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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy forces Slayer back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slayer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Slayer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slayer missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Slayer looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Hardy slows down the pace here.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
It looks like Frank Slayer has been cut.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayer's elbow.
Hardy pushes Slayer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy working Slayer over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Slayer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Slayer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy presses Slayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy has Slayer pushed against the cage.
Slayer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slayer letting Hardy take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy is stalling here.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Slayer letting Hardy take a breather here.
Slayer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Slayer tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy presses Slayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slayer's ribcage.
Hardy is working Slayer over against the cage.
Hardy is stalling here.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Slayer lands a right hand.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy cracks Slayer with a nice body shot.
Hardy is pushing Slayer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Slayer.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardy working Slayer over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Slayer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Slayer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Slayer.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy is struggling to control the position.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slayer's ribcage.
Hardy stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy working Slayer over with knees to the body.
Slayer is breathing heavily.
Slayer being controlled against the cage.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
Slayer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy is working Slayer over against the cage.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stan Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slayer's ribcage.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slayer up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slayer can do to turn this around?
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy working Slayer over with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy working Slayer over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stalling against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Slayer blocks with his arms.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Slayer, against the cage.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy pushes Slayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slayer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy stalling.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy pushes Slayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Frank Slayer's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slayer misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy just leaning against Slayer, taking a breather.
Slayer tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Slayer back against the cage.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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 controlling the action here for a moment.
Slayer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy tries to work over Slayer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Slayer takes a shot to the head.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Slayer's cut.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hardy darts in and clinches Slayer up against the cage.
Hardy working Slayer over with knees to the body.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayer's elbow.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy pushes Slayer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardy tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Slayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slayer takes a shot to the head.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slayer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy digs a right hand into Slayer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayer's gas tank.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Hardy.
Good body shot from Hardy.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slayer blocks a body shot from Hardy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slayer's ribcage.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slayer being controlled against the cage.
Hardy cracks Slayer with a nice body shot.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Slayer being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slayer wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Hardy tries to work over Slayer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank Slayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy pushes Slayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slayer throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy digs a right hand into Slayer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayer's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Hardy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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