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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harrington (ranked 6576 p4p, 6292 weight class) and Rowan Bromham (ranked 607 p4p, 594 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowan Bromham!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington 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.
Harrington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bromham's head.
Harrington tries to free his leg and advance position but Bromham is retaining full guard.
Bromham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bromham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harrington's guard.
Bromham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like Bromham might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bromham passes Harrington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bromham working the head and body with strikes.
Harrington is trying is best to control the position here.
Harrington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bromham is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Bromham there.
Harrington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrington tries to get out of the position.
Bromham controlling the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bromham working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bromham is continuing to stall.
Bromham slips a nice elbow through Harrington's hands, connecting with Harrington's forehead.
Bromham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bromham trying to mount his opponent but Harrington defends it.
Harrington is looking to improve his position.
Bromham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bromham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bromham winds up and cracks Harrington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington won't allow Bromham to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Bromham.
Bromham controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Bromham has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bromham tries to pass to full mount but Harrington defends it.
Harrington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bromham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bromham seems to be working for a kimura but Harrington defends the submission attempt.
Bromham drops an elbow to the side of Harrington's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrington wants to control but Bromham is keeping busy.
Bromham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bromham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bromham was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrington finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harrington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Bromham.
Bromham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bromham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bromham postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bromham is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromham being controlled here momentarily.
Bromham is working Harrington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bromham content to stall in guard here.
Bromham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harrington's head.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bromham is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Harrington trying to keep a closed guard but Bromham is proving a slippery customer.
Harrington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bromham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bromham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Bromham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bromham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bromham is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bromham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harrington has hold of Bromham's hands but Bromham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harrington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bromham scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bromham slips a nice elbow through Harrington's hands, connecting with Harrington's forehead.
Bromham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harrington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrington is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bromham slows the pace down in half guard.
The adventures of Bromham the control monster continue. Boring.
Harrington wants to control but Bromham passes into side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrington tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bromham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harrington scores with a takedown into Bromham's guard.
Bromham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bromham throws a couple of heel strikes.
Bromham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harrington looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bromham puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harrington wants to control but Bromham is keeping busy.
Bromham tries to pass to full mount but Harrington defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bromham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harrington trying to get back to full guard but Bromham takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bromham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromham working for a guillotine from mount but Harrington is in no mood to give up.
Harrington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bromham on the ground.
Bromham with shots to the head and body - Harrington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bromham controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bromham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bromham controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bromham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bromham controlling his opponent.
Bromham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bromham controlling from the full mount.
Bromham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harrington's face.
Bromham landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bromham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is working to get back to half guard.
Bromham breaks from Harrington's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bromham lands a heavy elbow.
Harrington is rocked!
Bromham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Harrington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bromham looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrington seems to have got his legs back now.
Bromham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is looking to improve his position but Bromham isn't that keen on the idea.
Bromham controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrington is bucking up trying to escape but Bromham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rowan Bromham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bromham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bromham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bromham 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Bromham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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