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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's entrance music is I shot the Sheriff. A fine choice. Ray Hardy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Ra's ribs.
Ra throws a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Ra moves away and avoids it.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ra with a nice cross.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Ra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick from Hardy lands but Ra takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ra.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
Ra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy is rocked!
Ra lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ra is trying to stall.
Ra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy tries for a takedown but Ra manages to get underhooks.
Ra scores a nice knee to the body.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Ra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ra scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardy is looking for a takedown.
Hardy tries a body shot but Ra blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy stalling the fight.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Ra manages to break the clinch.
Hardy rushes Ra and presses him up against the cage.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Ra is blocking nicely.
Hardy wants a takedown.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Ra blocks it.
Ra prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Ra is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ra as the two fighters clinch.
Ra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy tries to work over Ra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Ra in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Ra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Ra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardy lands a leg kick that knocks Ra off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ra lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Ra in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ra avoids it.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ra landing knees to the head.
Come on Hardy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Ra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ra tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ray Hardy has been cut.
Ra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ra is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ra has his back to the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Ra takes an elbow to the temple.
Sun Ra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ra lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ra walks away with a smile on his face. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy pushes Ra up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ra as the two fighters clinch.
Ra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ra in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ra avoids it.
Ra avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Ra landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Ra controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ra as Hardy tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Ra.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ra avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Ra looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Ra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy is pushing Ra up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Ra.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Ra blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Ra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Ra scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Ra shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Ra landing knees to the head.
Ra blocks an elbow strike.
Ra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Ra.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Ra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy is trying to stall.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy tries to stall but Ra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ra is keeping busy.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy looking for a takedown.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra scores with a hook to the body.
Ra landing knees to the body.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ra connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ra.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ra stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Ra.
Ra thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Ra tried to score with a low kick but Hardy checks it.
A jab from Ra misses.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Ra looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ra.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ra prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Ra lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Ray Hardy's cut is getting worse.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ra.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy being controlled against the cage.
Ra misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Ra moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra checks a leg kick.
Ray Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ra. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Ra rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ra.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ra's brow.
Ra can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Ra 's eye.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ra.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra slows down the pace here.
Ray Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ra is keeping busy.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Ra!
A very excited looking Sun Ra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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