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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page comes to the cage accompanied by Stoopid by Snot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Page shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy cracks Page with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Page sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Page is rocked!
Page closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimmy Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Page working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Page could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Page throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Hardy manages to get back to half guard.
Hardy won't allow Page to pass to mount.
It looks like Page is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardy jabs at Page's body.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Page tightens his grip and picks Hardy up, before dumping him to the ground. Hardy manages to land in guard.
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Page passes into half guard.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
Page wants to pass to mount but Hardy is defending the position.
Page trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.
Page is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Page is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page passes to full mount!
Page is working for a guillotine from mount but Hardy frees his head quite easily.
Page mounts Hardy! Really nice guard pass there!
Page throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hardy because Page loaded up on that one.
Page trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy manages to get to full guard.
Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pushes Page off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hardy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Page tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Page has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Page shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Page gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Page wants to free his trapped foot but Hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Page wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Page trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Page has gone for a leg lock! Hardy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Page's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Hardy thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Page shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Page prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Hardy.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Page drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
A lazy left from Hardy finds it's target.
Page tries to clinch
and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Hardy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Page turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.
Page tries to score with some ground and pound. Hardy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hardy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Page's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page prevents Hardy from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Page works his way into side control.
Hardy trying his best to control but Page has mounted him.
Hardy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Page looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Page has control of Hardy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hardy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Page gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Page shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Page looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Page connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Hardy looking to stall.
Page gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy pushes Page off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hardy forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
Page has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hardy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Page tries to get the hooks in deep but Hardy pushed the leg off.
Hardy breaks Page's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hardy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Page is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hardy, into his guard.
Page postures up.
Jimmy Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Page isn't so interested in that idea.
Page gets to his feet - Hardy follows without any prompting.
Page misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Page shoots and misses
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Page won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy moves into range and clinches up with Page.
Page looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Page prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Page has Hardy pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Page dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Page is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Hardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Page tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Page feints and as Hardy raises his hands in defense, Page changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Page is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Page trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Page slips nicely into half guard.
Page wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page wants to clinch
and Hardy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Page feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hardy pulls Page in to control the position.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Hardy pulls Page in close to prevent any damage.
Page scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page advances to half guard.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Page moves into full mount! Hardy won't be happy about that!
Page stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Page misses with a takedown
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page gets a takedown into half guard.
Page scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Page is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hardy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Page is controlling him
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as Page sits in half guard.
Hardy controlling the position well.
Page 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 to get back to is feet but Page passes into side control.
Page tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Page creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hardy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardy.
Jimmy Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Page shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Page shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Page, pushing him back against the cage.
Page tightens his grip and picks Hardy up, before dumping him to the ground. Hardy manages to land in guard.
Page gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Page fails with the takedown
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Page in the body.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Page takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Page showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Page has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Page!
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energy
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