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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Run this town. Haverford has chosen Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Haverford !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Haverford misses.
Haverford lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Haverford 's belly button to the back.
Donk. Haverford catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardy checks a leg kick.
Haverford lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Haverford tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haverford has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Hardy is working for takedown but Haverford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardy has been working on his balance at Team Hopkins, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Haverford .
Haverford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy tries a body shot but Haverford blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haverford stalls.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Haverford has the dominant position.
A short left from Hardy.
Haverford is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Haverford keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Haverford avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Haverford lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Haverford tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Haverford back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haverford .
Hardy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haverford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haverford throws a shot to the body.
Haverford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haverford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haverford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haverford staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy shoots in but Haverford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haverford stuffs the takedown.
Haverford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haverford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haverford puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haverford is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Haverford is looking for a kimura here.
Haverford is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hardy still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hardy has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford struggling a bit here.
Haverford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy throws an elbow but Haverford slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hardy takes a little break here. Haverford wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haverford is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Haverford is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford keeps trying to improve his position.
Hardy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Haverford is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hardy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 Haverford 's temple.
Hardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haverford is pressing down on Hardy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haverford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haverford manages to get himself to full guard.
Haverford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Haverford 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 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy throws a jab when Haverford was well out of range.
Haverford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haverford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haverford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haverford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haverford cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Hardy misses with the body kick
and Haverford counters with an inside leg kick.
Haverford is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Haverford blocks a jab.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Haverford avoids nicely.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and Haverford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haverford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tom Haverford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haverford .
Chad Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haverford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haverford misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy darts in looking for a takedown but Haverford gets double underhooks and turns Hardy into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Haverford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haverford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haverford shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haverford 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy tries a low kick but Haverford avoids it.
Haverford lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right hand that Haverford ducks under and follows up with a left that Haverford also avoids with ease.
Haverford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haverford wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Haverford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haverford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haverford there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford tries a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Haverford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haverford .
Hardy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haverford on his heels. He'll look to pass Haverford 's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haverford is on top in guard.
Haverford has gone for a leg lock! Hardy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Haverford 's guard.
Haverford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haverford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haverford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Haverford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Tom Haverford has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haverford has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Haverford trying to control the position.
Hardy landing with the ground and pound.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Our spies down at at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym inform us that Haverford has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haverford working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hardy has passed into half guard!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haverford is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Haverford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Haverford slips the punch.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Haverford is just out of range.
Haverford looking to score a takedown here. Hardy is defending well but Haverford drives through and ends up in Hardy's guard.
Haverford is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hardy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hardy has escaped and now he's on top!
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haverford wants to sweep but no luck.
Haverford is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hardy has his hands clasped together but Haverford extends and breaks Hardy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Haverford .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Haverford !
A very excited looking Tom Haverford made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Chad Hardy had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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