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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler comes to the cage accompanied by Krawl. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Butler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Butler tries to move into range but Hardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Butler connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butler was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Butler.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. Butler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Butler throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Butler counter with a right hand.
Butler takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Butler counters with a nice body shot.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Butler misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butler.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Hardy.
Butler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Butler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Butler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Butler is out of range.
Butler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butler misses with a wild body shot.
Butler checks the leg kick.
Butler is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butler throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Butler misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy motions for Butler to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy scores with a spinning back kick!
Butler slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Butler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Butler tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butler misses with a looping right.
Butler throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Butler throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Butler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook but Butler blocks it.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy slips under a jab from Butler.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy wants to clinch
and Butler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butler on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy rushes Butler and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butler.
Butler looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy throws a hook but Butler avoids it easily.
Butler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Butler takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Hardy tries to move into range but Butler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Butler in the body.
Hardy tries to clinch but Butler moves away
and Butler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy cracks Butler with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butler walks into a jab.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butler is able to avoid easily.
Butler looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy misses the jab.
A slow jab from Butler misses its intended target.
Butler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook. Butler ducked under it nicely.
Butler walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butler.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Butler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Butler down.
Butler misses with a looping right.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardy tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
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!
Butler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butler is out of range and Hardy settles back down.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butler moves away.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butler counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butler.
Butler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butler. That did some damage!
Butler thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy is looking to slow Butler down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Butler strikes.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Butler ducks down to avoid it.
Butler moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Butler counters with a series of strikes. Hardy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardy.
Hardy throws a good cross that connects.
Butler moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Butler throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Butler knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy motions for Butler to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Butler. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy slips a straight right by Butler.
Hardy misses with a hook. Butler ducked under it nicely.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butler.
Butler connects with a nice looking jab.
Butler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardy throws a sloppy body shot
and Butler counters with a straight right hand.
Butler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Butler moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Butler.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Butler's body.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Butler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Butler knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy misses with a jab to the body
and Butler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Butler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butler misses with a wild body shot.
Butler lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butler throws out the jab.
Hardy misses with a hook to the body
and Butler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butler throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy throws a low kick but Butler moves out of range easily.
Butler slips under a jab.
Hardy cracks the inside of Butler's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Butler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butler's calf.
Paul Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Butler throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Butler checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Butler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Butler lands a jab.
Butler misses the jab.
Hardy clobbers Butler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maxwell Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Butler is rocked!
Butler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Butler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butler walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butler was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy tests Butler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butler looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Butler takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butler on the side of the head.
Butler looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Hardy!
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