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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Mudgett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Hardy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, 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. Herman Mudgett has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Hardy's chin.
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205 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Mudgett!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Mudgett catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Mudgett. That snapped Hardy's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Mudgett misses the target.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mudgett.
Mudgett misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal's Finest in the buildup to the fight.
Mudgett throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Mudgett misses with a looping left.
Mudgett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Mudgett tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mudgett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mudgett misses with a few strikes there.
Mudgett swinging wildly here.
Mudgett misses with a low kick.
As Mudgett looks to move away, Hardy throws a big counter combo bu Mudgett just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudgett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Hardy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mudgett sprawls and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mudgett, as that shot connected.
Mudgett thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Mudgett does no damage.
Herman Mudgett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mudgett misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mudgett.
Nice jab there from Mudgett.
Mudgett lands a left and a right that send Hardy crashing to the mat, dazed. Mudgett thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hardy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mudgett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a single leg into guard. Mudgett didn't expect that.
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mudgett being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy stops Mudgett from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mudgett looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mudgett looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mudgett!
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mudgett tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mudgett trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
Mudgett wants to stand and escape but instead Hardy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mudgett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mudgett wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mudgett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy has gone for a leg lock! Mudgett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hardy's guard.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mudgett trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mudgett dominated that round.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardy defending well as Mudgett loads up on a big left hand.
Mudgett misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mudgett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mudgett wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Mudgett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Mudgett keeps moving.
Hardy won't allow Mudgett to get back to his feet.
Hardy trying to control but Mudgett is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudgett keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Mudgett misses the target.
Mudgett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mudgett sprawls and moves away.
Hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudgett.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Mudgett is quick to defend against it.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mudgett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Mudgett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy tries to move into range but Mudgett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mudgett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Mudgett is quick to defend against it.
Mudgett throws a leg kick but Hardy checks it.
Herman Mudgett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mudgett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tom Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Mudgett misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Mudgett coming out on top.
Mudgett throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mudgett cracks Hardy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hardy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mudgett finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett swinging wildly here.
Mudgett throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mudgett.
Herman Mudgett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mudgett misses with a wild combination.
Mudgett with a jab.
Mudgett misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy attempts a counter takedown but Mudgett avoids it well and moves away.
Mudgett throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Mudgett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mudgett throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Mudgett misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mudgett throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mudgett.
Mudgett throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mudgett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudgett misses with a hook.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mudgett misses with a hook.
Hardy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mudgett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mudgett.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mudgett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mudgett misses with a straight left.
Mudgett throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mudgett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jab from Mudgett.
Hardy moves out of range as Mudgett strikes.
Hardy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mudgett! Hardy is backing up but he can't get away as Mudgett lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hardy and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Herman Mudgett!
Herman Mudgett was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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