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Event:
TFC 18
Date: Sep 04, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black avoiding damage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Hardy just leaning against Black, taking a breather.
Hardy trying to stall but Black improves his position.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Black blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Black is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Good body shot from Black.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Black stalling.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy is pushing Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T3#
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Black.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black misses with some punches.
Hardy works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Black is breathing heavily.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T4#
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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 looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Hardy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Black lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Hardy clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Black throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black working aggressively here.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Black throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black letting Hardy take a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T1#
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Black taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Greg Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy slows down the pace here.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hardy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black misses with the head strike.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T3#
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy has Black pushed against the cage.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy trying to stall but Black improves his position.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Hardy works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Hardy works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Marion Black has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marion Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL2#
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardy.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
#T1#
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Black takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#Marion Black's cut is getting worse.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Hardy stalling the fight.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Black to work.
Black working aggressively here.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
#T2#
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy slowing the pace effectively.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black working aggressively here.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marion Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Black prevents a body shot from Hardy. #T4#
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries to stall but Hardy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Hardy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Greg Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Hardy! |
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Event:
TFC 15
Date: Aug 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Frank rushes Hardy and presses him up against the ropes.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Frank blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Frank just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frank blocks it with crossed arms.
Frank scores with a shoulder strike.
Frank can't break the clinch.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank lands a body punch.
Frank is trying to push Hardy away but Hardy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.
Frank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frank works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Frank cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CL2#
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Frank.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.#CL#
Hardy gets tackled into the ropes by Frank. Frank maintains the clinch.
Hardy's coach down at Muay Thai and BJJ | Clinchwork was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Frank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
Frank blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frank pushes Hardy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy taking a breather.
Frank pushes Hardy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Frank breaks from the clinch.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Frank.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Frank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duannis Frank dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hardy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Frank is avoiding it.
Frank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#CL2#
Hardy has Frank up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy taking a breather.
Hardy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greg Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Frank blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Frank misses its target.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frank throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Frank pushes Hardy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frank stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T1#
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Frank blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Duannis Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frank throws the kick towards the body but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy wants to clinch
and Frank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank is looking to counter with a body kick.#CL#
Frank has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Frank pushes him off.#T2#
Frank lands a high kick!
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Frank circles away.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy throws out a counter right but Frank avoids it with no problem.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick from Frank.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Frank keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Frank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hardy.
Nice uppercut lands for Frank. That snapped Hardy's head back.
#ROC#Hardy is rocked!
Frank and Hardy are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Frank throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Hardy into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Frank knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duannis Frank!
Duannis Frank seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marley swivels and escapes.
Marley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Marley tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T1#
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marley blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Marley's ribcage. Marley let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Marley shrugs off. #T3#
Hardy stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
#T4#
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy pushes Marley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marley blocks a body shot from Hardy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Hardy pushes Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marley dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
#T1#
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marley can do to turn this around?
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Greg Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marley's defenses.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Hardy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hardy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
#T3#
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy has Marley pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Hardy.
Hardy slowing the pace effectively.
Hardy lands a body punch. #T4#
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hardy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Hardy is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
#CL#
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy stalling in the clinch.
Hardy presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Hardy taking a breather.
Marley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marley dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marley prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy just leaning against Marley, taking a breather.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy lands a body shot. #T3#
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy has Marley pushed against the cage.
Hardy is working Marley over against the cage.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marley blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marley up against the cage.
Hardy stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Hardy!
In defeat, Roberto Marley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Let's smoke some ganja maaan'. |
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