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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jeff Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Hardy defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rocky Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardy.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hardy is in Jones's guard.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Hardy wants to stand up but Jones is controlling the position.
Hardy seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Hardy wants to stand up but Jones is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hardy thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hardy dominated that round.
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.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Hardy prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Hardy pulls guard.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardy tries to get out of the position.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones stays in close to Hardy's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hardy wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hardy punching from the bottom.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones passes Hardy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Hardy drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a hook.
A jab from Jones misses.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
Hardy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Rocky Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardy off to one side.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jeff Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a one two combo.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Hardy has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeff Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Hardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Rocky Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy slips under a jab from Jones.
Hardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardy off to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeff Hardy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hardy tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rocky Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
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 Jeff Hardy.
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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Hardy!
A relieved looking Jeff Hardy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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