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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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36
270 lbs
36 - 14 - 1 |
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271 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Skarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardacre misses with a body shot.
Hardacre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardacre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardacre throws a right and a left that Skarsgard avoids nicely.
Hardacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skarsgard throws an overhand right that lands on Hardacre's shoulder, as Hardacre tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardacre! But no joy.
Skarsgard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hardacre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skarsgard to score with a decent uppercut.
Skarsgard instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardacre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard misses with some punches.
Skarsgard lands with a short shot to the head.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
Hardacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardacre scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardacre lands a right hand.
Hardacre is trying to break the clinch but Skarsgard has him pressed against the cage.
Hardacre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hardacre tries to circle away but Skarsgard has him pinned against the cage.
Hardacre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardacre tries to land a front kick but Skarsgard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skarsgard slips a jab and a cross from Hardacre.
Skarsgard darts in and clinches Hardacre up against the cage.
Skarsgard has a couple of punches blocked by Hardacre.
Skarsgard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardacre.
Hardacre is trying to push Skarsgard away but Skarsgard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hardacre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
Hardacre blocks an uppercut.
Skarsgard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardacre.
Skarsgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardacre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardacre looking to stall.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Skarsgard fails to land.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardacre.
Skarsgard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardacre jumps guard but Skarsgard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hardacre misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardacre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skarsgard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard scores with a shot to the side of Hardacre's head.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardacre misses with a punch to the body.
Skarsgard working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard working aggressively here.
Hardacre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skarsgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardacre.
Hardacre blocks an uppercut.
Hardacre looking to slow down the pace here.
Skarsgard working aggressively here.
Skarsgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
Good body shot from Hardacre.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardacre.
Skarsgard misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardacre struggles to land a body shot inside as Skarsgard controls his hands.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skarsgard misses with a punch on the inside.
Skarsgard misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre blocks an uppercut.
Hardacre is pushing Skarsgard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skarsgard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardacre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardacre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skarsgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Hardacre as the two fighters clinch.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
Skarsgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardacre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skarsgard lands a head kick. Hardacre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardacre misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Skarsgard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skarsgard misses with a straight right.
Skarsgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardacre.
Hardacre only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skarsgard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skarsgard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skarsgard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Skarsgard takes the fight into the clinch.
Skarsgard has a couple of punches blocked by Hardacre.
Skarsgard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardacre gets through Skarsgard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardacre.
It looks like Thor Skarsgard has been cut.
Hardacre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Skarsgard misses
and Hardacre moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardacre fails to land.
Hardacre manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Hardacre slams his shin into Skarsgard's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard tries to clinch up but Hardacre circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre scores with a jab.
Hardacre ducks under a wild hook from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard slips a jab and a cross from Hardacre.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Skarsgard throws a quick counter head kick but Hardacre was just out of range.
Skarsgard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardacre throws a wild body kick that Skarsgard sees coming a mile off.
Skarsgard wants to clinch.
Skarsgard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skarsgard throws a hook to the side of Hardacre's head but Hardacre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardacre is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Skarsgard misses with a hook to the body
and Hardacre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardacre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardacre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Skarsgard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre throws a leg kick which misses Skarsgard's front leg but catches the back leg as Skarsgard tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardacre. Skarsgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardacre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardacre only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skarsgard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardacre. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardacre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skarsgard.
Hardacre is looking to score with low kicks.
Skarsgard forces Hardacre back against the cage and clinches.
Hardacre trying to control the position but instead, Skarsgard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardacre into the cage.
Hardacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
Hardacre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skarsgard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardacres head.
Hardacre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarsgard scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Hardacre does no damage.
Skarsgard tried to counter with a leg kick but Hardacre avoided it.
Hardacre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skarsgard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardacre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Skarsgard rather than just go for the knockout.
Skarsgard scores with the left hand. Hardacre knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardacre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skarsgard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Skarsgard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thor Skarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardacre tries to land a front kick but Skarsgard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skarsgard defending well as Hardacre loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Skarsgard misses.
Skarsgard clinches up against the cage.
Skarsgard misses with some punches.
Hardacre manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardacre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skarsgard.
Hardacre looks to land a body kick but Skarsgard moved away.
Hardacre tries to score with a low kick but Skarsgard moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Hardacre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Skarsgard misses the target.
Skarsgard moves in looking to clinch but Hardacre pushes him off.
Skarsgard misses with an uppercut.
Skarsgard misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hardacre.
Skarsgard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skarsgard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skarsgard cracks Hardacre with a good jab.
Skarsgard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hardacre missing with a left hand there. Skarsgard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Skarsgard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardacre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skarsgard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skarsgard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skarsgard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skarsgard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardacre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skarsgard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardacre backs up against the cage.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardacre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skarsgard misses with an uppercut. Hardacre saw that one coming.
Hardacre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skarsgard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardacre circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardacre throws a series of punches but Skarsgard avoids them all with ease.
Skarsgard tries to clinch up but Hardacre circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardacre cracks Skarsgard with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardacre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skarsgard scores with a head kick. Hardacre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hardacre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard tries to clinch up but Hardacre circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Hardacre misses.
Hardacre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skarsgard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hardacre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skarsgard's head backwards.
Hardacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardacre moves away from the strike by Skarsgard.
A little jabbing left from Hardacre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardacre tries a head kick but it misses.
Damian Hardacre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skarsgard moves away from the strike by Hardacre.
Oooooh!!! Hardacre has knocked Skarsgard down with a huge combo! Hardacre steps away and waves a wobbly Skarsgard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardacre ducks under a wild hook from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard tries to clinch up.
Skarsgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardacre lands a big right hand that sends Skarsgard crashing to the mat! Hardacre stays standing though and waves Skarsgard back to his feet!
Skarsgard is rocked!
Hardacre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that misses.
Hardacre lands with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skarsgard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Skarsgard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Skarsgard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skarsgard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardacre throws an overhand right that drops Skarsgard like a sack of potatoes! Hardacre dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Hardacre!
Our winner, Damian Hardacre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Thor Skarsgard stepped up to the mic, saying 'At HW, all it takes is one lucky punch. Congrats to the new champion, I will be back stronger than ever. Thank you to all my fans, coaches, and my team back home.'.
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