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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem- Not Afraid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quizz Al Fazz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fazz throws a lazy head kick
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardly moves into range and connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Hardly blocks the low kick.
Fazz is looking to chop away at Hardly's legs.
Fazz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fazz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly misses with a few strikes there.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardly.
Fazz slips a jab from Hardly.
Hardly wants to clinch.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz takes the fight into the clinch.
Fazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardly looking for a takedown.
Hardly working aggressively here.
Hardly pushes off an throws an elbow but Fazz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardly lands with a left to the head.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardly misses with a punch to the body.
Fazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardly lands with a shot to the body.
Hardly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fazz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a good cross that connects.
Fazz digs a good body shot into Hardly's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hardly misses with a low kick as Fazz jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Hardly.
Hardly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fazz.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly throws a series of punches but Fazz avoids them all with ease.
Fazz tries to bum rush Hardly with a series of wild strikes but Hardly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardly throws a jab when Fazz was well out of range.
Fazz connects with a right hand. Hardly shakes it off.
Hardly shoots in for a takedown but Fazz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardly moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardly throws a leg kick that misses.
Fazz throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly moves away from the strike by Fazz.
Hardly scores with a jab to the body.
Hardly takes a swing at Fazz's ribcage but misses.
Hardly is looking to wear down Fazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardly blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardly.
Fazz avoids a kick to the body.
Hardly scores with a hook to the body. Fazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fazz moves out of range as Hardly strikes.
Fazz looks to throw the jab but Hardly is out of range.
Hardly ducks under a wild hook from Fazz.
Fazz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fazz has closed the distance and engaged Hardly in a clinch.
Hardly avoiding damage as Fazz throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz stalling the fight.
Fazz blocks a body shot from Hardly.
Hardly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fazzs head.
Fazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardly lands a right hand.
Fazz throws a head punch that misses.
Fazz trying to control the position but instead, Hardly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fazz into the cage.
Hardly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly tries a knee to the head but Fazz blocks it.
Fazz missing with knees to the body.
Hardly digs a right hand into Fazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fazz's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.
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 Dan Hardly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fazz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fazz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by Fazz as he connects with a hook.
Hardly looks to score with a jab to the body but Fazz is just out of range.
Hardly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Fazz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardly.
Fazz misses with a kick to the body.
Hardly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fazz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardly checks a low kick from Fazz.
Fazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fazz can't find room to land a body shot as Hardly controls the action.
Hardly misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardly as Fazz tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly tries a body shot but Fazz blocks it.
Hardly working aggressively here.
Hardly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fazz blocks a body shot from Hardly.
Hardly is working for takedown but Fazz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fazz managing to block the knees to the body from Hardly.
Fazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fazz blocks the elbow strike.
Fazz misses with an elbow strike.
Hardly avoiding damage as Fazz throws knees to the body.
Hardly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fazz's elbow.
Fazz has Hardly pushed against the cage.
Fazz wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardly scores with a shot to the side of Fazz's head.
Fazz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fazz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fazz backwards.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fazz.
Fazz pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fazz is struggling to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fazz trying to stall but Hardly improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz missing with knees to the body.
Hardly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fazz pushes Hardly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fazz.
Hardly trying to land knees to the body.
Hardly is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardly.
Fazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardly misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fazz throws a head kick but Hardly moves out of range.
Fazz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hardly.
Hardly tries to clinch there but Fazz circles away.
Good work by Fazz as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardly.
Hardly misses the shot to the body.
Hardly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fazz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fazz tries to move into range but Hardly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fazz throws a low kick but Hardly avoids it.
Fazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hardly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Hardly will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardly throws a push kick but Fazz slaps the foot to one side.
Hardly blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Fazz.
Hardly misses with a body shot.
Fazz wants to land a leg kick but Hardly is out of range.
Hardly tries to close the distance and clinch but Fazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fazz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hardly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fazz tries to avoid it but Hardly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fazz to the ground. Fazz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dan Hardly is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardly throws an off balance right hand
and Fazz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crunch! Fazz slams his shin into Hardly's torso.
Hardly misses with a low kick.
Fazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fazz.
Hardly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fazz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fazz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fazz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quizz Al Fazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fazz closes the distance and pushes Hardly back into the cage.
Hardly blocks an uppercut.
Hardly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardly controls his hands.
Fazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fazz misses with a hook
and Hardly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fazz throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fazz.
Hardly scores with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Fazz.
Fazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardly.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly misses with the body kick
and Fazz counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardly misses with the combination.
Fazz misses with a body kick.
Hardly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fazz throws a lazy body kick
and Hardly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fazz thinking.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz checks a leg kick nicely.
Fazz throws out a powerful jab.
Fazz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fazz closes the distance and clinches.
Hardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fazz is defending well for now.
Hardly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fazz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fazz missing with knees to the body.
Hardly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fazz tries to work over Hardly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dan Hardly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardly scores with a knee to the head.
Fazz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardlys head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the head but Fazz blocks with his arms.
Hardly dodges an elbow strike from Fazz.
Hardly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fazz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardly up against the cage.
Fazz being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fazz avoiding damage as Hardly throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fazz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Quizz Al Fazz just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fazz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fazz missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fazz.
Hardly tries to land knees in the clinch but Fazz avoids the damage to the body.
Hardly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardly is defending well for now.
Hardly landing knees to the head.
It looks like Quizz Al Fazz has been cut.
Hardly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fazz's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly blocks an elbow strike from Fazz.
Knees to the body from Hardly.
Fazz misses with an elbow strike.
Fazz looking to stall.
Fazz blocks a body shot from Hardly.
Hardly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fazz trying to land knees to the body.
Hardly lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fazz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly crunches a lovely knee into Fazz's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardly up against the cage.
Fazz prevents a body shot from Hardly.
Hardly tries to throw a body punch but Fazz avoids it by throwing Hardly back against the cage.
Hardly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fazz has Hardly pressed against the cage.
Fazz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dan Hardly has been cut.
Fazz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fazz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardly as Fazz tries to tie him up.
Fazz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fazz pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fazz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.
Fazz misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz leaning against his opponent.
Fazz is looking to control Hardly's arms but Hardly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fazz has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fazz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fazz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hardly fails to land.
Hardly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardly motions for Fazz to come forward. Hardly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fazz clinches.
A short left from Hardly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly had his way with Quizz Al Fazz in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardly cracks Fazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fazz moves away.
Fazz is looking to land body kicks.
Hardly jabs at Fazz's body.
Fazz throws a looping overhand right but Hardly ducks down to avoid it.
Hardly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardly.
A slow jab from Hardly misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fazz.
Fazz closes the distance and clinches.
Fazz stops a takedown attempt from Hardly.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardly misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardly.
Fazz trying to land knees to the body.
Hardly misses with a punch to the body.
Hardly blocks an elbow strike from Fazz.
Fazz is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.
Hardly managing to block the knees to the body from Fazz.
Hardly lands a shot to the body.
Fazz is looking to control Hardly's arms but Hardly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fazz has his back to the cage.
Fazz avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardly.
Hardly lands a nice knee to the body.
Fazz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz managing to block the knees to the body from Hardly.
Hardly can't find room to land a body shot as Fazz controls the action.
Fazz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardly is leaning against Fazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fazz misses with a knee strike.
Hardly lands with a short shot to the head.
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 has had enough of the clinch but Fazz keeps him there for the moment.
Fazz taking a breather.
Fazz stalling in the clinch.
Fazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardly tries a body shot but Fazz blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fazz is defending well for now.
Hardly misses with a knee strike.
Fazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hardly lands with a light punch inside.
Hardly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardly tries a knee to the head but Fazz blocks it.
A hook to the body from Hardly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardly as Fazz tries to tie him up.
Fazz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardly up against the cage.
Hardly avoids the elbow strike from Fazz, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly can't find room to land a body shot as Fazz controls the action.
Fazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardly struggles to land a body shot inside as Fazz controls his hands.
Hardly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fazz backwards.
Fazz tries to work over Hardly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardly tries to throw a body punch but Fazz avoids it by throwing Hardly back against the cage.
A short right from Hardly on the inside.
Quizz Al Fazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardly trying to stall but Fazz improves his position.
Fazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardly backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fazz.
Fazz has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Fazz takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardly!
Dan Hardly retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Hardly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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