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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem- Not Afraid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab by Hardly.
Furfur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardly.
Furfur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
Furfur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Hardly.
Furfur blocks an elbow strike from Hardly.
Furfur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardly lands an elbow just above Furfur 's eye.
Hardly tries to throw a body punch but Furfur avoids it by throwing Hardly back against the cage.
A short right from Furfur on the inside.
Hardly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furfurs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Furfur lands with a left to the head.
Furfur scores with a shot to the side of Hardly's head.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardly blocking some punches.
Furfur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Furfur throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Hardly.
Hardly is working Furfur over against the cage.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardly struggles to land a body shot inside as Furfur controls his hands.
Hardly working aggressively here.
A short right from Furfur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Furfur trying to stall but Hardly improves his position.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Furfur misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Furfur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Furfur stalling.
Hardly struggles to land a body shot inside as Furfur controls his hands.
Furfur misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furfur.
Hardly pushes Furfur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Furfur as Hardly tries to tie him up.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardly.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furfur backwards.
Furfur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furfur is trying to stall.
Hardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furfur is defending well for now.
Hardly swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Furfur on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Furfur.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furfur stalling in the clinch.
Furfur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Furfur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardlys head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardly can't find room to land a body shot as Furfur controls the action.
Hardly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Furfur slowing the pace effectively.
Hardly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.
Furfur blocking some punches.
Furfur dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.
Hardly throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly throws a head punch that misses.
Hardly misses with a body punch.
Furfur blocks a body shot from Hardly.
Hardly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Hardly will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Furfur avoids the body shot from Hardly.
Hardly throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Furfur coming out on top.
Hardly throws a head kick that Furfur semi-blocks.
Hardly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Furfur slips a straight right by Hardly.
Hardly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Furfur avoids a kick to the body.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Furfur tries to work over Hardly's front leg with a kick but Hardly checks it.
Hardly throws a head kick but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Furfur forces Hardly back against the cage and clinches.
Furfur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly throws a head punch that misses.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardly is keeping busy.
Hardly is struggling to control the position.
Hardly blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardly as Furfur tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardly.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Furfur trying to control the position but instead, Hardly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Furfur into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardly.
Hardly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dan Hardly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardly lands a shoulder strike.
Furfur tries a body shot but Hardly blocks it.
Furfur struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardly controls his hands.
Furfur 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.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furfur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly lands a knee to the head.
Furfur is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardly misses with an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Hardly.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardly swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardly stalling in the clinch.
Furfur stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardly tries to land knees in the clinch but Furfur avoids the damage to the body.
Furfur breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardly.
Nice body punch from Furfur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardly scores with a three punch combo!
Furfur avoids the body shot from Hardly.
Hardly lands a two punch combo.
Hardly misses with a series of wild punches.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furfur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hardly.
Furfur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardly misses the shot to the body.
Furfur throws out a loose jab but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Furfur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Furfur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A bone on bone clash there as Furfur blocks the leg kick.
Hardly wants to land a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
Furfur is looking to land body kicks.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardly looks to throw the jab but Furfur is out of range.
Furfur throws a jab when Hardly was well out of range.
Hardly thows a body shot but no joy.
Furfur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furfur throws a low kick but Hardly avoids it.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Furfur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardly.
Good work by Hardly as he checks the leg kick.
Hardly scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur misses with an uppercut.
Hardly misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Furfur.
Nice body kick there by Furfur.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardly blocks the leg kick.
Hardly shoots in for a takedown but Furfur shows good takedown defense.
Hardly lands a slapping body shot.
Furfur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furfur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Furfur clinches with his opponent.
Hardly blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardly.
Hardly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Zophiel Furfur has been cut.
Furfur is looking to control Hardly's arms but Hardly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Furfur has his back to the cage.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardly.
Hardly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Furfur breaks from the clinch.
Hardly blocks a head kick by Furfur.
Hardly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furfur.
Hardly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furfur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furfur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardly is able to avoid easily.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardly cracks the inside of Furfur's front leg.
Hardly throws a body punch but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur misses with a kick to the body.
Hardly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardly blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Furfur moves out of range of the body kick from Hardly.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Hardly moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Furfur.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furfur moves away.
Furfur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Furfur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardly is out of range.
Hardly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardly lands a right hook to the body.
Furfur is looking to land body kicks.
Hardly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Furfur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furfur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Hardly moved away.
Jab from Hardly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur throws a leg kick but Hardly moved away.
Furfur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furfur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Furfur takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dan Hardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Furfur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardly checks it well.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furfur moves away.
Jab from Hardly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardly 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardly!
After winning the bout, Dan Hardly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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