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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Daley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy is looking to score with low kicks.
Daley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daley throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Daley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daley lands a head kick. Hardy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the ropes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daley.
Daley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.
Daley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Daley slams his shin into Hardy's torso.
Daley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Daley.
Hardy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Daley counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws and low kick but Daley moves out of range easily.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Daley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy thumps Daley with a low kick.
Daley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Daley's body.
Daley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daley breaks the clinch.
Daley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daley closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Daley has him pressed against the ropes.
Daley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Daley.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daley counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Daley thumps Hardy with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Daley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the ropes.
Hardy throws a push kick but Daley slaps the foot to one side.
Daley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Daley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daley lands the left hand.
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Daley backpedaling.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Daley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daley checks a leg kick.
Hardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daley can pounce on him.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Daley checks it
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Daley cracks a nice hook into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Daley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy throws a low kick, looking for Daley's leg but Daley calmly moves out of range.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy is looking to wear down Daley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Daley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Daley delivers a nice body kick.
Daley moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Daley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardy throws a right hand that Daley ducks under and follows up with a left that Daley also avoids with ease.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daley's head.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daley can pounce on him.
Daley checks a low kick from Hardy.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Daley takes one to the chin there.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley has managed to clinch.
Hardy wants to break free but Daley has control.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Daley.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daley's sensitive parts.
Daley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daley is out of range and Hardy settles back down.
Hardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with an inside leg kick.
Daley slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Daley misses with a looping right.
Daley drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daley doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy throws a leg kick
and Daley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dan Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daley's calf.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Daley's head back.
Daley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daley.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Daley misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daley backs up against the ropes.
Hardy cracks Daley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Daley checks it.
Daley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Hardy cracks Daley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy thumps Daley with a low kick.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Daley.
Daley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Daley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy lands a jab-cross combination.
Daley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daley moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Daley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Daley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daley.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Daley fails to pull guard.
Hardy tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the ropes.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Hardy.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Daley counters with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daley.
Daley misses with a looping left.
Daley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daley digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Daley misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daley. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daley thinking.
Daley throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Daley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardy with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardy.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to de liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daley circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy scores with a jab. Daley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Daley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daley at a distance.
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardy tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the ropes.
Hardy tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to break free but Daley has control.
Daley tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Daley drops back down to his feet.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Daley.
Daley keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Daley fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Daley is trying to trip Hardy. He has hold of a leg but Hardy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Daley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Daley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daley wants to stand but Hardy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daley looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Daley wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy drops back looking for a leg! Daley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daley manages to kick Hardy off! Hardy jumps back into Daley's guard.
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 Dan Hardy.
I think Hardy 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Dan Hardy!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Dan Hardy!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Dan Hardy!
Dan Hardy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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