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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gamba Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Harty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gamba Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harty cracks the inside of Mugabe's front leg.
Harty misses with a double jab.
Mugabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harty moves away.
Mugabe moves in looking to clinch but Harty pushes him off.
Harty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mugabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harty's elbow.
Mugabe blocks the elbow strike.
Mugabe tries a body shot but Harty blocks it.
Mugabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harty's elbow.
Mugabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harty gets underhooks to prevent Mugabe's takedown attempt.
Mugabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Harty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mugabe misses with a punch to the body.
Harty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harty throws a head kick but Mugabe moves out of range.
Harty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mugabe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harty scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mugabe manages to avoid it.
Harty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mugabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Mugabe throws a shot from downtown. Harty moves away and avoids it.
Mugabe misses with a hook. Harty ducked under it nicely.
Mugabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Harty moves away from the strike by Mugabe.
Mugabe misses with a straight right.
Gamba Mugabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mugabe throws a jab when Harty was well out of range.
Mugabe throws an overhand right that lands on Harty's shoulder, as Harty tries to avoid the shot.
Harty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harty slips a jab and a cross from Mugabe.
Harty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Harty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mugabe misses the target.
Mugabe misses with a body shot.
Mugabe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harty.
Mugabe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mugabe throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mugabe misses the shot to the body.
Harty blocks a jab.
Harty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mugabe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mugabe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harty.
Harty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mugabe gets a clinch.
Harty has picked Mugabe up - he's going for a ride! Harty dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mugabe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mugabe manages to get to full guard.
Mugabe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harty manages to get himself to full guard.
Harty keeping full guard, as Mugabe tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe slips nicely into half guard.
Mugabe seems to be working for a kimura but Harty defends the submission attempt.
Mugabe stops Harty from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mugabe working over Harty with some ground and pound. Harty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mugabe thows a huge punch but Harty dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe lands strikes from half guard.
Mugabe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mugabe lands with a punch from half guard.
Harty tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mugabe working the head and body with strikes.
Harty wants to get back to full guard.
Mugabe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mugabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harty defending well though.
Mugabe drops an elbow to the side of Harty's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mugabe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harty!
Harty is breathing heavily.
Mugabe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gamba Mugabe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harty ducks under a wild hook from Mugabe.
Mugabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harty moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Harty.
Harty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mugabe misses with a straight left.
Mugabe misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Mugabe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mugabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Horrible takedown by Harty or perhaps it was just good defense by Mugabe which made him look bad.
Mugabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mugabe.
Mugabe throws a looping overhand right but Harty ducks down to avoid it.
Mugabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jack Harty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mugabe misses with a straight left.
Mugabe misses the jab.
Mugabe throws a lazy right hand but Harty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mugabe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mugabe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mugabe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mugabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Harty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mugabe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mugabe stops Harty from standing up.
Mugabe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mugabe with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe throws and elbow that misses. Harty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mugabe's guard. Nice move by Harty!
Harty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mugabe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harty doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harty manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mugabe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gamba Mugabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harty passes Mugabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mugabe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harty.
Mugabe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mugabe keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe is pressing down on Harty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harty trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Mugabe throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Harty is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Mugabe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harty avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harty preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harty got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mugabe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harty has managed to get both his arms back between Mugabe's legs - danger averted.
Mugabe is breathing heavily.
Harty is looking to stand up but Mugabe won't let him.
Harty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mugabe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harty defends it easily.
Mugabe working for a triangle but Harty defends it easily.
Harty got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mugabe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harty has managed to get both his arms back between Mugabe's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mugabe keeping moving, preventing Harty from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gamba Mugabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harty misses with a two punch combination.
Harty misses with a few strikes there.
Harty throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Mugabe misses.
A big left from Mugabe misses.
Mugabe misses with a looping right.
Harty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mugabe.
Mugabe throws a looping overhand right but Harty ducks down to avoid it.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mugabe feints and as Harty raises his hands in defense, Mugabe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mugabe lands a couple of digs.
Mugabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harty's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe stops Harty from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mugabe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mugabe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harty wants to sweep here but Mugabe controlling him for the moment.
Mugabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mugabe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mugabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harty keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harty misses with a few strikes there.
Harty tries to clinch there but Mugabe circles away.
Mugabe shoots in and bounces Harty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mugabe drops back looking for a leg! Harty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harty manages to kick Mugabe off! Mugabe jumps back into Harty's guard.
Harty has momentary wrist control but Mugabe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mugabe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harty working a defensive guard here.
Mugabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mugabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mugabe has managed to get both his arms back between Harty's legs - danger averted.
Harty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mugabe.
Harty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Harty keeping moving, preventing Mugabe from controlling successfully.
Mugabe throwing strikes from guard but Harty blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harty slips under a jab from Mugabe.
Harty slips a jab from Mugabe.
Mugabe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mugabe showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mugabe passes into side control, despite Harty's attempt to control the position.
Jack Harty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harty wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gamba Mugabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mugabe 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gamba Mugabe!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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