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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jed Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jed Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy connects with a leg kick. Knight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy 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.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Knight misses with the combination.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardy's head.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Knight has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight stalling in the clinch.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight is trying to break free.
Knight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardy tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knight explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Hardy counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Hardy settles back down.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Knight slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knight misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knight throws a lazy head kick
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight throws a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Knight can't break the clinch.
Knight can't get the takedown.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hardy can turn it around.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight has been working on his balance at Wreckshop, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hardy.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Knight blocks a body shot from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy works on Knight's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knight tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
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!
Knight wants to stall.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Knight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outlaw Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hardy - that will leave a mark!
Hardy throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Hardy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away.
Hardy clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knight walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hardy.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Knight leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knight.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knight.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Hardy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy jabs Knight right on the nose. Knight blinks but takes it well.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knight in his tracks.
Outlaw Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Knight lands.
Hardy closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Knight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outlaw Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy tries to counter with a clinch but Knight shakes him off and moves away.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy rushes Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight blocking some punches.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy connects with a high kick.
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knight lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Knight thows a leg kick but Hardy checks it
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. Knight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hardy - that will leave a mark!
Jed Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knight looking to slow down the pace here.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Outlaw Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outlaw Hardy!
Outlaw Hardy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jed Knight was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the lab. I'll be back though.'.
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hype
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