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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeb Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeb Russell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell misses with a double jab.
Russell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russell is looking to land body kicks.
Hardon keeps Russell at a distance using the push kick.
Hardon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardon throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell takes one on the button.
Russell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardon.
Hardon feints a jab promting Russell to slip. Hardon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Russell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Russell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardon.
Russell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardon can pounce on him.
Russell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardon catches Russell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russell checks a low kick from Hardon.
Hardon avoids the head kick by Russell.
Hardon tries to score with a low kick but Russell moves his leg out of the way.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardon moves away.
Hardon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russell doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardon checks a leg kick.
Hardon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Russell clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardon.
Hardon avoiding damage.
Hardon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Russell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon moves out of range of the body kick from Russell.
Russell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardon backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
Hardon is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardon.
Russell throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hardon to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russell blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Hardon's head.
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Hardon misses with a knee to the head.
Hardon scores with a knee to the head.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Russell wants to stall.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Russell tries to land a knee to the head but Hardon blocks with his arms.
Hardon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russells head.
Hardon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
Russell looks gassed!
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Hardon trying to land knees to the body.
Hardon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hardon lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Hardon.
Hardon landing knees to the body.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardon crunches a lovely knee into Russell's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardon.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Russell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon scores a nice knee to the body.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardon.
Hardon lands a body shot.
Hardon lands a nice elbow.
Hardon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Russell up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Hardon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Russell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardon scores with a jab. Russell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Russell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardon can pounce on him.
Hardon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardon tests Russell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Russell swinging wildly here.
Hardon lands a nice looking body shot.
Russell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Russell throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
Hardon jabs Russell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardon lands a right hook to the body.
Jeb Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russell is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardon closes the distance and clinches.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Russell with a knee to the head.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Hardon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Russell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardon lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russell can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardon.
Little Hardon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardon lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Hardon lands a nice elbow.
Hardon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardon scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hardon to work.
Russell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardon landing knees to the head.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russell blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardon keeps control of Russell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Russell looking to throw knees to the head but Hardon is blocking nicely.
Hardon with a knee to the head.
Hardon lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Hardon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardon scores with a knee to the head.
Russell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardon has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardon throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardon won't want to take too many of those.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardon misses with a knee strike.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Hardon scores with a knee to the head.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Russell.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russell with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Russell jumps guard but Hardon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Hardon.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russell misses with a knee to the head.
Russell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Hardon.
Hardon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardon obliges.
Hardon is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell working hard to break the clinch.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russell can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Hardon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Russell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Russell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell walks into a straight right hand from Hardon.
Hardon takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hardon.
Hardon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russell blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Hardon.
Hardon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardon avoids it.
Russell landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Hardon landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Russell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Russell landing knees to the body.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Hardon avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Russell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardon.
Hardon avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Hardon stalling against the cage.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Hardon connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell fails to pull guard.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Russell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russell closes the distance and pushes Hardon back into the cage.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Russell blocks it.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Russell breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Russell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon scores with a knee to the head.
Russell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardon uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Russell is adopting a defensive guard.
Hardon wants to get up but he can't break Russell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Russell wants to sweep but no luck.
Russell trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeb Russell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Russell.
Russell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russell looks to land a body kick but Hardon moved away.
Russell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardon counters with a nice body kick.
Hardon has Russell up against the cage in a clinch.
Russell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeb Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon slows down the pace here.
Hardon with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Little Hardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardon stalling in the clinch but Russell improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Little Hardon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardon, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Hardon!
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