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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JT Hawk (ranked 3583 p4p, 3753 weight class) and Jeff Lardy (ranked 457 p4p, 472 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeff Lardy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JT Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Lardy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Hawk. Those never looked like landing.
Hawk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hawk somewhat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Lardy misses.
Hawk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk fails with the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Hawk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A combination from Lardy does no damage.
Lardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lardy checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lardy lands a jab to Hawk's midsection.
Hawk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lardy defends well and Hawk ends up having to push Lardy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Lardy slips the punch.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hawk tries to move into range but Lardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lardy lands a two punch combo.
Lardy lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lardy swinging wildly here.
Lardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lardy looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
Lardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lardy did well to prevent Hawk getting side control.
Lardy kicks off Hawk and gets to his feet.
Lardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Lardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Hawk misses.
Lardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawk.
Hawk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lardy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawk back to the cage. Lardy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hawk slips a straight right by Lardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawk. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Lardy misses with the combination.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
We've been informed that Lardy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lardy throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
Hawk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lardy circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Hawk does no damage.
Hawk dodges the punch combination from Lardy.
Lardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Hawk backs off Lardy throws a huge counter combo but Hawk manages to avoid it all.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Lardy moves out of range easily.
Lardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk misses the jab.
No joy there for Lardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lardy misses with a wild combination.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Hawk does no damage.
Lardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lardy. Those never looked like landing.
Hawk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lardy throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Lardy misses.
Hawk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lardy sprawls and moves away.
Lardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lardy jabs Hawk right on the nose. Hawk blinks but takes it well.
Lardy drives through and clinches with Hawk against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lardy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jeff Lardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawk's head backwards.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lardy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hawk walks into a stiff left hand from Lardy.
Hawk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lardy on his heels. He'll look to pass Lardy's guard now, I'm sure.
Lardy pushes Hawk off and scrambles back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.
Lardy looks to land a combination. Hawk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lardy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lardy misses with a combination
and Hawk counters with a two punch combo.
Lardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lardy scores with a jab. Hawk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hawk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawk wants to clinch.
Hawk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
JT Hawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawk tries to clinch there but Lardy circles away.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Lardy avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Lardy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lardy!
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lardy lands a two punch combo.
Hawk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lardy backs up against the cage.
Lardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lardy looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hawk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lardy.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Lardy is out of range.
Lardy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lardy.
Lardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Lardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawk backs up against the cage.
Hawk throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lardy avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawk has Lardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Lardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lardy.
Lardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lardy misses with a double jab.
Hawk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lardy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawk eats them both and turns towards Lardy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawk avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lardy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lardy moves into range and clinches up with Hawk.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Lardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lardy with a nice cross.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lardy misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lardy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lardy closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the cage.
Hawk has Lardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawks head.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Lardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lardy moves into the clinch.
Lardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lardy cracks Hawk with a good jab.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Lardy keeps it at a distance.
Lardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawk slips a jab and a cross from Lardy.
Hawk misses with a double jab.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lardy scores with a one two! Hawk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lardy throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Lardy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Lardy both land. Nice combination.
Hawk slips a jab and a cross from Lardy.
Lardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawk darts in and clinches Lardy up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hawk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lardy's brow.
A short left from Lardy.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk takes the fight into the clinch.
Lardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Lardy misses with a straight left.
Lardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lardy stalks Hawk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawk's face. Hawk staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Lardy moves out of range easily.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lardy defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lardy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Lardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lardy throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lardy throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Lardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
Lardy looks to land a combination. Hawk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
JT Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lardy backs up against the cage.
Lardy lands a jab-cross combination.
Lardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk with a nice cross.
Lardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawk shoots in for a double leg but Lardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeff Lardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lardy lands a jab to the nose.
Lardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk misses with a takedown attempt - Lardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lardy looks to land a combination. Hawk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Lardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lardy 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Lardy!
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