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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Suligoj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suligoj clinches up against the cage.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Suligoj working aggressively here.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Hardy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Suligoj throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Suligoj misses with the combination.
Suligoj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Suligoj avoids them all with ease.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Suligoj.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suligoj counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Suligoj tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suligoj.
Suligoj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suligoj misses the shot to the body.
Suligoj throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Hardy throws a low kick but Suligoj moves out of range easily.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Suligoj.
Suligoj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suligoj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Suligoj fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Suligoj.
Hardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Suligoj steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suligoj with a jab.
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!
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suligoj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Suligoj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suligoj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suligoj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suligoj fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suligoj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Filip Suligoj has been cut.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suligoj misses with the body kick
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suligoj is looking to clinch.
Suligoj takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Suligoj wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suligoj tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Suligoj instigates a clinch.
Hardy is trying to push Suligoj away but Suligoj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, Suligoj has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Suligoj.
Suligoj prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.
Suligoj swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Suligoj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Hardy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Suligoj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filip Suligoj's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suligoj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardy momentarily.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suligoj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suligoj has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Suligoj takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy tries to break free but Suligoj pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Suligoj.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Suligoj 's eye.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Hardy tries to break free but Suligoj pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Suligoj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suligoj tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suligoj throws a leg kick but Hardy checks it.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suligoj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a lazy head kick
and Suligoj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suligoj throws the kick towards the body but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Suligoj fails to land with a series of punches.
Filip Suligoj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Suligoj avoids it well.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suligoj wants to clinch.
Suligoj lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suligoj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Suligoj misses with a few strikes there.
Suligoj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suligoj checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and Suligoj counters with a two punch combo.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Suligoj avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suligoj throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Suligoj tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Suligoj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suligoj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
George Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suligoj clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Suligoj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Filip Suligoj'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Suligoj tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Suligoj counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suligoj.
Hardy avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suligoj has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Suligoj.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Suligoj avoids the damage to the body.
Suligoj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suligoj has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filip Suligoj seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suligoj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suligoj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suligoj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Suligoj has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suligoj scores a nice knee to the body.
Suligoj lands a knee to the body.
Suligoj lands a knee to the head.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suligoj crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Suligoj crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
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!
Suligoj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suligoj 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.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suligoj scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to break the clinch but Suligoj is controlling the position.
Suligoj connects with a knee to the head.
Suligoj scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Suligoj instigates a clinch.
Suligoj keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suligoj struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Suligoj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suligoj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suligoj landing knees to the head.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy is trying to push Suligoj away but Suligoj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Hardy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suligoj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy scores with a one two! Suligoj had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
George Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Suligoj.
Suligoj darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filip Suligoj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy tries to break free but Suligoj pushes him back against the cage.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Suligoj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suligoj 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Suligoj!
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