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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem- Not Afraid. Montana has chosen Push It To The Limit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Antonio Montana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Hardly's chin.
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169 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana is looking to land body kicks.
Hardly throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hardly.
Hardly lands a head shot.
Hardly moves away from the strike by Montana.
Hardly jabs at Montana's body.
Hardly misses with a straight right.
Montana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardly lands with a cross.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
Montana misses with a hook. Hardly ducked under it nicely.
Hardly looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Montana moves away from the strike by Hardly.
Hardly throws a right hand that Montana ducks under and follows up with a left that Montana also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardly is looking to score with low kicks.
Montana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montana throws a hook but Hardly avoids it easily.
Montana misses with a straight right.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardly.
Dan Hardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montana connects with a jab.
Hardly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montana avoids the body shot from Hardly.
A leg kick checked by Montana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Hardly.
Hardly dives in and scores a takedown into Montana's guard.
Hardly trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montana working for a triangle but Hardly defends it easily.
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!
Montana looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hardly has picked Montana up and slammed him! Montana can't keep hold of the triangle and Hardly manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Montana is looking for a sweep.
Hardly lands some shots froms side control.
Hardly working away.
Hardly wants to control but Montana is keeping him busy.
Hardly is working Montana over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hardly tries to score with some ground and pound. Montana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Montana wants to control but Hardly postures up.
Montana tries to buck Hardly off but Hardly is having none of it.
Hardly cracks Montana with a big elbow.
Montana tries to buck Hardly off but Hardly is having none of it.
Hardly is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Montana will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Montana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montana is looking for a sweep.
Hardly cracks Montana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Montana is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Montana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Hardly trying to control the position but Montana is working away.
Montana is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hardly connects with a decent elbow.
Montana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Montana can't do much from the bottom here.
Montana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Montana controlling the position well.
Montana is looking for a sweep. Hardly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly trying to control the action but Montana is working from the bottom.
Hardly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardly takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Hardly scores with a head kick. Montana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hardly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montana.
Hardly looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardly moves away.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Hardly moved out of range nicely.
Hardly blocks a head kick by Montana.
Montana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardly.
Hardly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Hardly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardly tried to score with a low kick but Montana checks it.
Montana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardly's calf.
Dan Hardly is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montana stuns Hardly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardly is out of range and Montana settles back down.
Hardly throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Montana with a jab.
Montana gets tackled into the cage by Hardly. Hardly maintains the clinch.
Montana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardly walks away with a smile on his face. Montana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardly with a nice cross.
Hardly is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.
Hardly misses with a head kick.
Hardly misses with a head kick.
Hardly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hardly tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
Hardly is looking to wear down Montana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardly throws a lazy head kick
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardly tries to score with a low kick but Montana moves his leg out of the way.
Montana misses with a looping right.
Montana keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montana.
Hardly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montana circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardly misses with a straight left.
Hardly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Montana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardly tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montana.
Montana is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly slips under a jab from Montana.
Hardly blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardly avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Montana catches Hardly right on the button with a cross.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana avoids the head kick by Hardly.
Nice shot lands for Montana.
Hardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Montana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hardly is rocked!
A good leg kick by Montana.
Oh Hardly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montana can pounce on him.
Are you kidding me?! Montana ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hardly clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Montana!
Our winner, Antonio Montana, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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