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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamarcus Hard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Hard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wells.
Wells shoots in but Hard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wells tries for a takedown but Hard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Wells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wells closes the distance and clinches up with Hard, looking for a takedown. Wells pushes Hard against the cage but Hard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hard throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
No luck for Wells with that takedown attempt.
Wells closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wells sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hard defending well though.
Hard is defending against the submission attempts here by Wells.
Hard throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hard pushes Wells off looking to stand but Wells dives back in and keeps control.
Hard tries to roll over but Wells keeps him under control.
Hard is trying to stand.
Hard wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wells closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hard circles away.
Hard stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Hard. No joy for Wells on that attempt.
Wells is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hard.
Hard is looking to chop away at Wells's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard misses with a head kick.
Hard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wells decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells wants to free his trapped foot but Hard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hard wants to get back to his feet.
Hard is trying to control but can't.
Wells prevents Hard from standing back up.
Hard is looking for a sweep. Wells is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wells is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hard defends it well.
Hard trying to control but Wells postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wells fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wells shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An inside leg kick from Hard misses.
Wells looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hard is fending him off so far but Wells persists. Nope, Hard circles away and we're back to standing.
Wells shoots in but Hard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wells shoots in but Hard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wells shoots in and drives through. Hard sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wells shoots in but Hard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wells looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but Hard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wells wants to control from the top but Hard keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wells stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wells. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wells passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamarcus Hard will probably get the nod.
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.
Hard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wells shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wells fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hard scores with a head kick.
It looks like Andre Wells has been cut.
Wells fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Wells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wells has a takedown stuffed.
Wells shoots in looking for a takedown. Hard tries to sprawl out of it but Wells keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells is refusing to be controlled, as Hard sits in half guard.
Wells trying to get back to full guard but Hard takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hard controlling the position easily from mount.
Wells is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hard controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hard wants to control the pace but Wells is squirming around nicely.
Hard landing strikes from the mount and Wells is in trouble!
Wells tries to reverse the position but Hard maintains control.
Hard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wells is looking to improve his position but Hard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hard trying to control but Wells is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jamarcus Hard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wells slips a jab from Hard.
Wells drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wells trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hard wants to sweep here but Wells controlling him for the moment.
Wells tries to free his leg and advance position but Hard is retaining full guard.
Wells drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard is working Wells over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hard decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wells.
Hard throws a right and a left that Wells avoids nicely.
Wells with a poor takedown
and Hard counters with a nice leg kick.
Hard throws a sloppy head kick and Wells moves out of range easily.
Wells tries for a takedown but Hard circles away easily
and Hard counters with an outside leg kick.
Wells tries for a takedown but Hard circles away easily
and Hard counters with a shoot takedown. Wells fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Hard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Wells's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wells checks a low kick from Hard.
Hard throws a right and a left that Wells avoids nicely.
Hard tries to work over Wells's front leg with a kick but Wells checks it.
Wells misses with a takedown attempt
and Hard counters with an inside leg kick.
Wells misses with a takedown
so Hard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wells has his foot on Hard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hard works his way back into a safe position though.
Hard trying to control but Wells is working from the bottom.
Wells tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hard is looking to stand up but Wells won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wells is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wells looking for a guillotine here but Hard defends easily.
Hard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hard trying to control but Wells is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hard escapes and throws Wells's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wells tries to bench press Hard off him but Hard keeps the position.
Jamarcus Hard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hard controlling from side mount.
Wells is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wells works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wells has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hard doesn't defend quickly enough and Wells has managed to lock this one up! Can Hard escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wells on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre Wells!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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