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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hardin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Williams!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams throws a right hand that Hardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardin also avoids with ease.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardin's head.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Hardin counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardin circles away.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Hardin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Hardin is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Hardin into the cage.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams has Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Hardin has the dominant position.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams letting Hardin take a breather here.
Hardin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Hardin pushes him off.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardin fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardin throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Hardin is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams misses the body punch
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams wants to clinch up but Hardin keeps it at a distance.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Hardin pushes him off.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardin, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardin tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardin wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Hardin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling him.
Hardin keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardin wants to break free but Williams has control.
Hardin stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardin can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Mike Hardin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to bum rush Hardin with a series of wild strikes but Hardin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardin moves away from the strike by Williams.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Hardin back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Hardin gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Hardin blocks it.
Hardin takes a shot to the head.
Hardin pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Hardin keeps him there for the moment.
Hardin wants to stall.
Williams can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardin is keeping busy.
Hardin is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
George Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Williams is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Hardin prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Hardin is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardin is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams tries to bum rush Hardin with a series of wild strikes but Hardin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams tries to clinch but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hardin throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Hardin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardin.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hardin.
Hardin instigates a clinch.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hardin is blocking nicely.
Williams wants to break free but Hardin has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin misses with a punch to the body.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardin throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Hardin's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardin tries to avoid it.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Hardin's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardin tries to avoid it.
Hardin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardin swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardin tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams clinches.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams is trying to push Hardin away but Hardin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardin scores with a jab.
Hardin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardin instigates a clinch.
Williams is stalling here.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps control of Hardin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Hardin keeps him there for the moment.
Hardin tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Hardin can't break the clinch.
Hardin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Hardin pushes him back against the cage.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams is looking to clinch but Hardin is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardin.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams swinging wildly here.
Hardin misses with a double jab.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Hardin.
Mike Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Williams!
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