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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between D J Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benn quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Benn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Hardy winds up and cracks Benn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benn is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hardy lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Benn is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Hardy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Hardy with a nice head shot there.
Benn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy stands and throws Benn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy staying calm.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Hardy stalls from top position.
Hardy landing strikes.
Benn is trying to improve his position.
Benn wants to get back to his feet but Hardy drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benn, who protects the arm well.
Benn is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy working the ground and pound.
Benn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here.
Benn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy scores with punches from side control.
Hardy lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Benn's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason 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.
Benn gets caught napping as Hardy dives in and scores a takedown. Benn manages to retain guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Benn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benn's guard.
Hardy is controlling the pace.
Hardy is looking for a kimura but Benn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.
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.
Benn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Benn's head.
Hardy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benn is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardy not doing much here.
Benn is trying to stand back up but Hardy is controlling him
Hardy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hardy is looking for submissions but instead, Benn has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benn is keeping the position for now.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy forces his way into half guard.
Benn tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy working over Benn with some ground and pound. Benn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardy is taking a breather. Benn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benn tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hardy unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Benn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Benn is just riding it out for now. Hardy eventually gives up the hold.
Hardy content to control rather than advance.
Hardy is working for a kimura but Benn is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn is refusing to be controlled, as Hardy sits in half guard.
Hardy is nestled in close to Benn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hardy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benn is looking to improve his position.
Benn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardy won't allow Benn to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benn's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy works his way into full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy controlling from the full mount.
Hardy landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jason Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy lands with some strikes.
Benn is rocked!
Hardy cracks Benn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Benn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with a couple of short strikes.
Benn tries to buck Hardy off but he can't manage it.
Hardy content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Benn looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hardy!
Jason Hardy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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