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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Harden told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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181 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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172 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pete Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Harden!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden looks to land a left hand but Greco moved out of range nicely.
Greco misses with a wild body shot.
Harden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greco.
Greco fails with a takedown attempt.
Harden throws a jab but it's blocked by Greco.
Harden misses with a straight left.
Greco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Harden. Beautiful body shot.
Harden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greco doesn't seem bothered though.
Harden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greco moves away.
Harden throws a hook but Greco avoids it easily.
Harden misses with a wild body shot.
Harden throws a jab when Greco was well out of range.
Greco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greco shoots in and drives through. Harden sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden lands a jab to the head.
Harden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harden throws a big shot that misses.
Harden throws a sloppy body shot
and Greco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harden's guard.
Greco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Greco pushing down on Harden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harden is looking to improve his position.
Greco thows a huge punch but Harden dodges it nicely.
Harden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greco.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harden is refusing to be controlled, as Greco sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco is looking for a kimura here.
Greco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harden is doing well to control the position and prevent Greco from advancing to side control.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harden's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Greco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Greco showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden tries to get to full guard but Greco has control of the leg.
Greco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greco thows a huge punch but Harden dodges it nicely.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harden is trying to control but can't.
Greco 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harden throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harden misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Harden. No joy for Greco on that attempt.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harden.
Greco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harden throws out the jab.
No joy there for Harden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harden connects with a jab.
Greco fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Harden misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doug Harden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harden lands with an uppercut that bounces Greco off the cage and back into rage.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harden.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pete Greco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harden scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harden misses with an uppercut. Greco saw that one coming.
Greco dodges the punch combination from Harden.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harden lands an overhand right.
Greco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greco somewhat.
Harden throws a hook but Greco blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harden stuffs the takedown.
Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harden sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harden is refusing to be controlled, as Greco sits in half guard.
Greco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harden is staying active underneath Greco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harden is trying to maintain the position but Greco is very close to passing his half guard.
Harden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greco is working away from the top position though.
Greco trying to control from half guard but Harden is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greco.
Harden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Greco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greco.
Harden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greco blocks a jab.
Harden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harden throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Harden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greco seems to be looking for submissions.
Greco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Greco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greco.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco thows a huge punch but Harden dodges it nicely.
Greco is taking a breather. Harden 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.
Harden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Greco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Greco looking to pass the guard.
Greco throwing strikes from guard but Harden blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pete Greco will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Greco fails with a takedown attempt.
Harden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greco.
Greco scores with a push kick.
Harden throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greco slips a jab and a cross from Harden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Harden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Greco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Greco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greco trying to control from half guard but Harden is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greco lands a nice short elbow.
Greco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harden trying to hold on to Greco's head to control him but Greco postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harden trying to get back to full guard but Greco takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Greco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Greco misses with a head shot.
Greco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harden is looking to escape.
Greco controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greco throwing strikes here but Harden is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harden blocking the ground and pound.
Greco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harden tries to hold on but Greco postures up.
Harden is looking to improve his position but Greco isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harden avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greco.
Harden avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greco.
Greco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harden is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greco avoids the attempt from Harden to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greco looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Greco!
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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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