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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 1331 p4p, 172 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 1641 p4p, 205 weight class). Snorten comes into the arena with Sound of Silence blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rip Snorten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snorten throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Hardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Snorten misses the jab.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Snorten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Snorten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy checks a leg kick nicely.
Snorten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Snorten lands.
Hardy punishes Snorten's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Snorten throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snorten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Outlaw Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snorten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snorten throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snorten wants to slow Hardy down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten staying out of range there.
Snorten attempts a counter takedown but Hardy avoids it well and moves away.
Snorten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy wants to slow Snorten down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy slips under a jab from Snorten.
Hardy tries a quick counter leg kick but Snorten is wise to it.
Snorten fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy tries to work over Snorten's front leg with a kick but Snorten checks it.
Snorten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snorten misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Snorten throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
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!
Snorten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorten.
Snorten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Snorten tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Hardy.
Snorten lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a hook but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snorten rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy thuds his right hand into Snorten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range.
Snorten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snorten misses with a right hand
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snorten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snorten can pounce on him.
Snorten catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardy with a nice cross.
Snorten scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Hardy.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
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!
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Snorten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorten slips under a jab.
Hardy slips a straight right by Snorten.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snorten had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Snorten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Snorten's body. Snorten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorten throws a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Snorten throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Outlaw Hardy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy stalks Snorten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snorten's face. Snorten staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Snorten looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
A low kick from Snorten is predictable there
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Hardy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snorten's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten lands the left hand.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snorten needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
No luck for Snorten with that takedown attempt.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snorten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Snorten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Snorten misses.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hardy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snorten throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Snorten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy lunges at Snorten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snorten's hand.
Hardy tries a low kick but Snorten avoids it.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten blocks the body kick.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Snorten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Snorten.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Snorten misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snorten shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hardy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looking to pass the guard.
Snorten scoring with punches to the head and body.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snorten wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Snorten postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy pulls Snorten in close to prevent any damage.
Snorten throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snorten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Snorten throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Snorten postures up.
Hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snorten haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
Snorten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
No luck for Snorten with that takedown attempt.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Outlaw Hardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Snorten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Snorten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snorten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy lands a leg kick that knocks Snorten off balance momentarily.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten backing away here, and Hardy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Snorten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorten.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy slips under a jab from Snorten.
Snorten throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice leg kick.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws a jab when Snorten was well out of range.
Snorten throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Snorten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to slow Snorten down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy throws a hook but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Snorten tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Snorten somewhat.
Snorten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Snorten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the body from Snorten misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snorten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy body kick from Snorten
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snorten thinking.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardy is able to avoid easily.
Snorten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hardy.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Snorten shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tests Snorten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snorten misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snorten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Snorten misses with a leg kick.
Snorten walks into a jab.
Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy digs a good hook to Snorten's body.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
Snorten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Snorten.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Snorten persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Snorten swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though.
Snorten lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snorten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snorten misses the body punch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Snorten throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Outlaw Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Outlaw Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outlaw Hardy!
A very excited looking Outlaw Hardy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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