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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Harrinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Harrinton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo moves to clinch but Harrinton breaks away
and Harrinton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aldo's guard now.
Harrinton stopping the sweep attempt from Aldo.
Harrinton 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.
Harrinton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrinton is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrinton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrinton postures up.
Harrinton 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lewis Harrinton wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Harrinton counters with a nice leg kick.
Harrinton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Harrinton tries to pass.
Harrinton postures up.
Aldo is really struggling to control Harrinton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harrinton content to stall in guard here.
Aldo is trying to control the position but Harrinton postures up.
Harrinton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Aldo.
Harrinton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrinton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aldo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrinton 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.
Harrinton lands a couple of digs.
Harrinton forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Harrinton.
Aldo is looking to control Harrinton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aldo avoid being mounted?
Harrinton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton decides to stand and escape the position.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Harrinton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aldo won't be happy with that.
Aldo manages to get back to half guard.
Harrinton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aldo has hold of Harrinton's hands but Harrinton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton winds up and cracks Aldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aldo is looking to control Harrinton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aldo avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrinton in particular looking to stall.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard but Harrinton has passed into side control.
Aldo is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrinton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harrinton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harrinton working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Harrinton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrinton fails to land the takedown.
Aldo moves to clinch but Harrinton breaks away
and Harrinton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrinton avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Harrinton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo tries to clinch but Harrinton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Harrinton counters with a single leg into guard. Aldo didn't expect that.
Aldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrinton is one step ahead there.
Harrinton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harrinton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aldo looking to control.
Harrinton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
Harrinton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Aldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrinton won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
Aldo is trying to control the position but Harrinton postures up.
Harrinton tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Aldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrinton stays in close to Aldo's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lewis Harrinton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrinton swivels and escapes.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Harrinton counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrinton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but Harrinton moves away
and Harrinton counters with an outside leg kick.
Harrinton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aldo's half guard.
Aldo kicks off Harrinton and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aldo to the ground. Harrinton is now in Aldo's guard.
Harrinton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aldo working for submissions but it's allowed Harrinton to get to half guard.
Aldo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Harrinton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Aldo tries to clinch but Harrinton moves away
and Harrinton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrinton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrinton clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Harrinton successfully pulls guard.
Harrinton has control of Aldo's left arm, preventing Aldo from doing any damage.
Aldo wants to stand but Harrinton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but instead Harrinton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrinton stands and throws Aldo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harrinton controls the position.
Harrinton working away.
Aldo is looking for a sweep.
Aldo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrinton lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton working away.
You can see the frustration on Aldo's face as Harrinton controls the position.
Aldo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harrinton off and has taken his back!
Aldo gets his hands free as Harrinton looks to control.
Aldo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Harrinton has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aldo doesn't have the hooks in and Harrinton manages to turn into his guard.
Harrinton 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harrinton controls the position from side control.
Aldo tries to bench press Harrinton off him but Harrinton keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton controlling the position.
Harrinton gets to mount! Aldo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrinton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Harrinton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrinton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Harrinton!
Lewis Harrinton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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