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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harrington (ranked 4102 p4p, 6933 weight class) and Branibar Voiwar (ranked 535 p4p, 737 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Branibar Voiwar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voiwar lands a right hook to the body.
Voiwar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Voiwar wants it to stay on the feet.
Voiwar digs a good body shot into Harrington's ribs.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Voiwar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a left and a right that stings Harrington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voiwar throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harrington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voiwar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voiwar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries to keep at a distance but Voiwar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrington takes an elbow to the temple.
Voiwar manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voiwar scores with a spinning back kick!
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Voiwar.
Harrington misses with a lunging right hand
and Voiwar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voiwar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voiwar with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voiwar looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Harrington swings for the body but Voiwar moves out of range.
Voiwar keeps Harrington at a distance using the push kick.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Voiwar lands a front kick.
Voiwar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Voiwar. Voiwar maintains the clinch.
Voiwar taking a breather.
Voiwar looking to stall.
Harrington pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Voiwar.
Voiwar is struggling to control the position.
Voiwar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington avoids the head kick by Voiwar.
Voiwar pushes Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Voiwar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Voiwar.
Harrington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Voiwar prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Voiwar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voiwar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voiwar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrington tries to clinch but Voiwar moves away
and Voiwar counters with a thumping low kick.
Harrington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Voiwar is trying to defend but Harrington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harrington is pressing down on Voiwar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Voiwar is holding on for now.
We've been hearing that Harrington has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington wants to pass the guard but Voiwar is defending well.
Voiwar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrington wants to pass the guard but Voiwar is defending well.
Voiwar is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branibar Voiwar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrington shoots in and drives through. Voiwar sprawls well.
Voiwar flicks out a counter leg kick but Harrington steps away.
Harrington sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voiwar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voiwar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voiwar connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrington throws an off balance right hand
and Voiwar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Voiwar does it's job there.
Harrington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voiwar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Voiwar is out of range.
Voiwar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters circling a little - Voiwar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harrington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harrington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Voiwar for as long as he can get away with.
Harrington might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Voiwar blocks nicely.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Voiwar keeps moving.
Voiwar is looking to stand up but Harrington isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Branibar Voiwar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voiwar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voiwar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Branibar Voiwar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voiwar counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voiwar.
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Voiwar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voiwar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voiwar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Voiwar.
Voiwar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harrington takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Voiwar.
Voiwar lands a nice uppercut.
Harrington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voiwar has Harrington pushed against the cage.
Voiwar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Voiwar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrington doesn't seem phased though.
Voiwar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Voiwar counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voiwar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voiwar. Voiwar obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Voiwar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Voiwar jabs at Harrington's body.
Voiwar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrington under the eye.
Harrington tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Voiwar defends well and Harrington ends up having to push Voiwar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Voiwar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voiwar stops a takedown attempt from Harrington.
Voiwar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington wants a takedown.
Voiwar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Harrington with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branibar Voiwar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harrington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Voiwar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voiwar scores with a jab.
Voiwar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Voiwar throws a shot to the body.
Harrington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Voiwar has closed the distance and engaged Harrington in a clinch.
Voiwar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harrington slows down the pace here.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voiwar lands an elbow just above Harrington 's eye.
It looks like Tony Harrington has been cut.
Voiwar lands a left hand.
Voiwar landing knees to the head.
Voiwar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voiwar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voiwar lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voiwar.
Voiwar stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Nice elbow from Voiwar.
Voiwar breaks the clinch.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrington misses with a takedown
and Voiwar counters with an inside leg kick.
Voiwar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Voiwar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Voiwar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branibar Voiwar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Voiwar moves away from the strike by Harrington.
Voiwar feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voiwar. That's going to slow Harrington down.
Harrington misses with a takedown attempt
and Voiwar counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Voiwar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Voiwar circles away easily
and Voiwar counters with a stiff right hand.
Voiwar works over Harrington's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Voiwar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrington's sensitive parts.
Voiwar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrington fails with the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington with a poor takedown
and Voiwar counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a stiff right hand.
Voiwar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Voiwar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Voiwar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voiwar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrington.
Voiwar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harrington takes a step back to recover.
Voiwar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voiwar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voiwar digs a good body shot into Harrington's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voiwar tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voiwar tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voiwar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voiwar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Voiwar lands with a nice body kick.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voiwar moves away.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voiwar thuds a left hand into Harrington's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Branibar Voiwar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Voiwar 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branibar Voiwar!
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