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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music. 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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197 lbs
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178 cm
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195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash 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.
Cash looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a single leg into guard. Cash didn't expect that.
Hardy stands up from Cash's guard - Hardy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cash.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick from Cash.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Cash's body.
Cash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Cash wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Cash lands but Hardy takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy lands a jab-cross combination.
Hardy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Cash tries to clinch but Hardy moves away
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cash won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash tries to bench press Hardy off him but Hardy keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash can't do much from the bottom here.
Cash tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Cash's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cash regains half guard.
Cash gets full guard.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Cash is keeping the position.
Cash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cash is trying to keep Hardy in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Cash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Hardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy is controlling an arm, preventing Cash from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Cash looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hardy is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Hardy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cash.
Cash tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Cash misses with a low kick.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cash moves away.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Cash fights it but they end up in guard.
Cash has an active guard here but Hardy has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cash trying to control from the bottom.
Cash gets full guard.
Cash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash looking for a sweep. Not yet Cash, not yet.
Cash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is not content to let Cash control the position.
Cash is trying to work for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard but Cash has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash taking a break here but Hardy is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hardy wants to improve his position but Cash is controlling well.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cash. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cash stops Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Cash wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is working for a submission of some sort.
Cash is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cash to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cash in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hardy tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Cash!
An out of breath Martin Cash thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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