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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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276 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos dips to his left and cracks Hardy with an uppercut!
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged dos Santos in a clinch.
Hardy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hardy is working dos Santos over against the cage.
dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardy gets control of dos Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hardy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy pulls dos Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents dos Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy pulls dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing dos Santos from standing up.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
dos Santos being controlled here momentarily.
That's two 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardy jumps into guard, dragging dos Santos to the mat.
Hardy controlling the position.
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. dos Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardy postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
dos Santos keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hardy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Junior dos Santos.
dos Santos lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hardy looks gassed!
dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dos Santos scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos circles away.
dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Junior dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
dos Santos throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
dos Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into rage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
dos Santos misses with a looping right.
dos Santos lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting dos Santos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
dos Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
dos Santos misses with a combination
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardy pulls guard successfully.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
dos Santos wants to stand but Hardy is controlling his posture from full guard.
dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
dos Santos pushing down on Hardy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
dos Santos tries to stand and escape but Hardy is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two 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.
dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
dos Santos trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Junior dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
dos Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
dos Santos thuds his right hand into Hardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos drops Hardy with a left right combo! dos Santos follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hardy is rocked!
dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hardy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hardy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hardy is not content to let dos Santos control the position.
dos Santos advances to full mount.
Hardy tries to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior dos Santos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
dos Santos misses with a combination
and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardy's head.
dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy slips a jab from dos Santos.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - dos Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
dos Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from dos Santos.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardy in his tracks.
dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dos Santos lands a jab.
dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Junior dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from dos Santos lands.
Junior dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
dos Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can dos Santos finish him?
Hardy finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under dos Santos's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Hardy falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior dos Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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