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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasyl Sokol (ranked 5426 p4p, 5158 weight class) and Brock Harrisburg (ranked 470 p4p, 456 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vasyl Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrisburg tries to clinch up but Sokol circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but Sokol is having none of it.
Harrisburg lands a jab to the nose.
Harrisburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokol circles away.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrisburg.
Sokol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Vasyl Sokol has been cut.
Harrisburg lands a big uppercut and Sokol crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sokol looks OK. Harrisburg waves Sokol back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
Sokol feinted with a counter takedown.
Sokol has closed the distance and engaged Harrisburg in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sokol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrisburg's efforts to push away.
Harrisburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrisburg tries to circle away but Sokol has him pinned against the cage.
Harrisburg is trying to break the clinch but Sokol has him pressed against the cage.
Sokol pulls Harrisburg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sokol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harrisburg is trying to stand up here but Sokol is controlling him well.
Sokol controlling the action here.
Sokol working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg is trying to stand.
Sokol trying to control the pace.
Sokol's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sokol is looking for a kimura but Harrisburg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sokol to get the leverage.
Sokol perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harrisburg is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Sokol seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol passes to full mount!
Harrisburg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sokol throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harrisburg because Sokol loaded up on that one.
Harrisburg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrisburg is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harrisburg is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokol jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harrisburg manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Harrisburg is trying to buck Sokol off.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Harrisburg's face as Sokol controls the position.
Harrisburg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harrisburg connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sokol is defended easily by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrisburg misses with a straight right.
Harrisburg drops Sokol with a beautiful combination! Sokol stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harrisburg is looking for the KO!
Sokol is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrisburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Sokol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokol goes for a double leg but Harrisburg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrisburg continues to drive forward.
Sokol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Harrisburg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasyl Sokol's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harrisburg misses with a double jab.
Sokol seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasyl Sokol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrisburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrisburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokol attempts a counter takedown but Harrisburg avoids it well and moves away.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrisburg wants to clinch.
Harrisburg wants to clinch.
Sokol clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sokol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sokol manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sokol gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg is trying to break the clinch but Sokol has him pressed against the cage.
Sokol is trying to pull guard but Harrisburg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sokol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sokol throws a right hand that Harrisburg ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrisburg also avoids with ease.
Harrisburg misses with a double jab
and Sokol counters with a one-two to the body.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrisburg as he jumps to the side.
And Harrisburg tries to counter it with a takedown but Sokol pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harrisburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sokol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrisburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrisburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sokol shoots in and drives through. Harrisburg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasyl Sokol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokol moves forwards but Harrisburg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrisburg throws a nice looking combination but Sokol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol keeps the fight on the outside.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokol has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrisburg is trying to push Sokol away but Sokol has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sokol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrisburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but Sokol moves out of range.
Sokol drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harrisburg sprawls and moves away.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg lunges at Sokol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sokol's hand.
Harrisburg tries to clinch up.
Sokol drops his hands momentarily and Harrisburg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokol has closed the distance and engaged Harrisburg in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol jumps guard and drags Harrisburg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sokol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrisburg is one step ahead there.
Sokol pulls Harrisburg in close to prevent any damage.
Harrisburg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sokol's guard.
Harrisburg wants to stand and escape but instead Sokol has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harrisburg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sokol is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg wants to get back to his feet but Sokol passes into half guard.
Sokol works his way into side control.
Harrisburg wants to get back to his feet but Sokol drags him back down.
Vasyl Sokol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokol looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harrisburg trying to remain calm as Sokol controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasyl Sokol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasyl Sokol's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrisburg lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Sokol falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Harrisburg!
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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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