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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard's entrance music is Crazy Bitch. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Stevens looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stevens stuffs the takedown attempt from Hard. Hard gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hard closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Hard pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stevens throws a head kick that Hard semi-blocks.
Hard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stevens cracks Hard with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hard.
Stevens works Hard's body with a nice hook.
Stevens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevens works over Hard's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stevens scores with a punch to the head.
Hard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevens.
A nice combination there by Stevens.
Hard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stevens was covering up waiting for the punch and Hard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens wants to stand but Hard is controlling the position.
Hard landing some decent shots from guard.
Hard landing with the ground and pound.
Hard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hard cracks Stevens with a solid left hand.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hard.
Hard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hard 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevens.
Hard closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Hard pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
Hard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stevens works over Hard's head and body with a nice combination.
Hard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stevens throws a combination. Hard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Hard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevens as he jumps to the side.
Stevens lands a really nice looking cross but Hard seems unphased.
Hard takes one to the chin there.
Stevens stuffs the takedown attempt from Hard. Hard gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Hard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the cage. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevens as he jumps to the side.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Stevens throws a head kick that Hard semi-blocks.
Hard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Hard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Stevens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stevens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hard somewhat.
Hard dives in and grabs Stevens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes down on Hard's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens throws out a powerful jab.
Stevens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hard is putting a hurting on Stevens here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ground and pound from Hard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard is chipping away with strikes.
Hard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hard landing a few strikes.
Hard prevents Stevens from escaping the position.
Hard is working Stevens over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hard looks up at the clock and then as Stevens takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stevens is trying to get back to his feet.
Stevens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hard lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hard cracks Stevens with a big elbow.
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.
Stevens is looking to regain half guard here but Hard keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hard fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Hard on that attempt.
Stevens connects with a high kick.
Stevens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hard doesn't seem bothered though.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt - Stevens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stevens lands a high kick!
Stevens lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Hard avoids them all with ease.
Stevens gets caught flat footed, as Hard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevens's head.
Hard throwing strikes but missing.
Hard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hard throws and elbow that misses. Stevens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hard's guard. Nice move by Stevens!
Hard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hard looks for a takedown but Stevens sprawls well.
Ed Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens lands the left hand.
That's four 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.
Stevens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stevens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hard fails with the takedown.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Stevens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hard shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevens sprawls well. He's pushed Hard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevens throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hard's head.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Hard on that attempt.
Hard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Hard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stevens scores with a one two! Hard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hard connects with a nice short shot to Stevens's temple.
Stevens is trying to stand.
Hard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hard working Stevens over with strikes.
Tim Hard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hard working over Stevens with some ground and pound. Stevens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stevens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard prevents Stevens from improving his position.
Hard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hard shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevens tries to sprawl out of it but Hard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ed Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Hard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Hard persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens lands a head kick. Hard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Stevens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hard.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevens sprawls well. Stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hard gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hard tries for a takedown but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Hard persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hard.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt - Stevens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Hard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tim Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hard misses with a takedown attempt - Stevens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stevens lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hard takes a step back to recover.
Hard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevens.
Hard shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hard.
Hard shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thows a body kick. Hard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hard gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hard.
Stevens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stevens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hard drops an elbow to the side of Stevens's head.
Hard winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Hard.
I think Hard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Hard!
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energy
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hype
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