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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 2156 p4p, 276 weight class) and Matheo Rojas (ranked 3054 p4p, 375 weight class). Rojas has chosen Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo (Narcos Theme Song) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy scores with a jab to the head.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Rojas wants to slow Hardy down by chopping away at his legs.
Rojas misses the jab.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Rojas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rojas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rojas throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Hardy tenderised Rojas's leg. Rojas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardy throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy slips under a jab from Rojas.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas slips a straight right by Hardy.
Rojas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
And Hardy counters with a quick kick to the body but Rojas blocks it.
Hardy swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rojas.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Rojas lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Rojas. That snapped Hardy's head back.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Rojas blocks the body kick.
Rojas lands a jab to the head.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Rojas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rojas connects with a solid leg kick.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardy is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rojas lands with an overhand left.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rojas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rojas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy thumps Rojas with a low kick.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
Rojas throws a good cross that connects.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matheo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses
and Hardy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Rojas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Rojas.
A lazy left from Hardy finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Rojas down.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Rojas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a push kick.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rojas! But no joy.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Rojas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Hardy avoids it with no problem.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Hardy swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Rojas finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheo Rojas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rojas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Crunch! Hardy slams his shin into Rojas's torso.
Hardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rojas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rojas scores with a nice head shot.
Rojas thuds his right hand into Hardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rojas misses the body punch
and Hardy counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardy jabs Rojas right on the nose. Rojas blinks but takes it well.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rojas slips under a jab from Hardy.
Rojas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
Matheo Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojas throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy throws a big counter combination but Rojas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy tried to counter with a leg kick but Rojas avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy slips under a jab from Rojas.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Rojas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rojas. Rojas obviously looking to wear him down.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Rojas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Rojas misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rojas at a distance.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas tried to score with a low kick but Hardy checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to slow Rojas down by chopping away at his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a low kick but Rojas moves out of range easily.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy blocks a leg kick.
Rojas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rojas checks the leg kick.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Rojas.
Rojas misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hardy.
Hardy cracks Rojas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy misses the jab.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Rojas lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas 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.
Rojas takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rojas misses with an uppercut
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojas misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Rojas is predictable there
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rojas thinking.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rojas's sensitive parts.
Rojas throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hardy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rojas misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Rojas.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojas off the cage and back into range.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rojas checks a leg kick.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas lands a high kick!
Rojas throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy throws a chopping leg kick but Rojas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Hardy scores with a jab. Rojas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy clobbers Rojas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matheo Rojas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rojas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Rojas as he connects with a hook.
Rojas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
Hardy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rojas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rojas moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Rojas's ribs.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Hardy avoids it.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Hardy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rojas if he has to take too many more of those.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Rojas throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rojas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Hardy works Rojas's body with a nice hook.
Rojas scores with a nice right hand.
Matheo Rojas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rojas scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rojas lands a high kick!
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rojas at a distance.
Rojas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rojas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rojas misses with a body punch
and Hardy counters with a leg kick.
Hardy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Rojas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rojas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardy with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
A left lands for Hardy.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Rojas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.
Rojas avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Rojas's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
Rojas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Hardy throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
Hardy clobbers Rojas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rojas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rojas's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rojas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Outlaw Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Rojas finds it's target.
Good shot there by Rojas.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Outlaw Hardy.
Well Rojas 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matheo Rojas!
Matheo Rojas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kato for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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