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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dance comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Beating Scarred - Metallica. Harrikari has chosen Tool - Forty Six & 2 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jari Harrikari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 cm
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181 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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193 cm
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185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harrikari is looking to clinch but Dance is avoiding it.
Dance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrikari.
Harrikari missing with a left hand there. Dance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Harrikari checks a low kick from Dance. Dance pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dance looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Dance jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Harrikari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dance. Dance shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Dance unloads with some shots from mount but Harrikari bucks and avoids them well.
Dance throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dance thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action! Dance throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harrikari because Dance loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dance looking to ground and pound but Harrikari is blocking nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dance sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Harrikari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dance misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harrikari tries to hold on but Dance pushes him away. Dance working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harrikari is rocked! Dance landing punches. Harrikari is still in real trouble! Can Dance finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Harrikari blocking the ground and pound. Dance unloads with some shots from mount but Harrikari bucks and avoids them well.
Harrikari seems to have recovered his senses. Harrikari is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Dance thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harrikari wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dance.
Dance with the ground and pound from mount. Dance misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dance misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dance misses with a head shot. Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dance is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harrikari can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dance lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dance throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harrikari because Dance loaded up on that one. Dance is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Harrikari goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Dance!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Dance! Bill Dance thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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