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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Tonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiny Tonka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonka takes the fight into the clinch.
Tonka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tonka misses with a knee strike.
Hardy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tonka prevents it.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Tonka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tonka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Tonka.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tonka has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tonka.
Tonka with a knee to the head.
Tonka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy is working for takedown but Tonka is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tonka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tonka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonka with a knee to the head.
Tonka lands a knee to the head.
Tonka connects with a knee to the head.
Tonka misses with an elbow strike.
Tonka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tonka tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Tonka looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tonka tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Tonka looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Tonka is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tonka down to the mat. Tonka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hardy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tonka looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy working the ground and pound effectively.
Tonka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy raining down shots from the mount!
Tonka throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hardy. What's that going to do exactly?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tonka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tonka working to try and regain half guard.
Tonka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonka working to try and regain half guard.
Tonka throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hardy. What's that going to do exactly?
Tonka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tonka is trying to stand up.
Tonka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardy blocks Tonka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hardy with good strikes from the mount here!
Tonka can't escape the position.
Tonka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tonka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tonka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardy wants to stand but Tonka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tonka is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tonka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy passes Tonka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tonka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tonka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy sizes up Tonka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tonka's waist but Tonka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardy off to one side.
Tonka tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tonka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tonka is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Tonka is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Tonka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tonka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
Tonka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tonka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonka is one step ahead there.
Tonka throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clay Hardy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Tonka seems unphased.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Tonka is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tonka's guard.
Hardy chips away with some ground and pound.
Hardy works over Tonka with some ground and pound from guard.
Hardy won't allow Tonka to get back to his feet.
Hardy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tonka's head.
Hardy won't allow Tonka to sweep him here.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tonka is on top in guard.
Tonka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tonka's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy is in close to Tonka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tonka wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tonka, up you get!
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardy working Tonka over with strikes.
Tonka is looking to escape.
Tonka has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Hardy connects with a nice short shot to Tonka's temple.
Tonka wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Tonka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Tonka's head.
Tonka tries to kick Hardy off but Hardy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Tonka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tonka on the ground.
Tonka manages to get to full guard.
Tonka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him.
Tonka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Tonka tries to control but Hardy wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Hardy wants to control but Tonka is having none of it.
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tonka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tonka unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tonka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Tonka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tonka blocks Hardy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tonka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
Hardy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tonka.
Tonka prevents Hardy from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Hardy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hardy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tonka's guard.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Tonka is keeping the position.
Tonka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
Clay Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tonka stands up and waves to Hardy to follow him.
Tonka tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy stalks Tonka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tonka's face. Tonka staggers backwards, shaken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tonka clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Tonka keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tonka throws an elbow but misses.
Tonka tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Tonka tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Tonka.
Tonka throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants a takedown.
Hardy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tonka prevents it.
Tonka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tonka lands a knee to the body.
Tonka misses with a knee strike.
Hardy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tonka prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Tonka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Tonka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tonka.
Tonka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tonka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tonka misses with a knee strike.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Tonka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tonka to the mat! Tonka manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonka is retaining full guard.
Hardy chips away with some ground and pound.
Hardy stands up over Tonka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardy is working Tonka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy distracts Tonka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy tries to stand but Tonka is controlling from the bottom.
Tonka tries to strike from the bottom.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tonka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Tonka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tonka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tonka trying to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy regains half guard.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonka postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hardy to stand up.
Hardy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tonka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardy working the body and head with strikes.
Tonka tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Check out the look on Hardy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hardy avoids the strikes from the bottom by Tonka.
Tiny Tonka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy cracks Tonka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tonka taking a bit of punishment here - Hardy scoring with strikes.
Hardy prevents Tonka from escaping the position.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonka manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hardy's best efforts.
Hardy works his foot free and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonka throwing punches despite being mounted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Hardy!
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