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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stanley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stanley wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hardy drops back looking for a leg! Stanley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stanley manages to kick Hardy off! Hardy jumps back into Stanley's guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Stanley keeps moving.
Stanley wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Stanley is keeping the position.
Hardy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stanley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stanley has escaped and now he's on top!
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stanley is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stanley defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stanley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stanley passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stanley throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Stanley is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stanley pulls his head out easily.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardy moves into full guard.
Stanley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stanley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stanley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hardy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stanley has Hardy in his guard.
Hardy prevents Stanley from getting back to his feet.
Hardy trying to control but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stanley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hardy has Stanley in his guard.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stanley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stanley is aware though and is defending well.
Stanley tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Stanley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stanley pushing down on Hardy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stanley is pressing down on Hardy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardy is holding on for now.
Hardy wants to control but Stanley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stanley tries to pass to full mount but Hardy defends it.
Stanley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Stanley wants to pass to mount but Hardy is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Stanley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stanley looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Stanley had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Stanley shows good takedown defense.
Stanley tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stanley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hardy regains half guard.
Stanley is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Stanley is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stanley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stanley pulls his head out easily.
Stanley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stanley showed some decent athleticism there.
Stanley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stanley.
Hardy actively working from the bottom here.
Stanley looks to land a strike but Hardy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working for a triangle but Stanley defends it easily.
Stanley passes into half guard.
Stanley working Hardy over with strikes.
Dan Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stanley.
Hardy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stanley defends well.
Stanley preventing the sweep.
Stanley looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stanley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stanley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hardy working for a guillotine from mount but Stanley is in no mood to give up.
Stanley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanley misses with a straight left.
Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy fails with the takedown
enabling Stanley to counter with a crisp jab.
Stanley throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Stanley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Stanley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardy's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stanley is aware though and is defending well.
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stanley defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stanley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stanley looking to pass the guard.
Hardy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stanley!
Hardy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stanley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stanley and Hardy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stanley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stanley, who protects the arm well.
Stanley wants to get back to his feet but Hardy drags him back down.
Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paul Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hardy prevents Stanley from escaping the position.
Hardy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stanley is pushing Hardy's head away, looking to escape. Hardy manages to hold on to the position though.
Hardy is trying to get an arm triangle but Stanley is defending well.
Hardy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stanley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stanley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardy tries for a kimura but Stanley is defending well.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stanley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardy tries for a kimura but Stanley is defending well.
Hardy prevents Stanley from escaping the position.
Dan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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