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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Hardison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Low. Kendrick Hardison looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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165 cm
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131 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ninja Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Hardison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a series of punches but Hardison avoids them all with ease.
Hardison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardison misses with the combination.
Rua shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rua lands a nice short elbow.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardison is looking to escape.
Rua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardison pushes Rua off and gets back to his feet.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into Hardison's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardison looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardison, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardison's head.
Rua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardison has wrist control.
Hardison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardison looks gassed!
Hardison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua postures up in Hardison's guard and throws a big left but Hardison blocks it.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua distracts Hardison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua landing with the ground and pound.
Hardison working a defensive guard but Rua passes into half guard.
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!
Rua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardison manages to get to full guard.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardison's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a couple of digs.
Rua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardison trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
Rua cracks Hardison with a solid left hand.
Rua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rua makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rua with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardison trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
Rua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardison has his hands on Rua's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hardison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua cracks Hardison with a solid left hand.
Rua is in close to Hardison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rua landing with the ground and pound.
Hardison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rua is now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua throwing shots but Hardison is blocking nicely.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Rua dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Hardison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardison tries to sprawl but Rua drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rua slips a nice elbow through Hardison's hands, connecting with Hardison's forehead.
Rua winds up and cracks Hardison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hardison to regain full guard.
Rua works over Hardison with some ground and pound from guard.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardison has wrist control.
Rua stops Hardison from standing up.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardison is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardison is trying to keep Rua in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua pushes down on Hardison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rua slips a nice elbow through Hardison's hands, connecting with Hardison's forehead.
Hardison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua slips a nice elbow through Hardison's hands, connecting with Hardison's forehead.
Rua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardison is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rua lands a nice short elbow.
Ninja Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua drops an elbow to the side of Hardison's head.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rua thows a huge punch but Hardison dodges it nicely.
Rua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hardison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rua thows a huge punch but Hardison dodges it nicely.
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
Rua lands strikes from half guard.
Hardison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardison has momentary wrist control but Rua slips an elbow through the middle.
Rua connects with a couple of short punches.
Hardison looking to control.
Rua won't allow Hardison to get back to his feet.
Rua chips away with some ground and pound.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardison has wrist control.
Rua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rua's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rua postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rua stands up over Hardison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rua scoring with some ground and pound.
Rua passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardison taking some punishment here, with Rua in his half guard.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardison can do to turn this around?
Rua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardison defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rua connects with a nice short shot to Hardison's temple.
Rua winds up and cracks Hardison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rua throwing shots but Hardison is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Rua.
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Rua dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rua prevents Hardison from improving his position.
Hardison controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardison is trying to maintain the position but Rua is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua thows a huge punch but Hardison dodges it nicely.
Rua lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rua lands strikes from half guard.
Rua working Hardison over with strikes.
Hardison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rua throws a strike but Hardison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hardison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rua stands up over Hardison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rua with a nice head shot there.
Rua scoring with some ground and pound.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Hardison.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua distracts Hardison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rua scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rua postures up in Hardison's guard and throws a big left but Hardison blocks it.
Rua is in close to Hardison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardison is looking for a triangle but Rua pushes his legs off easily.
Hardison is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardison's head.
Hardison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ninja Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua lands a couple of digs.
Rua postures up and lands a big shot to Hardison's brow.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Rua distracts Hardison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rua working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardison wants to stand up but Rua is controlling him.
Rua is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ninja Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ninja Rua!
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energy
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