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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seanchai The Thai Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
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178 cm
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seanchai The Thai Zombie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Thai Zombie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but The Thai Zombie ducks down to avoid it.
The Thai Zombie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Thai Zombie somewhat.
Hardy misses with a hook.
The Thai Zombie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Thai Zombie off to one side.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy scores with a jab. The Thai Zombie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Thai Zombie defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Thai Zombie has time to react.
The Thai Zombie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws a jab when The Thai Zombie was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
The Thai Zombie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Thai Zombie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seanchai The Thai Zombie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. The Thai Zombie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Thai Zombie .
The Thai Zombie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tommy Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Hardy.
The Thai Zombie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Hardy lands a jab.
Hardy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Hardy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Thai Zombie takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with the left hand. The Thai Zombie knows he should have avoided that one.
The Thai Zombie is rocked!
The Thai Zombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
A cross from Hardy lands.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Thai Zombie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Thai Zombie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and The Thai Zombie counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hardy trying to get back to his feet but The Thai Zombie is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Thai Zombie keeps control of the position as Hardy tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but The Thai Zombie is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Thai Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Nice uppercut there from Hardy.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy swings for the body but The Thai Zombie moves out of range.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Thai Zombie dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on The Thai Zombie 's head and hops out.
Tommy Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Thai Zombie fails with the takedown.
Seanchai The Thai Zombie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Thai Zombie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy throws a hook but The Thai Zombie blocks it.
The Thai Zombie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardy cracks The Thai Zombie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
The Thai Zombie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh The Thai Zombie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and The Thai Zombie counters with a takedown into side control.
The Thai Zombie seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Thai Zombie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Thai Zombie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Thai Zombie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to improve his position.
Hardy looks to move to half guard but instead The Thai Zombie has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Thai Zombie .
Hardy wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Hardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Thai Zombie counters with a shoot takedown. Hardy fights it but they end up in guard.
Hardy wants to stand but The Thai Zombie is controlling the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hardy holds on and takes a little breather.
Tommy Hardy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The Thai Zombie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Thai Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Donk. Hardy catches The Thai Zombie right on the button with a cross.
The Thai Zombie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but The Thai Zombie moved out of range.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
The Thai Zombie fails with the takedown.
The Thai Zombie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seanchai The Thai Zombie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Thai Zombie .
Tommy Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Hardy swings for the body but The Thai Zombie moves out of range.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps The Thai Zombie 's head back.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Thai Zombie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Thai Zombie has time to react.
Hardy stuns The Thai Zombie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
The Thai Zombie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
The Thai Zombie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Thai Zombie 's head.
The Thai Zombie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy throws a right hand that The Thai Zombie ducks under and follows up with a left that The Thai Zombie also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Thai Zombie 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Thai Zombie scrambles back to his feet.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
The Thai Zombie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy throws the left hand but The Thai Zombie avoids the punch easily.
The Thai Zombie moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
The Thai Zombie defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
The Thai Zombie slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but The Thai Zombie moved out of range.
The Thai Zombie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Thai Zombie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seanchai The Thai Zombie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy sizes up The Thai Zombie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Hardy!
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RATING
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