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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex has chosen Through The Fire And Flames by Dragonforce as his entrance music. Dan Hardy looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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178 lbs
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181 cm
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Rex!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy looks to land a combination but Rex avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rex circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Rex closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rex lands in his opponent's guard.
Rex lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rex.
Rex drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rex jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rex wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex thows a big elbow that misses.
Rex stands and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rex is chipping away with strikes.
Rex thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rex tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex is staying tight to Hardy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rex thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rex swings around for an armbar but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rex's guard.
Rex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rex looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rex striking off his back but it's not causing Hardy any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rex working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hardy has passed into half guard!
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.
Rex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rex is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Rex is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Rex dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rex tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rex is defended easily by Hardy.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rex.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rex.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rex bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rex is working Hardy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rex wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardy, who protects the arm well.
Rex tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rex has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rex landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rex's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rex creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rex scoring with punches from side control.
Hardy prevents Rex from improving position.
Rex wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Rex working the strikes but Hardy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hardy is just riding it out for now. Rex eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rex thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Rex misses with a head shot. Hardy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rex on the ground.
Rex looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Rex from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rex bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rex in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rex slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Rex shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Rex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rex dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Rex shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hardy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rex is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rex wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardy, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rex moves into full mount!
Rex with the ground and pound from mount.
Rex goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Rex trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex 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.
Rex has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rex trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rex, up you get!
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Rex avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rex is defended easily by Hardy.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Dan Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rex shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hardy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Rex from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Rex is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rex trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rex throws a big right hand that misses.
Rex in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rex throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rex winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Tyson Rex!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Tyson Rex!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Tyson Rex!
Tyson Rex 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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