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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 457 p4p, 65 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 805 p4p, 102 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harding might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bitch School. Mac Airt has chosen Wolf Blood as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt defending well as Harding loads up on a big left hand.
Harding scores with a jab to the head.
Harding scores with a shot to the body.
Harding keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Airt.
Harding has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Mac Airt defending well as Harding loads up on a big left hand.
Mac Airt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mac Airt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mac Airt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harding to score with a decent uppercut.
Harding throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a left to the body.
Mac Airt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mac Airt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harding cracks a nice hook into Mac Airt's ribs.
Harding misses with an uppercut.
Mac Airt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Harding avoids it easily.
Harding keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Airt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding connects with a crisp jab.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Harding.
Mac Airt misses with a straight right.
Mac Airt slips a straight right by Harding.
Mac Airt throws out a counter right but Harding avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt staying out of range there.
Mac Airt moves forwards but Harding connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harding takes a swing at Mac Airt's ribcage but misses.
Harding defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
Harding missing with a left hand there. Mac Airt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harding throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
Mac Airt misses with a looping right.
Mac Airt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harding. Harding obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac Airt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harding misses with an uppercut
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harding uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
Harding connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mac Airt's hands.
Harding is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mac Airt misses with a hook.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Harding moved out of range nicely.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harding connects with a solid leg kick.
Mac Airt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harding in his tracks.
Harding throws a sloppy body shot
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harding appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harding throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Harding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Harding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Airt.
Harding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Airt.
Harding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac Airt manages to avoid it.
Mac Airt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harding lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mac Airt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harding.
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut.
Jonathan Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding moves into the clinch.
Harding throws a head punch that misses.
Harding misses with some punches.
Mac Airt is trying to force a seperation but Harding has the dominant position.
Harding has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harding has a couple of punches blocked by Mac Airt.
Harding lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harding swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harding misses with a body punch.
Harding lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac Airt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch.
Mac Airt moves out of range as Harding strikes.
Harding looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
Mac Airt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harding.
Harding moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
Harding lands an overhand right.
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Harding misses the target.
Harding tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Harding was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. Harding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac Airt jabs Harding to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harding looks to land a left hand but Mac Airt moved out of range nicely.
As Harding backs off Mac Airt throws a huge counter combo but Harding manages to avoid it all.
Harding lands the left hand.
Harding misses the jab.
Harding takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harding changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harding sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harding throws a big shot that misses.
Harding cracks Mac Airt with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Harding.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
A little feinted left hand from Harding on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harding tries to clinch there but Mac Airt circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt works the jab nicely.
Harding tests Mac Airt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mac Airt misses the jab.
Harding throws a hook but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Jonathan Harding is winning the standup battle so far.
Mac Airt misses with a two punch combination.
Harding scores with the left hand. Mac Airt knows he should have avoided that one.
Mac Airt works Harding's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Mac Airt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mac Airt works Harding's body with a nice hook.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Airt was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harding looks to land a right hand but Mac Airt moved out of range.
Mac Airt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mac Airt misses with a right hand
and Harding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harding lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harding keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mac Airt's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harding.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harding creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mac Airt wants to get back to striking at distance but Harding won't allow it.
Mac Airt is trying to force a seperation but Harding has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Mac Airt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mac Airt tries to break the clinch but Harding is controlling the position.
Harding misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Harding pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harding tries to work over Mac Airt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harding throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mac Airt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harding jabs Mac Airt right on the nose. Mac Airt blinks but takes it well.
Harding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac Airt can do to turn this around?
Harding throws out a loose jab but Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac Airt unleashes a big counter combination but Harding bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harding has Mac Airt up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch.
Harding scores with a shot to the body.
Harding slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harding.
Mac Airt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
Harding throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
Mac Airt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harding moves away.
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
Jab by Harding.
A lazy left from Mac Airt finds it's target.
Harding throws a hook but Mac Airt blocks it.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Mac Airt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac Airt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac Airt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Harding moves away and avoids it.
Harding throws out a powerful jab.
Harding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mac Airt misses with a straight left.
Harding misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Mac Airt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mac Airt digs a good hook to Harding's body.
Mac Airt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Harding moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Mac Airt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Harding will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mac Airt takes one to the side of the head.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding closes the distance and pushes Mac Airt back into the cage.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mac Airt throws a lazy uppercut
and Harding counters with a right hand to the body.
Mac Airt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harding moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mac Airt looks to throw the jab but Harding is out of range.
Harding looks to land a right hand but Mac Airt moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harding.
Mac Airt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harding slips a jab from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
Mac Airt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Airt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harding lands a nice shot that snaps Mac Airt's head back.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Harding has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mac Airt tries to circle away but Harding has him pinned against the cage.
Harding misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mac Airt is trying to force a seperation but Harding has the dominant position.
Harding can't find room to land a body shot as Mac Airt controls the action.
Good body shot from Harding.
Harding misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch.
Harding fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harding. Harding obviously looking to wear him down.
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
Jonathan Harding is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch but Mac Airt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Harding misses.
Mac Airt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harding does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Harding backs off Mac Airt throws a huge counter combo but Harding manages to avoid it all.
Mac Airt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harding throws a leg kick which misses Mac Airt's front leg but catches the back leg as Mac Airt tries to avoid it.
Harding feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mac Airt's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harding misses with a hook
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mac Airt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harding looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harding moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
A shot to the liver by Harding. Beautiful body shot.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Harding moves away and avoids it.
Harding looks to land a right hand but Mac Airt moved out of range.
Mac Airt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws a leg kick which misses Mac Airt's front leg but catches the back leg as Mac Airt tries to avoid it.
Harding blocks a jab.
Harding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Airt.
Harding lands a slapping body shot.
Harding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mac Airt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harding tries to clinch but Mac Airt moves away
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mac Airt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Harding misses its target.
Mac Airt throws an overhand right that lands on Harding's shoulder, as Harding tries to avoid the shot.
Harding is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mac Airt defending well as Harding loads up on a big left hand.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harding scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
Harding paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mac Airt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harding tries to clinch up but Mac Airt circles away and keeps his distance.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Harding scores with a jab.
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot lands for Harding.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.
Mac Airt misses with a right hand
letting Harding counter with a right hand.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Harding.
Cormac Mac Airt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Harding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harding 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Harding!
Our winner, Jonathan Harding, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Cormac Mac Airt had this to say: '"When I am gone I charge you that ye bury me not at Brugh of the Boyne where is the royal cemetery of the Kings of Erinn. For all these kings paid adoration to gods of wood or stone, or to the Sun and the Elements, whose signs are carved on the walls of their tombs, but I have learned to know the On'.
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