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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadik Ibricic (ranked 6736 p4p, 6189 weight class) and Tony Harrington (ranked 681 p4p, 648 weight class). Tony Harrington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good takedowns
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadik Ibricic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibricic misses with a takedown
and Harrington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibricic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been hearing reports that Ibricic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ibricic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harrington 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.
Ibricic fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadik Ibricic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibricic fails with the takedown
and Harrington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibricic thinking.
Ibricic tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibricic tries for a takedown but Harrington manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibricic or not.
Harrington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sadik Ibricic has been cut.
Harrington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harrington taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibricic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ibricic up against the cage.
Harrington is pressed up against the cage. Ibricic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harrington down to the mat. Harrington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibricic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrington clinches up with Ibricic and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibricic letting Harrington take a breather here.
Come on Harrington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
The crowd are getting on Harrington's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Harrington.
Harrington takes the fight into the clinch.
Harrington has Ibricic pressed against the cage.
Ibricic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harrington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Ibricic's takedown attempt.
Harrington slowing the pace effectively.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sadik Ibricic's cut is getting worse.
Ibricic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrington after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Harrington.
Harrington lands an uppercut.
Harrington is struggling to control the position.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrington lands a body punch.
Harrington is trying to trip Ibricic. He has hold of a leg but Ibricic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harrington persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ibricic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington postures up and lands a big shot to Ibricic's brow.
Harrington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harrington is continuing to stall.
Ibricic working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrington controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sadik Ibricic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ibricic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrington.
Harrington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrington lands a takedown into guard.
Ibricic wants to get back to his feet but Harrington passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibricic is trying to stand.
Harrington working over Ibricic with some ground and pound. Ibricic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ibricic is trying to control but can't.
Harrington moves into full mount! Ibricic won't be happy about that!
Harrington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harrington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harrington with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Harrington.
Harrington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ibricic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harrington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ibricic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harrington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harrington avoids the attempt from Ibricic to control.
Harrington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ibricic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington landing strikes from the mount and Ibricic is in trouble!
Harrington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harrington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrington breaks from Ibricic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harrington avoids the attempt from Ibricic to control.
Harrington landing strikes from the mount and Ibricic is in trouble!
Ibricic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington controlling his opponent.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ibricic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harrington fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harrington content just to control the position here.
Harrington punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harrington goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ibricic is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibricic wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Ibricic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ibricic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrington is keeping the position for now.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibricic trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibricic wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sadik Ibricic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington has picked Ibricic up - he's going for a ride! Harrington dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ibricic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ibricic wants to control but Harrington is keeping busy.
Harrington winds up and cracks Ibricic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibricic trying to control but Harrington postures up.
Harrington lands with a punch from half guard.
Ibricic is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ibricic pushes Harrington off looking to stand but Harrington dives back in and keeps control.
Ibricic wants to control but Harrington is keeping busy.
Harrington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harrington is taking a breather. Ibricic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ibricic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington darts in and clinches Ibricic up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibricic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harrington lands a left hand.
Harrington has Ibricic pushed against the cage.
Harrington lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harrington trying to mount his opponent but Ibricic defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibricic manages to get to full guard.
Tony Harrington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harrington works over Ibricic with some ground and pound from guard.
Harrington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ibricic trying to control the position.
Tony Harrington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrington controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from Harrington. No joy for Ibricic on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadik Ibricic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ibricic.
Harrington stops a takedown attempt from Ibricic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrington 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Harrington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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