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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Tymoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tymoshenko comes to the cage accompanied by Hearts On Fire. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Tymoshenko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymoshenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tymoshenko .
Hardon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardon lands a nice shot that snaps Tymoshenko 's head back.
Hardon throws a chopping leg kick but Tymoshenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tymoshenko tries to bum rush Hardon with a series of wild strikes but Hardon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardon, right into the meat.
A low kick from Tymoshenko misses
and Hardon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Hardon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardon.
Good exchange - Hardon coming out on top.
Tymoshenko lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut. Hardon saw that one coming.
Hardon tries a quick counter leg kick but Tymoshenko is wise to it.
Hardon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tymoshenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardon connects with a body shot.
Hardon moves away from the strike by Tymoshenko .
It seemed like Hardon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tymoshenko has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardon lands a nice shot that snaps Tymoshenko 's head back.
Tymoshenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tymoshenko lands a nice shot that snaps Hardon's head back.
Hardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tymoshenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hardon ducks under a wild hook from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tymoshenko avoids the head kick by Hardon.
Hardon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tymoshenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Tymoshenko .
Hardon lands a jab to the nose.
Tymoshenko throws the left hand but Hardon avoids the punch easily.
Tymoshenko throws out a loose jab but Hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tymoshenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tymoshenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardon!
Tymoshenko misses with a left hand
and Hardon counters with a low kick, right behind Tymoshenko 's knee.
Tymoshenko looks to land a right hand but Hardon moved out of range.
Hardon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tymoshenko connects with a single shot there.
Hardon moves out of range of the leg kick from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko misses with a hook
and Hardon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardon misses the body punch
and Tymoshenko counters with a straight right hand.
Hardon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Tymoshenko does no damage.
Hardon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardon slips under a jab.
Hardon misses with a low kick.
Hardon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Tymoshenko blocks a head kick by Hardon.
Hardon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tymoshenko .
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardon.
Tymoshenko throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
Tymoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Hardon's shoulder, as Hardon tries to avoid the shot.
Tymoshenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardon.
Tymoshenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardon is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tymoshenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardon connects with a nice looking jab.
Tymoshenko throws out a loose jab but Hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardon digs a good body shot into Tymoshenko 's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Hardon.
Hardon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hardon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut
and Hardon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tymoshenko is able to avoid easily.
Tymoshenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardon is just out of range.
Hardon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tymoshenko throws a lazy right hand but Hardon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardon.
Tymoshenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardon moves away.
Tymoshenko fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Tymoshenko is predictable there
and Hardon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tymoshenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardon lands with a hook. Tymoshenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardon throws a head kick that Tymoshenko semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut. Hardon saw that one coming.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut. Hardon saw that one coming.
Hardon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardon connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Hardon 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.
Hardon moves out of range as Tymoshenko strikes.
Tymoshenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko lands with a cross.
Hardon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tymoshenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little Hardon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardon.
Hardon scores with a sloppy right hand. Tymoshenko should have avoided that one.
Tymoshenko throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
Tymoshenko throws a big shot that misses.
Tymoshenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tymoshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Hardon throws out a leg kick but Tymoshenko moves out of range and Hardon only half commits.
Hardon digs a good body shot into Tymoshenko 's ribs.
Tymoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Hardon's shoulder, as Hardon tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardon. That's going to slow Tymoshenko down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardon takes one on the button.
Tymoshenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tymoshenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardon darts in trying to clinch
and Tymoshenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tymoshenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Hardon.
Tymoshenko is looking to counter punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tymoshenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hardon lands with a straight right. Tymoshenko didn't see that one coming.
Hardon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardon moves out of range as Tymoshenko strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardon.
Hardon lands with a nice body kick.
Hardon clinches up against the cage.
Tymoshenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hardon trying to land knees to the body.
Hardon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tymoshenko gets control of Hardon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tymoshenko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tymoshenko is trying to hold Hardon in close to prevent damage but Hardon has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tymoshenko .
Hardon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tymoshenko to get to his feet.
Hardon throws a shot from downtown. Tymoshenko moves away and avoids it.
Tymoshenko throws a shot from downtown. Hardon moves away and avoids it.
Hardon scores with a body shot.
Tymoshenko tries a low kick but Hardon avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tymoshenko . That's going to slow Hardon down.
Hardon scores with a nice right hand.
Tymoshenko throws a hook but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tymoshenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tymoshenko takes a swing at Hardon's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Tymoshenko misses
and Hardon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tymoshenko misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardon connects with a single shot there.
Hardon lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hardon.
Hardon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tymoshenko throws a right hand that misses
and Hardon counters with a nice uppercut.
Tymoshenko throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
Hardon scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tymoshenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardon counters with a straight right hand.
Tymoshenko works over Hardon's head and body with a nice combination.
Tymoshenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Tymoshenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tymoshenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hardon there.
Tymoshenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tymoshenko momentarily.
Hardon throws a head kick that misses.
Hardon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardon connects with a nice looking jab.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook. Hardon ducked under it nicely.
Hardon throws a leg kick which misses Tymoshenko 's front leg but catches the back leg as Tymoshenko tries to avoid it.
Tymoshenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko blocks the body kick.
Hardon cracks Tymoshenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tymoshenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardon.
A nice side step and Hardon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tymoshenko swings widly with a right hand
and Hardon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tymoshenko misses with a body kick.
Hardon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Hardon 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!
Tymoshenko throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
Tymoshenko misses with a left hand
enabling Hardon to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tymoshenko .
Hardon throws a series of punches but Tymoshenko avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Hardon finds it's target.
Tymoshenko misses with a straight left.
Tymoshenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardon's hands.
A swing and a miss from Tymoshenko .
Hardon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hardon scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardon lands with a right hand.
Tymoshenko lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Hardon.
Hardon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tymoshenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardon moves away.
Hardon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Tymoshenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tymoshenko scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Hardon.
Hardon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tymoshenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardon lands a slapping body shot.
Hardon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko misses with a looping right.
Tymoshenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardon counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardon gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tymoshenko is trying to pull guard but Hardon has him pressed against the cage.
Tymoshenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardon scores with a shoulder strike.
Tymoshenko is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Tymoshenko . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Tymoshenko blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tymoshenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tymoshenko is trying to pull guard but Hardon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardon has a couple of punches blocked by Tymoshenko .
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Hardon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tymoshenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardon lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Hardon.
A body shot lands from Hardon.
A short uppercut from Hardon.
Tymoshenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tymoshenko backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon lands with a short shot to the head.
Tymoshenko is trying to pull guard but Hardon has him pressed against the cage.
Hardon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tymoshenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Tymoshenko manages to pull guard.
Tymoshenko has a closed guard, preventing Hardon from standing up.
Tymoshenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tymoshenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hardon is looking to stand up but Tymoshenko won't let him.
Vasily Tymoshenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardon's guard.
Tymoshenko stops Hardon from standing up.
Hardon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tymoshenko dives into side control.
Tymoshenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardon keeps working.
Hardon wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Hardon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Hardon!
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hype
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