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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdellah Fekar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Hardy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdellah Fekar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Fekar.
Fekar wants to clinch.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Abdellah Fekar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fekar tries to clinch up.
Fekar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fekar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hardy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hardy tries to bum rush Fekar with a series of wild strikes but Fekar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fekar closes the distance and pushes Hardy back into the ropes.
Hardy just leaning against Fekar, taking a breather.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Fekar manages to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fekar moves away.
Fekar misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Fekar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fekar prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Fekar letting Hardy take a breather here.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Fekar sprawls well.
Fekar stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdellah Fekar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Hardy.
Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fekar is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fekar is trying to break free.
Hardy keeps control of Fekar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fekar is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy looking for a takedown.
Hardy keeps control of Fekar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy is looking to control Fekar's arms but Fekar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the ropes.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fekar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy fails to pull 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!
Hardy jumps guard but Fekar stands there with Hardy around his waist. Hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fekar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fekar misses the shot to the body.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Fekar keeps the fight on the outside.
Fekar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fekar is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fekar tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Fekar gets caught flat footed, as Hardy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fekar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fekar has his feet on Hardy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy is trying to get an arm triangle but Fekar is defending well.
Hardy trying to control the action but Fekar is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to stand but Fekar is controlling his arm.
Hardy throws an elbow but Fekar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fekar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Hardy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hardy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Fekar pushes Hardy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hardy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fekar to his feet.
Fekar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fekar swinging wildly here.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Fekar sprawls well.
Fekar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy pulls guard successfully.
Fekar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Hardy throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fekar's guard.
Fekar wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fekar keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Fekar wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Fekar keeps moving.
Fekar wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fekar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeff Hardy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fekar throws out the jab.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Fekar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fekar throws a low kick, looking for Hardy's leg but Hardy calmly moves out of range.
Fekar keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hardy trying to control the action but Fekar is working from the bottom.
Hardy grinds an elbow into Fekar's temple.
Hardy lands a few punches from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fekar tries to escape but Hardy is in control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fekar is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Fekar wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy trying to control the action but Fekar is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fekar pushes Hardy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hardy trying to control the action but Fekar is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hardy prevents Fekar from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fekar prevents Hardy from moving into mount.
Hardy wants to control but Fekar is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fekar stuffs the takedown.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fekar tries a head kick but it misses.
Fekar wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy effectively controlling the action here.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Fekar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fekar tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fekar tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekar dodges the ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fekar's legs.
Hardy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fekar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee asks Hardy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hardy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hardy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fekar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardy working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the action but Fekar is working from the bottom.
Fekar pushes Hardy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Fekar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fekar wants to get back to his feet but Hardy drags him back down.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Fekar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries for a kimura but Fekar is defending well.
Hardy is trying to get an arm triangle but Fekar is defending well.
Fekar is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy tries to advance to mount but Fekar denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fekar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fekar is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Fekar tries to escape but Hardy is in control.
Hardy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fekar is avoiding damage well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fekar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fekar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hardy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fekar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fekar tries to get out of the position.
Hardy scores with punches from side control.
Fekar is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy landing a few strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fekar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Fekar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hardy stands up.
Hardy lands a head kick!
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fekar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdellah Fekar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fekar throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fekar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fekar is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Fekar blocks nicely.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fekar is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fekar is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fekar wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Jeff Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Fekar keeps moving.
Hardy passes Fekar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It looks like Hardy is going to stand back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fekar is refusing to be controlled, as Hardy sits in half guard.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fekar wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fekar tries to kick Hardy off in order to stand up. Hardy Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Abdellah Fekar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fekar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Jeff Hardy!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jeff Hardy!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jeff Hardy!
Jeff Hardy wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jeff Hardy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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RATING
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