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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski has chosen Aenima as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Cranzinski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranzinski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrison but Harrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cranzinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cranzinski's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harrison passes Cranzinski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cranzinski actively working from the bottom here.
Cranzinski is looking for a sweep. Harrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrison is trying to work for a kimura but Cranzinski is defending well.
Cranzinski tries to get to full guard but Harrison has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Cranzinski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harrison lands a nice short elbow.
Cranzinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cranzinski tries to get to full guard but Harrison has control of the leg.
Cranzinski wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harrison lands strikes from half guard.
Harrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrison prevents Cranzinski from improving his position.
Cranzinski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Cranzinski is keeping the position.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Cranzinski keeps moving.
Cranzinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cranzinski pulls Harrison in close to prevent any damage.
Cranzinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cranzinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison postures up.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Cranzinski keeps moving.
Cranzinski is looking for a triangle but Harrison pushes his legs off easily.
Cranzinski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrison with a nice head shot there.
Harrison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cranzinski is looking for a triangle but Harrison pushes his legs off easily.
Cranzinski can't keep his opponent in guard - Harrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harrison is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski manages to get to full guard.
Harrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cranzinski has his foot on Harrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrison works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Cranzinski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Harrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cranzinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cranzinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Harrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Cranzinski which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Cranzinski.
A head punch on the inside from Cranzinski fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranzinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harrison looking for a takedown.
Cranzinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Cranzinski slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cranzinski.
Cranzinski is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Cranzinski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harrison up against the cage.
Cranzinski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cranzinski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranzinski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harrison is not content to let Cranzinski control the position.
Cranzinski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Harrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Cranzinski from controlling successfully.
Harrison 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.
Brady Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison is looking to stand up but Cranzinski isn't so interested in that idea.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet but Cranzinski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cranzinski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harrison seems keen to control Cranzinski's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski landing some decent shots from guard.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cranzinski is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison lands with some strikes.
Harrison goes for an armbar but Cranzinski turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cranzinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harrison scores with a three punch combo!
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Cranzinski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cranzinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cranzinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranzinski.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Cranzinski.
A combination from Cranzinski does no damage.
Cranzinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranzinski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cranzinski dives in and scores a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Cranzinski being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranzinski postures up.
Cranzinski trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Cranzinski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cranzinski won't allow Harrison to get back to his feet.
Harrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cranzinski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cranzinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cranzinski slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harrison is looking to escape.
Cranzinski throwing shots but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Cranzinski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harrison is trying to stand up here but Cranzinski is controlling him well.
Harrison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cranzinski scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Cranzinski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harrison is looking to escape.
Cranzinski has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Harrison defend it? Cranzinski steps over the head and cranks it - Harrison is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cranzinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Cranzinski!
Steve Cranzinski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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