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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Dillon (ranked 3904 p4p, 24702 weight class) and Emerson Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Dillon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Emerson Hartman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnem�ki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dillon managing to block the knees to the body from Hartman.
Hartman is looking for a takedown.
Hartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hartman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dillon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dillon lands a body shot.
Hartman misses with a knee strike.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartman backwards.
Dillon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartman or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dillon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon tries to throw a body punch but Hartman avoids it by throwing Dillon back against the cage.
Dillon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dillon stalling the fight.
Hartman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dillon tries to work over Hartman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dillon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harold Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Hartman.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillon.
Dillon misses with some punches.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
Hartman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dillon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Dillon taking a breather.
Hartman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartman digs a right hand underneath Dillon's ribcage. Dillon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Hartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hartman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dillon smiles and moves away.
A jab from Dillon does it's job there.
Dillon darts in and clinches Hartman up against the cage.
A short right from Dillon on the inside.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
Hartman wants to stall.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartman gets control of Dillon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hartman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon wants to control from the top but Hartman keeps moving.
Dillon stopping the sweep attempt from Hartman.
Dillon looking to sit in guard and control but Hartman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dillon working a defensive guard here.
Hartman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dillon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hartman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dillon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hartman on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Dillon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dillon scores with a jab. Hartman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hartman shoots and misses
and Hartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartman slips under a jab.
Hartman looks for a takedown but Dillon sprawls well.
Hartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartman tries to clinch up.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hartman tries for a takedown but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harold Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Hartman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Hartman tries to land a front kick but Dillon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice takedown defense from Dillon. No joy for Hartman on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Dillon misses the target.
Dillon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartman can do to turn this around?
Hartman with a poor takedown
and Dillon counters by moving into the clinch.
Hartman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillon's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hartman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartman wants a takedown.
Dillon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman blocks an uppercut.
Dillon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillon tries to throw a body punch but Hartman avoids it by throwing Dillon back against the cage.
Dillon lands a body punch.
Hartman tries to score a body lock takedown but Dillon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hartman stalling in the clinch but Dillon improves position.
Dillon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dillon smiles and moves away.
Dillon clinches up with Hartman and pushes him back against the cage.
Dillon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hartman working hard to break the clinch.
Dillon tries a body shot but Hartman blocks it.
Dillon digs a right hand underneath Hartman's ribcage. Hartman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dillon cracks Hartman with a nice body shot.
Dillon gets through Hartman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hartman manages to break the clinch.
Hartman shoots and misses
and Dillon counters by clinching up.
Harold Dillon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hartman is breathing heavily.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hartman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dillon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dillon scores with a hook to the body.
Dillon lands with a left to the head.
Dillon lands a left hand.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartman backwards.
Hartman is looking to break free of the clinch but Dillon has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dillon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dillon is pushing Hartman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Dillon fails to land.
Hartman blocks an uppercut.
Hartman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartman tries to score a body lock takedown but Dillon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dillon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Dillon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartmans head.
Dillon stalling in the clinch.
Dillon lands with a left to the head.
Dillon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Dillon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dillon throws a hook but Hartman blocks it.
Harold Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartman shoots for a takedown but Dillon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hartman darts in looking for a takedown but Dillon gets double underhooks and turns Hartman into the cage.
Hartman slips under a jab from Dillon.
Dillon stuffs the takedown attempt from Hartman. Hartman gets slowly back to his feet.
Harold Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Hartman.
Hartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillon counters by clinching up.
Dillon has a couple of punches blocked by Hartman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dillon after a bit of a struggle.
Hartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon works on Hartman's body with a couple of short punches.
Hartman fails to pull guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dillon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dillon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Dillon.
Dillon gets through Hartman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hartman jumps guard but Dillon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Hartman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dillon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartman.
Dillon stalling the fight.
Hartman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dillon walks away with a smile on his face. Hartman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dillon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dillon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hartman fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman throws a series of punches but Dillon avoids them all with ease.
Dillon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hartman manages to circle out of the way.
Harold Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillon swings for the body but Hartman moves out of range.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Hartman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dillon leaves Hartman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hartman tries to clinch up.
Hartman shoots in for a double leg but Dillon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dillon leaves Hartman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dillon is looking for a counter combo.
Dillon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartman with a poor takedown
and Dillon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartman has Dillon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dillon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dillon misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartman is trying to break the clinch but Dillon is controlling him.
Dillon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartman backwards.
Dillon lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartman takes a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillon misses with a punch to the body.
Hartman jumps guard but Dillon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Dillon!
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