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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Su han has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Su han landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Su han manages to get underhooks.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Su han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
It looks like Jon Hardy has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Su han gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Su han takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Su han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Su han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Su han lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Su han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Su han crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Su han.
Su han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Su han.
Su han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Su han lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Su han lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Su han lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Su han.
Su han misses with a knee strike.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Su han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Su han just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong Su han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Su han tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Su han as Hardy shoots in.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Kong Su han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy tests Su han's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Su han with an uppercut!
Su han tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Su han drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Nice elbow from Su han.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
Su han stops a takedown attempt from Hardy.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Su han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Su han fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Su han tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Su han is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Su han tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Su han saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Su han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Su han blocks the leg kick.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Su han is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, Su han circles away and we're back to standing.
Su han forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Su han lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Su han landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Su han.
A knee to the head by Su han.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han landing knees to the body.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Su han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Su han has Hardy pushed against the cage.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Su han dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Hardy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Su han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Su han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Su han tries to clinch up.
Su han tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Su han.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy forces Su han back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hardy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Su han avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Su han keeps moving.
Hardy prevents Su han from getting back to his feet.
Hardy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardy is in close to Su han's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Su han blocks nicely.
Hardy thows a big elbow that misses.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Su han is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy is working Su han over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Su han can't keep his opponent in guard - Hardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hardy wants to control but Su han is keeping him busy.
Hardy 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.
Hardy stops Su han from getting back to his feet.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardy decides to return to a standing position.
Su han is breathing heavily.
Su han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Su han bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Su han tries to clinch up.
Su han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Su han takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jon Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Su han keeps it at a distance.
Su han showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Su han closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Su han with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han wants to clinch
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Su han sprawls well.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardy.
Su han tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with an inside leg kick.
Su han wants to clinch
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Su han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Su han blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Su han takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy is keen to just control but Su han is a slippery customer.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Su han's hands, connecting with Su han's forehead.
Su han wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy thows a huge punch but Su han dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Su han wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Su han's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Su han sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy throws a low kick but Su han avoids it.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Su han circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Su han looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Su han.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Su han circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy works Su han's body with a nice hook.
Su han wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Su han tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Su han has wrist control.
Hardy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Su han keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy postures up in Su han's guard and throws a big left but Su han blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Su han is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Su han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Su han 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Su han sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Su han tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Hardy tries to break the clinch but Su han is controlling the position.
Su han tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
Hardy is working for takedown but Su han is calmly controlling the position for now.
Su han prevents a takedown attempt there.
Su han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Su han gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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