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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tsoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradd Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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240 lbs
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257 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Tsoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradd Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tsoy is defended easily by Hardy.
Tsoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tsoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tsoy throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Tsoy blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Tsoy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsoy feints and as Hardy raises his hands in defense, Tsoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tsoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tsoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Tsoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hardy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hardy wants to stand up but Tsoy is controlling the position.
Hardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tsoy trying to hold on to Hardy's head to control him but Hardy postures up.
Tsoy is breathing heavily.
Tsoy is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control but Tsoy is keeping him busy.
Hardy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tsoy to stand up.
Hardy tries to clinch but Tsoy moves away
and Tsoy counters with a shoot takedown. Hardy fights it but they end up in guard.
Hardy pushes Tsoy off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsoy gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardy looking for a takedown.
Alex Tsoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradd Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tsoy uses from the top position.
Tsoy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hardy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hardy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hardy!
Tsoy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tsoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hardy wants to control but Tsoy is keeping him busy.
Hardy decides to stand back up. Hardy steps back and let's Tsoy get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Tsoy circles away.
Tsoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Tsoy.
Hardy tries to clinch but Tsoy moves away
and Tsoy counters with a two punch combo.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsoy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Tsoy circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradd Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tsoy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tsoy looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsoy is keeping the position for now.
Tsoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Tsoy keeps moving.
Tsoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardy on the ground.
Hardy gets to his feet - Tsoy follows without any prompting.
Tsoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice uppercut there from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in and bounces Tsoy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hardy stands and steps away. Tsoy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tsoy counters with a left to the body.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Tsoy breaks the clinch.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Tsoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradd Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tsoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoy throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tsoy's guard now.
Tsoy is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Hardy works over Tsoy with some ground and pound from guard.
Tsoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsoy landing with the ground and pound.
Hardy is pulling down on Tsoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsoy, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoy wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy is trying to keep Tsoy in close.
Tsoy wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy wants to stand but Tsoy is controlling the position.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bradd Hardy.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy tries to clinch up
and Tsoy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hardy's guard.
Hardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tsoy is sitting in close to Hardy's body. Hardy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tsoy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tsoy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hardy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bradd Hardy!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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