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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harrington (ranked 5468 p4p, 6041 weight class) and Bartek Nowak (ranked 586 p4p, 622 weight class). Nowak comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gedz-Morfina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tony Harrington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartek Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Nowak tries to counter it with a takedown but Harrington pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nowak blocks a jab.
Nowak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Harrington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nowak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nowak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harrington is aware though and is defending well.
Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nowak trying to remain calm as Harrington controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nowak down.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
Nowak wants to control but Harrington postures up.
Nowak is trying to improve his position.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard.
Harrington connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nowak some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington landing strikes.
Harrington is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nowak's shoulder. That is not cool.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nowak to see if he's OK.
Harrington staying calm.
Harrington working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington scores with punches from side control.
Harrington content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harrington looks up at the clock and then as Nowak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harrington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harrington moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington is putting a hurting on Nowak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Harrington stalls from top position.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
Harrington cracks Nowak with a big right hand but Nowak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nowak wants to control but Harrington postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nowak is being controlled here.
Nowak taking a bit of punishment here - Harrington scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nowak gets caught napping as Harrington dives in and scores a takedown. Nowak manages to retain guard.
Harrington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nowak trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
Nowak controlling the position.
Nowak controls Harrington momentarily but Harrington frees himself.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Nowak blocks nicely.
Harrington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nowak trying to control the position.
Harrington controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington scoring with some ground and pound.
Tony Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Harrington looking to pass the guard.
Harrington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harrington postures up.
Harrington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Nowak is looking to regain half guard here but Harrington keeps moving and retains side control.
Harrington content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Harrington's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nowak can't do much from the bottom here.
Nowak is letting Harrington control him for a moment.
Nowak can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nowak struggling a bit here.
Harrington remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nowak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowak is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nowak avoid being mounted?
Harrington drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harrington moves into range and clinches up with Nowak.
Nowak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harrington is defending well.
Harrington wants the takedown. Nowak is fighting it off but Harrington persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nowak's guard against the cage.
Harrington looking to pass the guard.
Harrington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harrington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harrington throws a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrington.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington trying to control the position but Nowak is working away.
Harrington is working Nowak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nowak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington controls the position from side control.
Nowak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harrington taking a breather here.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak seems a little lost for a moment, as Harrington dominates the positioning.
Nowak wants to control but Harrington postures up.
Harrington in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Harrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Tony Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nowak regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrington not doing much here.
Harrington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrington in particular looking to stall.
Harrington prevents Nowak from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bartek Nowak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Harrington.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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