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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Morrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrow really is a fat lump.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Morrow's body.#TD2#
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrow trying to get back to full guard but Lopez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#SUB2#
Lopez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morrow manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet but Morrow has full control of the position and if anything, Lopez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow throwing sloppy strikes.
Morrow throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lopez could be in trouble here!
Lopez wants to control his opponent's hands but Morrow gets his hands free. #T1#
Morrow keeps control of the position as Lopez tries to break free.
Morrow lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Morrow lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lopez.
Morrow lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Morrow.
Lopez tries to break free.
Morrow thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Morrow controlling the position well here. Lopez rolled but Morrow kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T2#
Morrow scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Morrow is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Morrow gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Morrow gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Morrow apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Morrow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrow is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez looks winded!
Morrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Morrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Morrow lands a couple of digs.
Morrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrow postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
Morrow is working Lopez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrow stands up over Lopez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrow preventing the sweep. #T4#
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Morrow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooks Morrow dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Morrow or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez, which made it look bad.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow wants to break free but Lopez has control.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling him.#TD2#
Lopez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morrow uses from the top position.
Morrow cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Lopez is looking for a triangle but Morrow pushes his legs off easily.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Lopez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morrow has picked Lopez up and slammed him! Lopez can't keep hold of the triangle and Morrow manages to pass to side control!
Lopez is breathing heavily.#T1#
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Morrow working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morrow landing strikes.
Morrow scores with punches from side control.
Morrow working the body and head with strikes.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrow landing a few strikes.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lopez being controlled for a moment.
Lopez looks to move to half guard but instead Morrow has passed into mount! Damn!#T2#
Lopez is in a horrible position here. Morrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morrow wants to take his opponent's back but Lopez doesn't allow it.
Lopez wants to control but Morrow is having none of it.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
#T3#
Morrow breaks from Lopez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrow avoids the attempt from Lopez to control.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
Morrow raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morrow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Lopez is in a horrible position here. Morrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrow lands a couple of good shots and Lopez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T4#
Morrow punishes Lopez with strikes from the back mount.
Morrow lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lopez.
Morrow has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow not allowing Lopez to control his hands.
Morrow lands a shot to the head.
Brooks Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow landing with strikes.
Morrow lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Morrow gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Morrow gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Morrow apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooks Morrow dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Morrow shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morrow tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Morrow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Morrow has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez wants to stand but Morrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Morrow looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Morrow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Morrow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morrow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2##SUB2#
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrow with a nice head shot there.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving. #SUB2#
Lopez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrow uses it to pass to side control.
Morrow lands a few punches from side control.
Morrow lands an elbow. #T3#
Morrow landing a few strikes.
Morrow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lopez some visible discomfort.
Morrow cracks Lopez with a big elbow.
Morrow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.
Morrow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morrow in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morrow scores with punches from side control.
Morrow is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T4#
Morrow in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrow is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morrow working the ground and pound from side control.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow just content to control the position.
Lopez is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooks Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooks Morrow!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 18, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Hilver moves into the clinch successfully.
Hilver lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Denny George has been cut.#BC#
George manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Hilver moves into the clinch.#BC#
George escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilver with a lazy takedown attempt
and George counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hilver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
George slaps away a takedown attempt from Hilver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
George is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hilver.
Hilver fails to land the takedown.
Denny George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jojo Hilver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
George moves into range and clinches up with Hilver.
George trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
George manages to break the clinch.
#T1##CL2#
Hilver has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Hilver clinches up with George and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hilver.
#BC2#
Hilver manages to break the clinch.
Hilver shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
George drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hilver sprawls and moves away.#TD#
George gets the takedown into side control. #SU#
George decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hilver to his feet.
Hilver lands a really nice looking cross but George seems unphased.
#TD#
George fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hilver sprawls well initially but George persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
George could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
George is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
George not doing much here.
Hilver blocking the ground and pound attempt from George. #SU#
George gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T3##CL2#
Hilver drives through and clinches with George against the cage.
#TD2#
Hilver jumps guard.
George is stalling in the full guard.
George has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hilver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hilver has momentary wrist control but George slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells George's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
George scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
George postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
George showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hilver is looking to sweep but instead, George has passed into half guard.
Hilver looks winded!
George controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Denny George will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denny George's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hilver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around George's waist but George gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hilver off to one side. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Hilver breaks the clinch.
Hilver shoots in looking for a takedown but George manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hilver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hilver dives in and grabs George's left leg, looking for a takedown. George pushes down on Hilver's head and hops out.
George throws a big counter combination but Hilver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Denny George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jojo Hilver.
Hilver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hilver misses with a straight left.
Denny George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
George scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hilver wants to get back to his feet but George is dominant here and he's now got Hilver's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hilver is breathing heavily.
Denny George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
George gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. #T1##SUB#
George has got one arm under Hilver's chin. This could be trouble... Hilver trying to control the other hand but George gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hilver has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denny George!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Hilver misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Cross rushes Hilver and presses him up against the cage.
Cross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hilver just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Hilver breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Cross darts in and clinches Hilver up against the cage.
Cross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hilver wants to break free but Cross has control.
Hilver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cross prevents it.
Cross fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross tries to pull guard but Hilver won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Hilver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilver scores with a push kick.#CL#
Cross rushes Hilver and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Hilver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hilver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Steven Cross has been cut.#BC2#
Hilver manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Hilver takes the fight into the clinch.
Cross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hilver avoids it.
Cross really is a fat lump.#BC2#
Hilver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hilver shoots for a double leg takedown but Cross sprawls well. He's pushed Hilver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hilver misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Cross counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hilver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.
Hilver tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Cross lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
Hilver desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hilver's head. #SUB#
Cross is looking for a kimura but Hilver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cross to get the leverage.
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!
Cross working over Hilver with some ground and pound. Hilver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hilver is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hilver tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
Hilver looks winded!
Cross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Hilver trying to control but Cross postures up.
Cross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cross prevents Hilver from improving his position.
Cross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Cross there.
Cross keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hilver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hilver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cross throwing shots but Hilver is blocking nicely.
Hilver tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
Cross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T4#
Cross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Cross has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hilver defend it? Cross steps over the head and cranks it - Hilver is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Cross!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 14, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Lopez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardy to the mat! Hardy manages to get full guard. #ES2#
Hardy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lopez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lopez jumps guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Hardy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joan Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopez taking a breather.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
#T1#
Lopez tries to pull guard but Hardy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Hardy pulls guard effortlessly.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Lopez isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
Lopez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lopez, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hardy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
Hardy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hardy advances position into side control!
Hardy taking a breather here. #T3##SU2#
Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lopez showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Hardy has one foot on Lopez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T4#
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.#TD#
Lopez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Lopez getting side control.#ES2#
Hardy has one foot on Lopez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez stuffs the takedown.
Lopez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Hardy.
Hardy tries to counter with a clinch but Lopez shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Hardy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardy shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Hardy gets a clinch.
Hardy slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy just leaning against Lopez, taking a breather. #T1#
Lopez jumps guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardy.
Joan Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.#BC#
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hardy after a bit of a struggle. #T2#
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Lopez manages to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Lopez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Hardy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardy advances nicely into full mount.
Hardy controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Hardy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lopez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dale Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hardy.
Hardy scoring with punches and elbows. #T4#
The referee asks Hardy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hardy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hardy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lopez!
Hardy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #SUB2#
Hardy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lopez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lopez shrugs it off.
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardy is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lopez stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Hardy rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Lopez wants to take the fight to the mat but Hardy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
#BC#
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
Hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lopez pushing down on Hardy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy is trying is best to control the position here.
Hardy works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Hardy trying to strike off his back.
Hardy controlling Lopez's posture. #SUB2#
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lopez trying to move into half guard but instead Hardy has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardy on the ground.
Hardy passes into half guard.
Hardy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Let's hope that Hardy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard. #T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Dale Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Lopez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joan Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Hardy forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joan Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dale Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lopez jumps guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Hardy!
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