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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippov Denis Filippov Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Filippov Denis Filippov Denis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filippov Denis misses with a head kick.
Hardy tries to bum rush Filippov Denis with a series of wild strikes but Filippov Denis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hardy tries to score with some ground and pound. Filippov Denis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Filippov Denis tries to improve position but can't.
Filippov Denis is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
Filippov Denis manages to get back to half guard.
Hardy working over Filippov Denis with some ground and pound. Filippov Denis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Filippov Denis wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Filippov Denis is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardy.
Filippov Denis wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Filippov Denis's head.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy not doing much here.
Hardy working over Filippov Denis with some ground and pound. Filippov Denis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardy prevents Filippov Denis from improving his position.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hardy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Filippov Denis tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filippov Denis is looking to control Hardy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Filippov Denis avoid being mounted?
Filippov Denis is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardy.
Filippov Denis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy is thwarting Filippov Denis's attempts to control the position.
Hardy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filippov Denis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Filippov Denis won't allow it.
Hardy controlling the pace.
Hardy lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardy lands a nice short elbow.
Hardy is thwarting Filippov Denis's attempts to control the position.
Filippov Denis has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Filippov Denis's head.
Hardy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hardy winds up and cracks Filippov Denis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Hardy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardy in particular looking to stall.
Hardy is thwarting Filippov Denis's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filippov Denis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Filippov Denis throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Filippov Denis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Filippov Denis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
Hardy looking to secure an arm triangle but Filippov Denis defends it well.
Filippov Denis is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hardy landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hardy has hold of Filippov Denis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Filippov Denis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardy lands a big elbow.
Hardy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Filippov Denis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jason Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardy breaks from Filippov Denis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filippov Denis wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to finish Filippov Denis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Filippov Denis!
Hardy looking for a guillotine from mount but Filippov Denis is having none of it.
Filippov Denis taking shots to the head.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filippov Denis can do to turn this around?
Hardy prevents Filippov Denis from getting the reversal.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardy working the ground and pound effectively.
Hardy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Filippov Denis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
Filippov Denis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Filippov Denis!
Filippov Denis tries to reverse the position but Hardy maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hardy controlling from the full mount.
Filippov Denis wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Filippov Denis is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hardy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hardy slows the pace down.
Filippov Denis is looking for a sweep.
Hardy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Filippov Denis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Filippov Denis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy taking a breather here.
Filippov Denis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Filippov Denis down.
Hardy scoring with punches from side control.
Hardy landing strikes.
Hardy lands a nice forearm strike.
Hardy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hardy is putting a hurting on Filippov Denis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hardy wants to control but Filippov Denis is keeping him busy.
Filippov Denis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Filippov Denis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Filippov Denis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here as Hardy stalls from top position.
Filippov Denis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Hardy.
Filippov Denis lands with a slapping head kick.
Jason Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Filippov Denis's guard.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Hardy.
Filippov Denis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filippov Denis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filippov Denis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Filippov Denis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Filippov Denis or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Hardy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hardy works over Filippov Denis with some ground and pound from guard.
Filippov Denis Filippov Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hardy!
After the fight, Jason Hardy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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