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Event:
The Island Season 7, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: Dec 07, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turturro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD2#
Turturro wants the takedown. Harris is fighting it off but Turturro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harris's guard against the cage.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Turturro pushes down on Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turturro wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it. #SUB2#
Turturro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Turturro is looking for a kimura here.
Turturro is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Turturro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harris is just riding it out for now. Turturro eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Turturro works his way into full mount!
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Turturro isn't that keen on the idea.
Turturro looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris is trying to escape the mount but Turturro keeps good control and instead manages to take Harris's back.
#SUB2#
Turturro has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Harris! Can he survive? No! He's out! Turturro gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Turturro!
Our winner, Frank Turturro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 06, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Sterling takes the fight into the clinch.
Sterling lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sterling misses with a punch to the body.
Sterling gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harris tries to pull guard but Sterling forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harris trying to stall but Sterling improves his position.
Sterling throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sterling misses with an elbow over the top.
Sterling tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Sterling.
Sterling lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Sterling misses with an elbow strike.
Harris blocks a body shot from Sterling.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sterling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses. #T1#
Sterling struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
#TD#
Harris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sterling trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris managing to control the position.
Sterling content to stall in guard here.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Harris is pulling down on Sterling's head. It's preventing any offense from Sterling, at least for the moment.
Sterling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU2#
Sterling stands up from Harris's guard - Sterling perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Sterling. Sterling maintains the clinch.
Harris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#TD#
Harris manages to pull guard.
Sterling is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him. #T3#
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Harris content to stall in guard here.
Sterling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sterling wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harris manages to pass to side control.
Sterling wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sterling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Sterling missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Sterling instigates a clinch.
Sterling lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Sterling.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris wants to stall.
Sterling is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sterling gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Sterling, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Sterling keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sterling pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zain Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sterling throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Sterling gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Sterling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sterling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sterling lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sterling can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Sterling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Sterling.
Sterling'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.
Sterling tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Sterling tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Sterling is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris looking for a takedown. #T2#
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harris prevents a body shot from Sterling.
Sterling pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sterling as Harris tries to tie him up.
Sterling tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment. #TD#
Harris turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sterling wants to get back to his feet but Harris is dominant here and he's now got Sterling's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris controlling well, preventing Sterling from escaping the position.
Sterling breaks Harris's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3##SU2#
Sterling gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Sterling instigates a clinch.
Sterling lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Sterling lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sterling - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sterling is keeping busy.
Sterling lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris wants to break free but Sterling has control.
Ricky Sterling seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sterling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris has Sterling pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sterling manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T4#
Sterling displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Sterling lands an elbow inside.
Sterling lands a damaging elbow.
Sterling gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sterling lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Come on Sterling - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sterling is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sterling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sterling lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Sterling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sterling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
#R3##CL2#
Sterling clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Sterling gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Sterling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris is trying to break free.
Harris just leaning against Sterling, taking a breather.
Harris jumps guard but Sterling turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Sterling.
#BC2#
Sterling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sterling as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Sterling closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris jumps guard but Sterling stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zain Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
Harris is trying to pull guard but Sterling turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Sterling looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sterling lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sterling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sterling lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Sterling is stalling here.
Sterling tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Sterling misses with some punches.
Sterling misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2##CL2#
Sterling has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
#BC#
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris slips a jab from Sterling.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sterling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sterling swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Sterling instigates a clinch.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sterling has Harris pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Sterling misses with a punch on the inside.
Sterling lands a nice elbow.
Sterling lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Sterling has Harris pushed against the cage.#T3#
Sterling struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Sterling lands an elbow inside.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Sterling pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sterling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sterling stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Ricky Sterling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sterling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sterling lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sterling gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sterling pressing his opponent against the cage. #T4#
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Sterling manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sterling lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Sterling lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sterling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sterling stalling against the cage.
Sterling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sterling lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Zain Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Sterling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Sterling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sterling 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Sterling!
A victorious Ricky Sterling thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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