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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Rage!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage wants to clinch
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Rage takes one to the side of the head.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hardy on his heels. He'll look to pass Hardy's guard now, I'm sure.
Hardy controlling the position.
Rage wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Rage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rage wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Rage in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to control Rage's posture but Rage avoids it.
Rage throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hardy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hardy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rage thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rage trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Rage throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rage wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy with a hook.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy works Rage's body with a nice hook.
Hardy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Rage into the cage.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Rage is quick to defend against it.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcus Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Rage.
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rage backs up against the cage.
Hardy throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rage is defended easily by Hardy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rage down.
Rage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Rage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Hardy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hardy lands an elbow.
Rage takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Rage tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Rage takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rage tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a single leg into guard. Rage didn't expect that.
Hardy is working Rage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Marcus Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy trying to control the position here.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rage wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Rage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rage looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rage wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rage can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
Rage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Rage looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
Rage has his hands on Hardy's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardy trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Rage looking for a sweep. Not yet Rage, not yet.
Hardy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hardy has passed into side control.
Rage tries to bench press Hardy off him but Hardy keeps the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rage takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hardy scores with punches from side control.
Hardy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Hardy working the ground and pound.
Rage taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hardy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rage did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rage is trying to control but can't.
Hardy wants to take a breather but Rage is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rage trying to control the position.
Rage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
Rage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy working over Rage with some ground and pound. Rage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rage trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Rage tries to reverse the position but Hardy maintains control.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Rage to control.
Rage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy scoring with strikes but Rage is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Rage is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Hardy cracks Rage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hardy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hardy with shots to the head and body - Rage looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rage is rocked!
Rage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy cracks Rage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rage is still in real trouble! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy cracks Rage with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hardy!
Ragnar Rage spoke after the fight, saying 'Ya know... i've had a lot of downs since I started in this sport... But we always get back up. I promise that I will learn from this, train hard and get back up... i'm sorry to the fans i have let down and hope you will give me a chance to redeem myself.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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