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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Kalenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Kalenth!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kalenth. That did some damage!
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.
George Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington misses with a wild combination.
Harrington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalenth's sensitive parts.
Kalenth swings for the body but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harrington throws a low kick but Kalenth moves out of range easily.
Kalenth wants to clinch.
Harrington thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kalenth if he has to take too many more of those.
Harrington moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Harrington misses with an elbow strike.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Kalenth.
Harrington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalenth pushes Harrington back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the ropes.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington is trying to force a seperation but Kalenth has the dominant position.
Kalenth avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrington.
Kalenth misses with a body punch.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Kalenth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kalenth blocks an elbow strike from Harrington.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington has Kalenth pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kalenth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Kalenth.
Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalenth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrington at a distance.
Cyril Kalenth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington feints and then cracks Kalenth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalenth down.
Harrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalenth.
Harrington throws a body kick that misses.
Harrington connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kalenth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Kalenth avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalenth walks away with a smile on his face. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalenth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harrington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Kalenth moves out of range easily.
Kalenth forces Harrington back against the ropes and clinches.
Kalenth takes an elbow to the temple.
Kalenth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalenth is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Harrington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harrington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalenth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
George Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrington misses with a low kick.
Kalenth connects with a body shot.
Kalenth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harrington doesn't seem bothered though.
Harrington lands a leg kick that knocks Kalenth off balance momentarily.
Kalenth closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the ropes.
Kalenth stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Kalenth blocks with his arms.
Kalenth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Harrington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
George Harrington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrington wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington stalling in the clinch but Kalenth improves position.
Kalenth blocks the elbow strike.
Harrington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kalenth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kalenth blocks the elbow strike.
Kalenth can't find room to land a body shot as Harrington controls the action.
Kalenth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harrington up against the ropes.
Kalenth dodges an elbow strike from Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington manages to break the clinch.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Kalenth.
Kalenth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrington. That's going to slow Kalenth down.
Kalenth moves into the clinch.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Kalenth.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harrington throws an elbow but misses.
Kalenth is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Harrington avoiding damage.
Kalenth works on Harrington's body with a couple of short punches.
Harrington looking to stall.
Kalenth misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington trying to control the position but instead, Kalenth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrington into the ropes.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalenth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalenth struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth scores with a hook to the body.
Harrington being controlled against the ropes.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kalenth tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington landing knees to the body.
Harrington has Kalenth pushed against the ropes.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalenth blocks an elbow strike.
Harrington is trying to push Kalenth away but Kalenth has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Harrington will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Harrington.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Kalenth moves out of range easily.
Harrington misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrington.
Harrington misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Kalenth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrington fails with a takedown attempt.
Kalenth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrington rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Harrington.
Harrington has Kalenth up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kalenth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalenth avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalenth's brow.
Kalenth is struggling to control the position.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalenth avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington letting Kalenth take a breather here.
Kalenth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrington or not.
A frustrated look appears on Kalenth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrington lands an elbow inside that Kalenth shrugs off.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Kalenth is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kalenth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalenth leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalenth.
Harrington prevents a body shot from Kalenth.
Harrington wants to stall.
Kalenth blocks an elbow strike.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalenth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalenth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington wants to stall.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalenth tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Kalenth back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalenth.
Harrington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Kalenth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Kalenth is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrington can't break the clinch.
Harrington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kalenth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalenth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrington throws a series of punches but Kalenth avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalenth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Kalenth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrington moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalenth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrington moves away.
Kalenth blocks a leg kick.
Kalenth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
And that's the end of the fight!
George 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for George Harrington!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for George Harrington!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for George Harrington!
George Harrington wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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