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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steven gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, steven gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurian Harmsong!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsong swats away the attempt to clinch by gerrard.
gerrard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harmsong but Harmsong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
gerrard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harmsong's waist but Harmsong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing gerrard off to one side.
gerrard throws a half hearted mid kick.
gerrard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harmsong is fending him off so far but gerrard persists. Nope, Harmsong circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steven gerrard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gerrard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Harmsong both land. Nice combination.
Harmsong fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Harmsong.
A nice combination there by Harmsong.
Harmsong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
gerrard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harmsong avoids a kick to the body.
Harmsong connects with a single shot there.
gerrard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harmsong has one foot on gerrard's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
gerrard tries to clinch but Harmsong moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harmsong clinches with his opponent.
gerrard breaks the clinch.
Harmsong tries to clinch there but gerrard circles away.
Harmsong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
gerrard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
steven gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gerrard darts in trying to clinch
and Harmsong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harmsong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
gerrard misses with a takedown attempt
and Harmsong counters with a stiff right hand.
Harmsong blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerrard misses with a double jab
and gerrard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
gerrard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
gerrard tries to score with a low kick but Harmsong moves his leg out of the way.
Yurian Harmsong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
gerrard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harmsong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
gerrard throws a sloppy head kick
and Harmsong counters with a left and a right that stings gerrard.
gerrard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harmsong counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
gerrard shoots and misses
enabling Harmsong to counter with a crisp jab.
gerrard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harmsong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
gerrard thows a leg kick but Harmsong checks it
and Harmsong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
gerrard tries to land a body kick
and Harmsong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
gerrard darts in trying to clinch
and Harmsong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gerrard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harmsong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yurian Harmsong 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.
Harmsong tests gerrard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
gerrard misses with a takedown
letting Harmsong counter with a right hand.
gerrard needs to keep his hands up - Harmsong had a free shot at his head there.
Harmsong cracks gerrard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
gerrard wants to clinch
and Harmsong counters with a two punch combo.
steven gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gerrard tries to clinch up
and Harmsong counters with a three punch combo that has gerrard backing up. gerrard nods at Harmsong to acknowledge the strikes.
gerrard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harmsong counters with a left and a right that stings gerrard.
gerrard fails with the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
gerrard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harmsong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steven gerrard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gerrard with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Harmsong counter with a right hand.
gerrard with a poor takedown
and Harmsong counters with a straight right hand.
gerrard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harmsong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Harmsong.
gerrard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harmsong is out of range and gerrard settles back down.
gerrard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harmsong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
gerrard avoids a punch combination nicely.
gerrard tries to clinch
letting Harmsong counter with a right hand.
A jab from Harmsong does it's job there.
Yurian Harmsong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong lands a slapping body shot.
gerrard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
gerrard has his takedown stuffed
and Harmsong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harmsong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
gerrard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harmsong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harmsong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gerrard circles away quickly and effectively.
Harmsong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows gerrard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harmsong wants to sweep here but gerrard controlling him for the moment.
gerrard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerrard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harmsong is trying to buck gerrard off.
Harmsong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harmsong wants to improve his position but gerrard is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmsong wants to get back to his feet.
gerrard wants to take a breather but Harmsong is having none of it.
Harmsong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. gerrard is working away from the top position though.
Harmsong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A lazy left from Harmsong finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
gerrard with a poor takedown
and Harmsong counters with a straight right hand.
Harmsong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
gerrard dodges the punch combination from Harmsong.
Harmsong throws a left and a right that both miss
and gerrard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harmsong won't be happy with that.
Harmsong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but gerrard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harmsong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gerrard working away.
gerrard throws a strike aimed at the side of Harmsong's head but Harmsong avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gerrard prevents Harmsong from escaping the position.
gerrard controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yurian Harmsong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Harmsong throws a combination. gerrard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
gerrard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harmsong counters with a stiff right hand.
Harmsong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
gerrard lands a jab-cross combination.
Harmsong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harmsong 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.
Harmsong scores with a crisp jab that stopped gerrard in his tracks.
gerrard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harmsong.
gerrard with a poor takedown
and Harmsong counters with a nice uppercut.
gerrard fails with the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a series of strikes. gerrard will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steven gerrard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gerrard shoots and misses
and Harmsong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harmsong throws a combination. gerrard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harmsong moves into range and clinches up with gerrard.
Harmsong wants to break free but gerrard has control.
Harmsong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harmsong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harmsong is trying to break the clinch but gerrard is controlling him.
Harmsong prevents gerrard from breaking the clinch.
Harmsong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
gerrard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harmsong counters with a left to the body.
Harmsong is working the combinations to good effect here.
gerrard doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Harmsong to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gerrard tries a head kick but it misses.
Harmsong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as gerrard backs up against the cage.
Harmsong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
gerrard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harmsong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
gerrard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a series of strikes. gerrard will be more careful next time no doubt.
gerrard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harmsong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harmsong throws a good cross that connects.
Harmsong lands with a nice combination. gerrard backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerrard wants to clinch but Harmsong slips to the side
and Harmsong counters with a one-two to the body.
gerrard fails with the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a nice uppercut.
gerrard walks into a jab.
gerrard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
gerrard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harmsong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harmsong's corner calls for a 1-2. Harmsong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
gerrard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harmsong counters with a straight right hand.
gerrard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Harmsong counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong lands a nice shot that snaps gerrard's head back.
gerrard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harmsong counters with a series of strikes. gerrard will be more careful next time no doubt.
gerrard throws a head kick but Harmsong moves out of range.
gerrard has his takedown stuffed
enabling Harmsong to counter with a crisp jab.
gerrard takes one to the side of the head.
gerrard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harmsong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yurian Harmsong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harmsong 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yurian Harmsong!
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mgr
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FIGHT
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