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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bard (ranked 2033 p4p, 3031 weight class) and Roger Daly (ranked 270 p4p, 373 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Daly!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daly looks to score with a jab to the body but Bard is just out of range.
Bard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daly manages to avoid it.
Daly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daly digs a good body shot into Bard's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daly scrambles back to his feet.
Bard scores with a jab to the head.
Daly misses with a double jab.
Bard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Daly sprawls and moves away.
Good shot there by Bard.
Bard misses with a right hand
and Daly counters with a shoot takedown. Bard fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Daly stopping the sweep attempt from Bard.
Daly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bard looking for a guillotine here but Daly defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daly stays in close to Bard's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bard looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bard moves away from the strike by Daly.
Bard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daly.
Daly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bard can pounce on him.
Bard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daly defending well as Bard loads up on a big left hand.
Daly throws a body shot but no joy.
Bard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daly as he jumps to the side.
Daly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daly manages to avoid it.
Daly throws a body punch but Bard moves out of range.
Bard attempts a counter takedown but Daly avoids it well and moves away.
Bard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Bard catches Daly right on the button with a cross.
Daly misses with an uppercut.
Bard attempts a counter takedown but Daly avoids it well and moves away.
Daly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bard rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Daly.
Bard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daly on the side of the head.
Bard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daly throws a jab when Bard was well out of range.
Bard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bard swings for the body but Daly moves out of range.
A jab from Bard does it's job there.
Bard gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Daly trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard works his way into side control.
Bard cracks Daly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Daly parries the strikes from Bard easily there. Bard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Daly to escape.
Daly is not content to let Bard control the position.
Bard throwing strikes but Daly manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bard tries to improve position but can't.
Bard struggling a bit here.
Daly in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bard is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Bard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daly circles away.
Bard misses with an uppercut. Daly saw that one coming.
Bard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daly.
Daly looks to land a right hand but Bard moved out of range.
Bard feinted with a counter takedown.
Daly throws a body shot but no joy.
Bard tries to counter with a takedown but Daly is quick to defend against it.
Bard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daly.
Roger Daly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good exchange - Bard coming out on top.
Bard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daly.
A punch combination from Daly misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daly throws a right hand that Bard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bard also avoids with ease.
Bard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Daly sprawls and moves away.
Daly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bard.
Bard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daly doesn't seem bothered though.
Bard lands a head shot.
Bard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daly can do to turn this around?
Bard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Daly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daly.
Daly misses with an uppercut. Bard saw that one coming.
Daly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daly.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Bard misses with a takedown attempt - Daly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daly cracks Bard with a good jab.
Bard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bard connects with a right hand. Daly shakes it off.
Bard defending well as Daly loads up on a big left hand.
Daly misses with a looping left.
Bard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daly moves out of range as Bard strikes.
Bard moves out of range as Daly strikes.
Daly looks to throw the jab but Bard is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daly moves out of range as Bard throws a body kick.
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!
Bard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bard ducks right into an uppercut from Daly.
A big right from Daly misses.
Daly throws a right and a left that Bard avoids nicely.
Bard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bard has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bard.
A jab from Daly misses.
Daly lunges at Bard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bard's hand.
Daly avoids the body shot from Bard.
Daly misses with a looping right.
Roger Daly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bard slips under a jab from Daly.
Bard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daly.
Bard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Daly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A telegraphed right hand from Daly misses the target.
Bard attempts a counter takedown but Daly avoids it well and moves away.
Daly takes one to the chin there.
Daly tries to bum rush Bard with a series of wild strikes but Bard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daly. Bard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bard.
Bard tries to counter with a takedown but Daly is quick to defend against it.
Bard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Daly isn't going anywhere.
Daly tries to bench press Bard off him but Bard keeps the position.
Bard working away.
Daly is trying to get back to half guard.
Daly parries the strikes from Bard easily there. Bard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Daly to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daly sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bard working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bard throws an elbow but Daly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bard throwing strikes but Daly manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Daly controlling the position from side mount.
Bard is looking for a sweep.
Bard wants to control but Daly postures up.
Daly working the head with strikes.
Daly content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Daly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bard scores with a body shot.
Daly misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Daly misses.
Daly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daly wants it to stay on the feet.
Daly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bard manages to avoid it.
Bard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daly.
Bard throws a sloppy body shot
and Daly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bard won't be happy with that.
Bard tries to bench press Daly off him but Daly keeps the position.
Bard sneaks back into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Daly working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bard wants to get back to full guard.
Daly slows the pace down in half guard.
Bard wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roger Daly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bard landing small, sideways elbows.
Bard is not content to let Daly control the position.
Bard gets back to full guard.
Bard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Daly content to stall in guard here.
Daly wants to control from the top but Bard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daly has managed to get both his arms back between Bard's legs - danger averted.
Bard trying to strike off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daly cracks a nice hook into Bard's ribs.
Daly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bard moves away.
Daly blocks a jab.
Daly feints the counter takedown.
Bard connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Daly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daly.
Bard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daly feints the counter takedown.
Roger Daly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bard dodges the punch combination from Daly.
Bard lands with a shot to the body.
Bard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daly.
Daly lands with a straight right. Bard didn't see that one coming.
Bard slips under a jab from Daly.
Bard blocks a jab.
Bard with a hook.
Bard looks to land a combination but Daly avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Daly.
Daly throws out a loose jab but Bard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daly walks into a jab.
It looks like Bard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Daly misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Daly finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Daly is trying to control Bard's posture but Bard avoids it.
Bard working the ground and pound from side control.
Daly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bard's best efforts.
Daly controlling the position for now.
Bard wants to free his trapped foot but Daly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daly keeping hold of Bard's head, controlling as best he can.
Bard tries to pass to full mount but Daly defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Daly.
I think Daly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
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