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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Hardy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown but Scott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Hardy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Scott won't allow it.
Hardy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hardy working over Scott with some ground and pound. Scott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy is controlling the pace.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hardy passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Scott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Scott is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hardy off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince 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.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott clobbers Hardy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Roger Scott has been cut.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scott scores with a nice strike.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy wants to free his trapped foot but Scott is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Scott's head.
Hardy is controlling the pace.
Hardy working Scott over with strikes.
Vince Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the action here.
Scott has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Scott is looking to get back to full guard here but Hardy has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy scoring with punches from side control.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Hardy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face as Hardy controls the position.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
Scott trying to remain calm as Hardy controls from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott trying to remain calm as Hardy controls from the top position.
Hardy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Scott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hardy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to improve his position but instead Hardy has moved into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hardy working Scott over with strikes.
Scott taking some punishment here, with Hardy in his half guard.
Hardy winds up and cracks Scott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Roger Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vince Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Well, if Hardy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scott won't allow Hardy to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardy in particular looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vince Hardy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Scott tries to sprawl but Hardy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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 is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Scott taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Hardy!
A very excited looking Vince Hardy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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