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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ja Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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132 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ja Cool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Harden!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harden gets a clinch.
Harden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harden throws a sloppy head kick and Cool moves out of range easily.
Cool misses with the body kick
and Harden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cool is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cool tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cool has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harden.
Cool looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cool manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cool tries for a takedown but Harden circles away easily
and Harden counters with a head kick.
Harden swinging wildly here.
Cool will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Cool or perhaps it was just good defense by Harden which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ja Cool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harden looks to land a combination but Cool avoids it well.
Harden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cool.
Cool with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cool tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cool has Harden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cool wants to stall.
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cool fails to land the takedown.
Cool is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cool tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harden drives through and clinches with Cool against the cage.
Cool is looking to break free of the clinch but Harden has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Harden.
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but Cool blocks with his arms.
Cool breaks the clinch.
Harden has closed the distance and engaged Cool in a clinch.
Cool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Harden.
Horrible takedown by Cool or perhaps it was just good defense by Harden which made him look bad.
Cool swats away the attempt to clinch by Harden.
Harden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cool moves in looking to clinch but Harden pushes him off.
Harden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cool blocks a head kick by Harden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool misses with a takedown
enabling Harden to counter with a crisp jab.
Cool swats away the attempt to clinch by Harden.
Harden clinches with his opponent.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Cool is trying to break the clinch but Harden is controlling him.
Cool tries to pull guard but Harden holds him up against the cage and eventually Cool drops back down to his feet.
Harden gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cool has one foot on Harden's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Harden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cool tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Harden.
Cool throws a sloppy head kick and Harden moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Harden. No joy for Cool on that attempt.
Ja Cool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harden throws a series of punches but Cool avoids them all with ease.
Harden slips a jab and a cross from Cool.
Cool throws a series of punches but Harden avoids them all with ease.
Harden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cool paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harden pushes Cool up against the cage in a clinch.
Cool really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cool misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cool fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Cool fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harden tries a head kick but it misses.
Cool shoots for a double leg takedown but Harden sprawls well. He's pushed Cool's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ja Cool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harden has Cool up against the cage in a clinch.
Harden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cool up against the cage.
Harden breaks from the clinch.
Jack Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cool ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden wants to clinch up but Cool keeps it at a distance.
Cool fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ja Cool is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cool falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harden counters with an inside leg kick.
Cool darts in trying to clinch
and Harden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harden.
Harden throws an elbow that misses.
Harden misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cool has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool tries to throw a body punch but Harden avoids it by throwing Cool back against the cage.
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Harden.
Harden clinches up with Cool and pushes him back against the cage.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cool has his takedown stuffed
and Harden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cool shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harden counters with a big head kick but Cool shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harden tries a knee to the head but Cool blocks it.
Harden is trying to break free.
Harden leaning against his opponent.
Harden throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Cool's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cool walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harden rushes Cool and presses him up against the cage.
Cool is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Harden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cool fails with a takedown attempt.
Cool has his takedown stuffed
and Harden counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cool.
Harden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cool.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ja Cool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cool counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Harden.
A head kick from Harden lands but Cool takes it in his stride.
Cool tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harden tries to bum rush Cool with a series of wild strikes but Cool uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cool is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harden avoids the head kick by Cool.
Harden wants to clinch.
Harden has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harden misses with a body punch.
Harden breaks from the clinch.
Harden instigates a clinch.
Cool blocks a body shot from Harden.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harden as Cool tries to tie him up.
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harden throws an elbow but misses.
Cool keeps control of Harden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden breaks the clinch.
Harden moves in looking to clinch but Cool pushes him off.
Harden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cool shoots for a takedown but Harden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cool with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harden moves into the clinch.
Cool's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harden misses with a head kick.
Harden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Cool or perhaps it was just good defense by Harden which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cool.
Cool swats away the attempt to clinch by Harden.
Cool ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harden moves away.
Cool with a poor takedown
and Harden moves into the clinch.
Harden has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cool clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cool is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Harden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harden 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jack Harden!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jack Harden!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Jack Harden!
Jack Harden wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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