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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfway Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Crook has chosen Shook Ones pt II as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfway Crook!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crook takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harrikari throws the kick towards the body but Crook avoids it.
Crook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrikari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crook.
Harrikari lands a jab to Crook's midsection.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Crook moves out of range.
Harrikari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crook misses with a body shot
and Harrikari counters with a one-two to the body.
Harrikari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crook misses the shot to the body.
Harrikari avoids the body shot from Crook.
Crook misses with a jab to the body
and Harrikari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crook throws a looping overhand right but Harrikari ducks down to avoid it.
Crook throws a hook but Harrikari avoids it easily.
Crook scores with a nice head shot.
Crook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crook. Harrikari does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crook's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crook duly obliges.
Harrikari is rocked!
A jab from Harrikari finds it's way through Crook's defenses.
Harrikari just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrikari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrikari throws a right and a left that Crook avoids nicely.
Crook misses with an uppercut.
Harrikari throws a low kick but Crook avoids it.
Crook looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrikari is just out of range.
Harrikari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harrikari throws a series of punches but Crook moves out of range.
Harrikari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crook fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrikari on the side of the head.
Crook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrikari.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrikari.
Crook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrikari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crook misses the jab.
Halfway Crook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrikari cracks a nice hook into Crook's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrikari.
Crook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrikari.
A slow jab from Crook misses its intended target.
Harrikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crook moves away.
Crook misses with an uppercut.
Harrikari misses with a straight right.
Crook looks to throw the jab but Harrikari is out of range.
A cross from Harrikari lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari just misses with a punch to the body.
Crook throws a big shot that misses.
Harrikari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crook throws out the jab.
Harrikari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crook.
Crook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrikari misses with an uppercut. Crook saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrikari.
Crook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrikari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrikari cracks Crook with an open hand slap.
A left and a right from Crook both land. Nice combination.
Oh Harrikari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crook is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harrikari fails to land with a series of punches.
Crook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrikari seems to have got his legs back now.
Crook misses with a wild body shot.
Crook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrikari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crook misses the shot to the body.
Crook misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Crook - just one landing.
Crook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrikari is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crook misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crook. Harrikari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrikari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crook. That did some damage!
Harrikari closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrikari tries a body shot but Crook blocks it.
Harrikari letting Crook take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crook has Harrikari pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crook as Harrikari tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Halfway Crook will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrikari is looking to land body kicks.
Halfway Crook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrikari dodges the punch combination from Crook.
Crook lands a body shot.
Crook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrikari moves away.
Harrikari avoids the body shot from Crook.
Crook misses with a combination
and Harrikari counters with a head kick.
Crook lands with a nice body punch.
Harrikari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harrikari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crook throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrikari on the side of the head.
Jari Harrikari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crook thuds a left hand into Harrikari's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Crook misses the target.
Donk. Crook catches Harrikari right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Harrikari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Crook lands a beautiful left hook that drops Harrikari. Harrikari tries to recover but Crook is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Harrikari lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfway Crook!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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