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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: Amazing. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Hardy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Hardy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin shoots in and bounces Hardy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martin throws a strike aimed at the side of Hardy's head but Hardy avoids it well.
Martin trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control but Martin postures up.
Martin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martin wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Martin stands up and beckons Hardy to his feet.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Martin counters with a three punch combo that has Hardy backing up. Hardy nods at Martin to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Martin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hardy.
Hardy looks gassed!
Martin 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Martin being controlled here momentarily.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Hardy is trying to keep Martin in close.
Martin tries to stand but Hardy is controlling from the bottom.
Martin wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin throws a left that rocks Hardy and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Martin dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hardy regain composure!
Hardy is rocked!
Martin wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Hardy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Hardy is not content to let Martin control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardy, who protects the arm well.
Martin working the ground and pound.
Martin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardy defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Martin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Martin throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Hardy scores a takedown into full mount!
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hardy blocks Martin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy blocks Martin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Martin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hardy struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Martin is working to get back to half guard.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
Martin is looking to improve his position but Hardy isn't that keen on the idea.
Hardy looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martin tries to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Martin holds on to Hardy around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Martin to control.
Martin is working to get back to half guard.
Hardy blocks Martin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Martin wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Martin is trying to escape the mount.
Martin tries to control Hardy's body but Hardy pushes him off. Martin squirms to his side and now Hardy has his back!
Hardy doesn't have the hooks in and Martin manages to turn into his guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardy thinking.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Martin looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martin!
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Hardy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Hardy fails with the takedown
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Martin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Hardy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hardy is not content to let Martin control the position.
Martin tries for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin throws a strike aimed at the side of Hardy's head but Hardy avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Martin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martin working the ground and pound but Hardy is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martin trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy is trying to control Martin's posture but Martin avoids it.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martin working the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
James Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin drops Hardy with a left right combo! Martin follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Martin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hardy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martin's best efforts.
Martin passes to full mount!
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
James Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
John Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martin lands with some strikes.
Hardy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Martin controlling from the full mount.
Martin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hardy has given up his back. Will we see Martin going for some submissions?
And that's the end of the fight!
James Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Martin!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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