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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Hardnegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardnegger comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark . Clement has chosen In The Air Tonight as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ferdinand Hardnegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jules Clement!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardnegger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clement throws a low kick but Hardnegger moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Clement misses.
Clement fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardnegger is out of range.
Hardnegger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clement but Clement pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clement stuffs the takedown.
Hardnegger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Hardnegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardnegger misses with a takedown attempt - Clement sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Clement. No joy for Hardnegger on that attempt.
Hardnegger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clement. That one must have hurt.
Clement turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jules Clement is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement scores with a jab. Hardnegger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clement keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clement scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clement misses with a kick to the body.
Clement rushes Hardnegger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clement working Hardnegger over with knees to the body.
Clement's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardnegger tries to break the clinch but Clement is controlling the position.
Hardnegger tries to circle away but Clement has him pinned against the cage.
Clement throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardnegger blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardnegger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clement has him pressed against the cage.
Hardnegger takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ferdinand Hardnegger has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement is struggling to control the position.
Hardnegger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clement just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardnegger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardnegger.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardnegger avoids the damage to the body.
Clement connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardnegger's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardnegger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clement has him pressed against the cage.
Hardnegger can't break the clinch.
Clement connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardnegger's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clement.
Clement has Hardnegger pressed against the cage, preventing Hardnegger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clement misses with a knee to the head.
Clement misses with a knee to the head.
Clement scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardnegger tries to circle away but Clement has him pinned against the cage.
Clement pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardnegger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clement leaning against his opponent.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Hardnegger has had enough of the clinch but Clement keeps him there for the moment.
Hardnegger wants to break free but Clement has control.
Come on Hardnegger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clement lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardnegger.
Hardnegger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardnegger tries to pull guard but Clement forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hardnegger is trying to break free.
Clement tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardnegger managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
Clement lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardnegger won't want to take too many of those.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardnegger avoids it.
Hardnegger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardnegger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clement smiles and moves away.
Clement tries to clinch there but Hardnegger circles away.
Clement connects with an inside leg kick.
Clement scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardnegger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clement defends it nicely.
Hardnegger feints and as Clement raises his hands in defense, Hardnegger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferdinand Hardnegger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardnegger shoots in looking for a takedown but Clement manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardnegger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clement throws the kick towards the body but Hardnegger avoids it.
Clement swings for the body but Hardnegger moves out of range.
Clement throws a sloppy head kick and Hardnegger moves out of range easily.
Clement lands a leg kick that knocks Hardnegger off balance momentarily.
Clement tries to clinch up.
Hardnegger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clement's waist but Clement gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardnegger off to one side.
Crunch! Clement slams his shin into Hardnegger's torso.
Clement lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clement looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clement throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardnegger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clement.
Clement pushes Hardnegger up against the cage in a clinch.
Clement displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardnegger up against the cage.
Clement tries to land a knee to the head but Hardnegger blocks with his arms.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardnegger avoids the damage to the body.
Clement scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardnegger wants to get back to striking at distance but Clement won't allow it.
Clement using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clement lands an elbow inside.
Hardnegger is looking to break free of the clinch but Clement has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clement.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement keeps control of Hardnegger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Clement.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardnegger tries to circle away but Clement has him pinned against the cage.
Clement with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardnegger managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
Clement creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardnegger's defenses.
Clement lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardnegger backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hardnegger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clement has Hardnegger pressed against the cage, preventing Hardnegger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clement lands an elbow just above Hardnegger 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardnegger takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardnegger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hardnegger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clement lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardnegger backwards.
Hardnegger can't break the clinch.
Clement prevents Hardnegger from breaking the clinch.
Clement has Hardnegger pressed against the cage, preventing Hardnegger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardnegger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clement to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Hardnegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clement goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clement.
Clement doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clement scores a nice knee to the body.
Clement using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clement.
Hardnegger avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clement.
Clement unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardnegger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardnegger avoids it.
Clement landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clement scores with a shot to the side of Hardnegger's head.
Hardnegger wants to break free but Clement has control.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardnegger.
Clement with a knee to the head.
Clement lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardnegger backwards.
Jules Clement seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardnegger manages to break the clinch.
Hardnegger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clement sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardnegger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clement sprawls well. Clement wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hardnegger gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ferdinand Hardnegger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardnegger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clement leaves Hardnegger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardnegger.
Clement feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardnegger's calf.
Clement pushes Hardnegger up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardnegger tries to circle away but Clement has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clement has Hardnegger pressed against the cage, preventing Hardnegger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement misses with a knee to the head.
Clement putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardnegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardnegger avoids it.
Hardnegger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clement creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardnegger's defenses.
Clement stalling the fight.
Hardnegger is trying to force a seperation but Clement has the dominant position.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardnegger.
Hardnegger is trying to push Clement away but Clement has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clement lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardnegger.
Clement lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardnegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardnegger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clement trying to stall but Hardnegger improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardnegger avoids it.
Hardnegger is trying to force a seperation but Clement has the dominant position.
Clement crunches a lovely knee into Hardnegger's ribcage.
Clement crunches a lovely knee into Hardnegger's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clement.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardnegger working hard to break the clinch.
Clement pulls guard effortlessly.
Clement 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.
Clement pulls Hardnegger in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardnegger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clement throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clement wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jules Clement was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Clement connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jules Clement seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Hardnegger with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Hardnegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement thows a body kick. Hardnegger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Clement throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donk. Clement catches Hardnegger right on the button with a cross.
Jules Clement is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clement finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ferdinand Hardnegger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Clement. Hardnegger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clement lands with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardnegger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferdinand Hardnegger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardnegger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardnegger throws a hook to the side of Clement's head but Clement sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Clement comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clement has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Clement!
A relieved looking Jules Clement thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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