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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Panetovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Hardy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirill Panetovich!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Panetovich.
Panetovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Panetovich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardy to the ground. Panetovich is now in Hardy's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Panetovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Panetovich is one step ahead there.
Panetovich stops Hardy from standing up.
Panetovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Panetovich throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy can't keep his opponent in guard - Panetovich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Panetovich working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panetovich is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Panetovich on the ground.
Panetovich trying to control the pace.
Panetovich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Panetovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Panetovich is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Panetovich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hardy sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Panetovich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Panetovich trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Panetovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Panetovich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hardy!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Panetovich prevents Hardy from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panetovich controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich lands a big shot there that rocks Hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardy tries to get out of the position.
Panetovich working for a guillotine from mount but Hardy is in no mood to give up.
Panetovich controlling the position easily from mount.
Panetovich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Panetovich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
A nice elbow there by Panetovich.
Panetovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardy is in a horrible position here. Panetovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Panetovich wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
Panetovich is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Panetovich's attempts to control the action.
Panetovich lands a big shot there that rocks Hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Panetovich looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Panetovich unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panetovich looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Panetovich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Panetovich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Hardy with that takedown attempt.
Panetovich has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Panetovich.
Panetovich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Panetovich slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Hardy is not content to let Panetovich control the position.
Panetovich seems to be working for a kimura but Hardy defends the submission attempt.
Hardy won't allow Panetovich to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panetovich lands strikes from half guard.
Panetovich passes to side control.
Panetovich is working Hardy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hardy is not content to let Panetovich control the position.
Hardy is trying to control Panetovich's posture but Panetovich avoids it.
Panetovich has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Panetovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Panetovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Panetovich controlling from mount.
Panetovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panetovich with good strikes from the mount here!
Panetovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
Panetovich dominating with strikes here.
Panetovich lands a big elbow.
Panetovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
Panetovich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Panetovich's attempts to control the action.
Panetovich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Panetovich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Panetovich controlling from mount.
Panetovich landing shots from mount.
Panetovich looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panetovich landing punches.
Panetovich controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Panetovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Panetovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panetovich shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Panetovich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Panetovich on that attempt.
James Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Panetovich.
Panetovich looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
Panetovich shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy rushes Panetovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Panetovich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Panetovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardy to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kirill Panetovich has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Panetovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Panetovich with that takedown attempt.
Panetovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy rushes Panetovich and presses him up against the cage.
Panetovich tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Panetovich is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Panetovich tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Panetovich has Hardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panetovich tries to avoid it but Hardy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panetovich to the ground. Panetovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Panetovich shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Panetovich circles away.
Hardy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panetovich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a left 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!
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Hardy throws a one two combo.
Panetovich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right hand that Panetovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Panetovich also avoids with ease.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panetovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Kirill Panetovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panetovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardy tries to clinch but Panetovich is having none of it.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panetovich circles away.
Hardy gets caught napping as Panetovich dives in and scores a takedown. Hardy manages to retain guard.
Panetovich throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Panetovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Panetovich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Panetovich wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Panetovich forces his way into half guard.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panetovich is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Panetovich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Kirill Panetovich!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Kirill Panetovich!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Kirill Panetovich!
Kirill Panetovich 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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