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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood comes to the cage accompanied by Stone Sour - Last Of The Real. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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145 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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170 cm
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143 lbs
29 - 26 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Hardwood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Hardwood.
A telegraphed right hand from Luiz misses the target. Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss! Hardwood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Hardwood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luiz has time to react. Hardwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardwood misses with a two punch combination.
Hardwood connects with a body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Luiz takes one to the side of the head.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hardwood works over Luiz's head and body with a nice combination. Luiz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardwood lands a body shot.
Luiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Luiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luiz moves into range and clinches up with Hardwood. Hardwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hardwood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardwood throws a shot from downtown. Luiz moves away and avoids it. Luiz misses with a few strikes there.
Hardwood throwing a counter right hand but Luiz manages to avoid it. Luiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A jab lands there for Luiz. Hardwood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Lance Hardwood has been cut. Luiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hardwood throws a right hand that misses
and Luiz counters with a straight right hand. Hardwood scores with a leg kick.
Hardwood jabs Luiz to the body, keeping him at a distance. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hardwood connects with a looping right hand.
Hardwood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardwood cracks Luiz with an open hand slap. Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardwood swats him away and circles back towards the center. Luiz misses with a two punch combination.
Luiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardwood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Hardwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Luiz slips a jab and a cross from Hardwood.
Luiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hardwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luiz's head backwards. Hardwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Hardwood connects with a single shot there. Luiz tries to clinch up but Hardwood circles away and keeps his distance. Hardwood scores with a leg kick.
Hardwood keeps the fight on the outside. Hardwood throws a leg kick which misses Luiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Luiz tries to avoid it. Hardwood scores with a nice body kick.
Hardwood lands with a nice combination. Luiz backs away looking to recover. Hardwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Luiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardwood.
Hardwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Good exchange - Hardwood coming out on top. Nice defenses there by Luiz. Luiz tries to clinch up. A looping hook to the body misses from Luiz. Hardwood does a little dance to reset his feet. Luiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardwood avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hardwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luiz.
Hardwood is looking to counter punch. Nice straight punches there by Hardwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardwood. An inside leg kick lands from Hardwood. Luiz walks into a jab. Hardwood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Hardwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hardwood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Luiz has a takedown stuffed. Lance Hardwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz. Luiz clinches. Hardwood breaks the clinch.
Luiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardwood. Hardwood is working the combinations to good effect here. Luiz walks into a straight right hand from Hardwood. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hardwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hardwood takes a shot to the head. Hardwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hardwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardwood feinted there with a counter leg kick. Hardwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Hardwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Luiz fails in his attempt to clinch. Hardwood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luiz's calf. Luiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hardwood dips to his left and cracks Luiz with an uppercut! Luiz misses with a two punch combination.
Hardwood lands with a right hand. A left lands for Hardwood. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Hardwood dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lance Hardwood's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Luiz slips under a jab from Hardwood. Luiz is looking for the big counter here. Hardwood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Luiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Hardwood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luiz counters with a left to the body. Luiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Luiz lands a nice shot that snaps Hardwood's head back.
Luiz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Hardwood connects with an inside leg kick. Hardwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luiz moves away. Luiz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Hardwood misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hardwood throws a hook to the side of Luiz's head but Luiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Luiz staying out of range there. Hardwood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luizs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Hardwood throws a good cross that connects.
Hardwood throws a right hand that Luiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Luiz also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardwood throws a series of punches but Luiz avoids them all with ease. Hardwood moves out of range of the strikes. Hardwood thumps Luiz with a low kick. Lance Hardwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Luiz throws a lazy right hand but Hardwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hardwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardwood paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hardwood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Hardwood. Luiz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A combination from Luiz does no damage. Hardwood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hardwood misses with a wild combination.
Hardwood dips to his left and cracks Luiz with an uppercut! A big left from Luiz misses. Hardwood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hardwood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luiz's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hardwood misses with a looping left. Luiz instigates a clinch. Luiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Luiz rushes Hardwood and presses him up against the cage. Hardwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luiz can do to turn this around? Hardwood manages to break the clinch.
Lance Hardwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Luiz throws a shot from downtown. Hardwood moves away and avoids it. Luiz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Hardwood scores with a jab. Luiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardwood to score with a decent uppercut. Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardwood paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hardwood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hardwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luiz. Luiz ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood. Hardwood lands a nice hook to Luiz's body. Luiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Hardwood goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Luiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Luiz throws a body punch but Hardwood moves out of range. Hardwood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Hardwood darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hardwood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut there from Hardwood. Luiz swings for the body but Hardwood moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hardwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Hardwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hardwood throws a big counter combination but Luiz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Luiz tries to clinch up. Hardwood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hardwood slips a straight right by Luiz. Nice jab there from Hardwood. Luiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hardwood cracks the inside of Luiz's front leg. Luiz swings for the body but Hardwood moves out of range.
Luiz misses with a straight left. Hardwood lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Luiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardwood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Hardwood misses the jab. Luiz tries to clinch up. It looked like Hardwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hardwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A punch combination from Hardwood misses. Hardwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Luiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Luiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardwood finds it's way round the side to connect with Luiz's head. Hardwood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Hardwood misses with a looping left. Luiz wants to counter the offense by Hardwood and move into the clinch position. Hardwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hardwood throws a hook to the side of Luiz's head but Luiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jab by Hardwood. Hardwood tries to bum rush Luiz with a series of wild strikes but Luiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hardwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Hardwood dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Lance Hardwood's cut. That's time! Hardwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Luiz. Those never looked like landing. Hardwood looks to land a right hand but Luiz moved out of range. Luiz throws a right and a left that Hardwood avoids nicely. Hardwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luiz. Luiz misses with a few strikes there.
Hardwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luiz counters with a nice uppercut. Hardwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luiz walks into a straight right hand from Hardwood. A lazy left from Hardwood finds it's target. Hardwood throws a right and a left that Luiz avoids nicely. Hardwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Luiz is just out of range. Luiz digs a good hook to Hardwood's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hardwood throws a nice outside leg kick. Hardwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hardwood slips a straight right by Luiz.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardwood cracks Luiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Luiz is looking to clinch. Hardwood on the wrong end of a nice hook. Luiz moves out of range of the strikes. No joy there for Hardwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luiz. Hardwood lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Hardwood. Hardwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A cross from Hardwood lands. Hardwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Luiz should have avoided that one. Hardwood lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A shot to the liver by Hardwood. Beautiful body shot. Luiz swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hardwood looks to throw the jab but Luiz is out of range. Lance Hardwood is winning the standup battle so far. Luiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardwood is rocked! Luiz is stalking Hardwood. Hardwood circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Luiz, and it's lights out! Hardwood really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Luiz!
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energy
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