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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Harrington has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Muller!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington darts in trying to clinch
and Muller counters with a big head kick but Harrington shrugs it off.
Muller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muller has Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Muller blocks it.
Muller avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Harrington trying to stall but Muller improves his position.
Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Muller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Harrington.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dan Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Muller.
Muller lands with a nice combination. Harrington backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Dan Harrington has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muller.
Harrington misses with a head kick.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller scores with a takedown into Harrington's guard.
Muller stands up and waves to Harrington to follow him.
Muller looks gassed!
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Muller shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrington tries to sprawl out of it but Muller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrington is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Harrington is out of range.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dan Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington throws a head kick that Muller semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a two punch combination.
Muller drives through and clinches with Harrington against the cage.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Harrington.
Muller has had enough of the clinch but Harrington keeps him there for the moment.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington working Muller over with knees to the body.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Muller's ribcage.
Muller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrington stalling against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Harrington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Muller up against the cage.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Muller fails to pull guard.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Muller blocks the elbow strike.
Harrington stalling the fight.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrington as Muller tries to tie him up.
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Muller blocks it.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Muller's takedown attempt.
Harrington is pressed up against the cage. Muller 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.
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
Muller avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Muller is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Harrington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Muller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muller tries to pull guard but Harrington holds him up against the cage and eventually Muller drops back down to his feet.
Muller misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington avoiding damage.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muller has Harrington pressed against the cage.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muller blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muller looking to stall.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Muller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
Muller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
Harrington throws a lazy head kick
and Muller counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Muller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Harrington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrington moves to clinch but Muller breaks away
and Muller counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrington avoids the damage to the body.
Muller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrington walks away with a smile on his face. Muller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrington throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side.
Dan Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Muller.
Harrington tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muller counters by clinching up.
Harrington slowing the pace effectively.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Muller is blocking nicely.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muller swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muller closes the distance and clinches up with Harrington, looking for a takedown. Muller pushes Harrington against the cage but Harrington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harrington wants to clinch
and Muller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Harrington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Muller up against the cage.
Harrington lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muller's face.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Muller can't break the clinch.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muller blocks it with crossed arms.
Muller managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muller is keeping busy.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
Harrington working Muller over with knees to the body.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Muller blocks it.
Nice elbow from Harrington.
Muller wants to break free but Harrington has control.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington working Muller over with knees to the body.
Harrington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands an elbow that stopped Muller in his tracks for a moment.
Harrington is stalling here.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harrington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muller looking for a takedown.
Harrington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harrington gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Muller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muller is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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.
Harrington lands a knee to the body.
Muller wants a takedown but no success here.
Muller looking for a takedown.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Muller's ribcage.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrington walks away with a smile on his face. Muller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Muller shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrington sprawls well. He's pushed Muller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harrington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Harrington lands but Muller takes it in his stride.
Muller instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Harrington.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muller's brow.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muller obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington stalling in the clinch but Muller improves position.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrington lands an elbow inside that Muller shrugs off.
Muller is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muller has his back to the cage.
Muller takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Harrington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Harrington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Muller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harrington tries to buck Muller off but Muller is having none of it.
Muller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harrington has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harrington is looking to regain half guard here but Muller keeps moving and retains side control.
Muller trying to control the action but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington keeping his opponent close.
Muller trying to control the action but Harrington is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Harrington bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jake Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muller blocks a head kick by Harrington.
Whack! Harrington lands a heavy head kick that drops Muller. The ref tackles Harrington to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Muller was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dan Harrington!
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