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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Harrass (ranked 3299 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hardy (ranked 3468 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrass comes to the cage accompanied by Tomorrow. Hardy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse - Eminem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Harrass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrass.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrass.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Harrass tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Harrass moved away.
Harrass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hardy.
Harrass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Harrass throwing a counter right hand but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Jacob Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrass prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Harrass has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy tries to work over Harrass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrass tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Harrass has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Harrass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrass lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Hardy tries to work over Harrass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Harrass avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Harrass prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Harrass has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardy tries a body shot but Harrass blocks it.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Harrass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrass has Hardy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harrass pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hardy tumbling to the mat - Harrass dives into Hardy's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrass stops Hardy from standing up.
Harrass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Harrass from controlling successfully.
Harrass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harrass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrass stops Hardy from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardy.
Hardy throws a chopping leg kick but Harrass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harrass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harrass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harrass lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrass slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Donk. Hardy catches Harrass right on the button with a cross.
Harrass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrass.
Harrass is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrass.
Harrass was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harrass, right into the meat.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrass rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Harrass avoids it well.
Hardy throws a hook but Harrass blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harrass misses the target.
Harrass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Harrass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harrass tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Harrass back against the cage.
Harrass drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrass blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Harrass lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy blocking some punches.
A short right from Hardy.
Harrass lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Harrass.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Harrass's ribcage. Harrass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Harrass is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Hardy plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Harrass swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Harrass face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Hardy!
An out of breath Jacob Hardy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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