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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem- Not Afraid. Lee has chosen Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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179 cm
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157 lbs
26 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee scores with the left hand. Hardly knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Hardly misses with a low kick.
Hardly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly avoids the head kick by Lee.
Hardly takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardly misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardly.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Hardly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Hardly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardly moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardly tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick from Lee lands but Hardly takes it in his stride.
Hardly throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardly avoids the body shot from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardly.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Hardly counters with a nice body kick.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardly.
Hardly scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee looks gassed!
Hardly connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hardly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hardly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hardly tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardly misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardly lands a nice shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Hardly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Hardly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Lee is looking to chop away at Hardly's legs.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee takes a swing at Hardly's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardly.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardly lands a high kick!
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Hardly.
Lee thows a leg kick but Hardly checks it
and Hardly counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardly misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardly checks it well.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Hardly settles back down.
Hardly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Hardly with an uppercut!
Hardly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardly misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Hardly 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Lee is looking to slow Hardly down with leg kicks.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee blocks a jab.
Hardly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardly.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee stuns Hardly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardly.
Hardly tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee looks for the body kick but Hardly saw that one coming.
Hardly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardly staying out of range there.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Hardly's side.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardly.
Hardly wants to clinch.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Hardly.
Hardly scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dan Hardly is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardly rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardly is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardly was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Hardly counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a head kick by Hardly.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardly can pounce on him.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Hardly shrugs it off though.
Hardly is looking to clinch.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardly throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Hardly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Hardly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardly throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Hardly only half commits.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardly misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Hardly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Hardly settles back down.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardly under the eye.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Hardly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardly misses with a leg kick
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Lee tenderised Hardly's leg. Hardly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Hardly moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee thows a leg kick but Hardly checks it
and Hardly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hardly has gone for a leg lock! Lee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hardly's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand and escape but instead Hardly has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardly passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hardly.
Hardly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is trying to control the position but Hardly postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Hardly.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee rushes Hardly with punches - Hardly moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hardly goes down! Lee follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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