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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch School. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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182 cm
27
172 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
28
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Harding punishes Bacca's body with a nice straight punch. Bacca moves in looking to clinch but Harding pushes him off. A little feinted left hand from Harding on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Harding definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Bacca is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A counter left hand to the body from Harding misses its target. Harding misses with a straight left. Harding looks to score with a jab to the body but Bacca is just out of range. Bacca is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bacca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bacca tries to clinch but Harding moves away and Harding counters with a lovely straight right hand! Harding wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The fight stays on the outside here - Bacca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bacca is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bacca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Bacca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Bacca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Harding misses the shot to the body. Bacca tries to clinch but Harding moves out of range. Bacca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harding scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harding swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bacca. Harding uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacca. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harding getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Harding misses with a wild body shot. Bacca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harding's hands. The fight moves into the clinch position. Harding breaks from the clinch.
Bacca walks into a stiff left hand from Harding. Harding misses with a hook. Bacca ducked under it nicely. Bacca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harding throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harding connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Harding catches Bacca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Harding's corner calls for a 1-2. Harding obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Bacca misses with a body shot
and Harding counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bacca thinking. Harding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bacca takes the fight into the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Bacca fails to land. Bacca working aggressively here.
Harding lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harding breaks the clinch.
Bacca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Bacca tests Harding's chin there with a solid looking shot. 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! Bacca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bacca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Harding lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Bacca lands with a right hand. Harding connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bacca's hands. A big right from Harding misses. Harding lands with a shot to the body. Harding lands a nice shot that snaps Bacca's head back.
Bacca is rocked! Harding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Harding misses its target. Harding lands an overhand right. Bacca is still on wobbly legs! Can Harding finish him? Harding getting the better of the striking in that exchange. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that round. That's time! Harding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bacca looks to score with a jab to the body but Harding is just out of range. Bacca seems to have recovered his senses. A shot to the liver by Harding. Beautiful body shot. Harding connects with a combination that backs up Bacca into the cage. Harding lands a flurry of punches that gets past Bacca's guard. Bacca is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Harding bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Harding! After the fight, Jonathan Harding was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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