardly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seppo Rovanpera will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rovanpera throws a jab when Hardly was well out of range.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rovanpera thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. Rovanpera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rovanpera throws a wild body kick that Hardly sees coming a mile off.
Hardly moves out of range of the leg kick from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera throws a jab when Hardly was well out of range.
Hardly scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Hardly.
Hardly dives in and grabs Rovanpera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rovanpera pushes down on Hardly's head and hops out.
Hardly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanpera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rovanpera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rovanpera works Hardly's body with a nice hook.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
Rovanpera tries to clinch but Hardly moves out of range.
Rovanpera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardly.
Hardly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardly wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardly checks a low kick from Rovanpera.
Hardly throws a good cross that connects.
Rovanpera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rovanpera throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovanpera lands a slapping body shot.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovanpera moves away.
Rovanpera checks a leg kick.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovanpera moves away.
Rovanpera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rovanpera.
Hardly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rovanpera is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hardly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hardly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rovanpera rather than just go for the knockout.
Rovanpera stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardly. Hardly gets slowly back to his feet.
Rovanpera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera lands with a good body shot.
Rovanpera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardly can pounce on him.
Rovanpera tries to land a front kick but Hardly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovanpera. Hardly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rovanpera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly lands with a good body shot.
Rovanpera shoots in for a takedown but Hardly shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Rovanpera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rovanpera or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardly which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardly.
Rovanpera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardly throws a low kick but Rovanpera avoids it.
Hardly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rovanpera.
Hardly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly works Rovanpera's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly scores with the left hand. Rovanpera knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardly swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardly checks a leg kick nicely.
Rovanpera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rovanpera tried to score with a low kick but Hardly checks it.
Rovanpera throws a series of punches but Hardly avoids them all with ease.
Hardly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rovanpera. That did some damage!
Rovanpera throws a body punch but Hardly moves out of range.
Hardly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rovanpera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardly defends it nicely.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly thuds a left hand into Rovanpera's body.
Rovanpera fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardly is looking to slow Rovanpera down with leg kicks.
Rovanpera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by Rovanpera or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardly which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Rovanpera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rovanpera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardly was well out of range. Poor timing from Rovanpera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rovanpera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rovanpera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rovanpera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rovanpera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovanpera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rovanpera's calf.
Hardly scores with a shot to the body.
Hardly tries to score with a low kick but Rovanpera moves his leg out of the way.
Rovanpera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rovanpera moves out of range as Hardly throws a body kick.
Hardly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardly tries to score with a low kick but Rovanpera moves his leg out of the way.
Hardly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rovanpera throws a lazy body kick
and Hardly counters with a good low kick that Rovanpera was not able to check.
Hardly lands a big head kick that sends Rovanpera to the canvas! Hardly follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardly!
Dan Hardly is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dan Hardly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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