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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelly Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Robinson lands a jab.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Robinson backing up. Robinson nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Robinson has double underhooks.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson is trying to push Hardy away but Hardy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Hardy backpedaling.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson lands with an overhand left.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robinson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Hardy tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy taking a breather.
Robinson keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robinson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson lands a jab.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into rage.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Robinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Kelly Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michael Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Robinson lands.
Kelly Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
Robinson looks to clinch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Hardy throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Robinson tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Robinson connects with a single shot there.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Robinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robinson sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy scores with a one two! Robinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Robinson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robinson.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson slowing the pace effectively.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Robinson stalling.
Robinson wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kelly Robinson.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robinson darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Robinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Robinson keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Robinson digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson wants to clinch
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Robinson.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Robinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hardy counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robinson wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michael Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Robinson!
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energy
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hype
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