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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hardy (ranked 7023 p4p, 229 weight class) and Bogdan Uzun (ranked 8414 p4p, 247 weight class). Uzun has chosen "Trogdor the Burninator" by Strong Bad as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bogdan Uzun!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzun works the jab nicely.
A solid body kick from Uzun.
Uzun throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Uzun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzun looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzun.
Uzun lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Uzun misses.
Hardy is looking to counter the offense by Uzun and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzun tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Uzun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Hardy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Uzun throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Uzun!
Uzun shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Uzun looks winded!
Uzun fails to land the takedown.
Hardy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Uzun.
Hardy moves out of range of the leg kick from Uzun.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Uzun in a clinch.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Uzun.
Uzun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy jumps guard and drags Uzun to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardy controlling the position.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Uzun postures up.
Uzun throws an elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzun's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
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!
Hardy passes Uzun's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hardy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Uzun wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy trying to control from half guard but Uzun is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uzun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Uzun is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy uses his free foot to push down on Uzun's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Uzun.
Hardy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Uzun is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hardy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hardy looking to ground and pound but Uzun is blocking nicely.
Uzun is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzun is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hardy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Uzun because Hardy loaded up on that one.
Hardy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hardy trying to control but Uzun is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Hardy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hardy looking to ground and pound but Uzun is blocking nicely.
Hardy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Uzun holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hardy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Uzun is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Uzun blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uzun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Uzun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uzun.
Uzun throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uzun falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bogdan Uzun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzun throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Uzun.
Hardy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Uzun is breathing heavily.
Uzun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to pull guard but Uzun has him pressed against the cage.
Uzun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uzun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Uzun.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bogdan Uzun has been cut.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Uzun holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardy drops back down to his feet.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzun.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Uzun.
Hardy jumps guard.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Uzun is having none of it.
Uzun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uzun throws an elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzun's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uzun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Uzun's legs - danger averted.
Uzun working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uzun keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Uzun keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hardy slips nicely into half guard.
Uzun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Adam Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hardy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hardy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Uzun avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hardy.
Hardy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hardy looking to finish with strikes here!
Uzun avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hardy.
Hardy throwing strikes here but Uzun is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Uzun is wriggling around trying to escape.
Uzun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardy misses with a head shot.
Hardy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hardy looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Uzun's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzun.
Hardy throws a counter high kick but Uzun was just alert enough to avoid it.
Uzun throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Uzun just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHardy.
Uzun throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Uzun will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uzun can do to turn this around?
Hardy gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Uzun missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uzun backwards.
Hardy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uzun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Uzun shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy is trying to pull guard but Uzun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Uzun.
Uzun throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Adam Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardy drags the fight down to the ground.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uzun being controlled here momentarily.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzun stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Uzun trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy content to stall in guard here.
Uzun keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Uzun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Uzun keeps moving.
Uzun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy throws a big elbow that misses.
Uzun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardy is aware though and is defending well.
Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uzun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Uzun's legs - danger averted.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bogdan Uzun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy stalling.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzun.
Adam Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uzun misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy jumps guard and drags Uzun to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uzun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hardy controls the pace.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Hardy!
A relieved looking Adam Hardy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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