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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Hardy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaoklai Rock!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to clinch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaoklai Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock clinches with his opponent.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rock working a defensive guard here.
Hardy wants to get up but he can't break Rock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy postures up.
Rock keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Rock's legs - danger averted.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
Rock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jake Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoklai Rock.
Rock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rock slows down the pace here.
Rock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rock.
Rock decides to pull guard.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardy postures up and lands a big shot to Rock's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but instead Rock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rock is controlling him.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Rock wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Rock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Rock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rock shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Rock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Rock. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jake Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoklai Rock.
Rock is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rock throws a combination that misses
so Hardy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hardyis looking to pass into half guard but Rock pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rock is in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy is working an open guard so Rock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rock has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rock throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Rock controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy 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.
Rock trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Rock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Rock fights it but they end up in guard.
Rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rock is looking for a triangle here but Hardy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rock is letting Hardy control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control but Rock is keeping him busy.
Rock stops Hardy from passing to mount.
Hardy staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock prevents Hardy from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Rock tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Rock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jake Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoklai Rock.
Rock is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Rock keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hardy jumps guard but Rock stands there with Hardy around his waist. Hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hardy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rock moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rock jumps guard and drags Hardy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardy is aware though and is defending well.
Hardy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hardy is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
Hardy is stalling in the full guard.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Rock had control of the position.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rock is proving hard to escape from.
Rock is trying to control the position but Hardy postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rock.
Rock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rock pushes Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock fails with the takedown.
Rock shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Rock counters by clinching up.
Rock struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy decides to pull guard.
Hardy 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.
Rock gets to his feet - Hardy follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoklai Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rock 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Rock!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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