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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Its a Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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181 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Great elbows
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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
4 - 3 - 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Harrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steel cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Steel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Dan Harrington has been cut.
Steel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Steel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel misses with the combination.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
Harrington slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington throws a front kick aimed at Steel's knee but Steel avoids it well.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrington connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Harrington.
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrington at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel blocks a head kick by Harrington.
Dan Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel has Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steel's efforts to push away.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
A short right from Harrington on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Steel.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.
Harrington clinches with his opponent.
Harrington tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrington instigates a clinch.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Steel gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel blocking some punches.
Harrington taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Harrington has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel tries to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling the position.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel is trying to force a seperation but Harrington has the dominant position.
Steel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steel up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Harrington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel rushes Harrington and presses him up against the cage.
Steel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel looking for a takedown.
Steel tries to circle away but Harrington has him pinned against the cage.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel misses with the combination.
Julius Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel forces Harrington back against the cage and clinches.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Harrington wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington rushes Steel and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to force a seperation but Harrington has the dominant position.
Steel can't break the clinch.
Steel tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Harrington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington gets a clinch.
Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel wants to break free but Harrington has control.
Steel is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Harrington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Steel misses.
Steel throws a series of strikes that have Harrington backpedaling.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel blocks a head kick by Harrington.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Harrington tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrington moves into the clinch.
Steel blocking some punches.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel gets tackled into the cage by Harrington. Harrington maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harrington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
Dan Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington misses with a head kick.
Harrington forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
Harrington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Dan Harrington 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! This is the final round!
Steel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrington can pounce on him.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington misses with an uppercut.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Steel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrington slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel scores with a one two! Harrington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Harrington throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington.
Harrington has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Harrington has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Harrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrington taking a breather.
Harrington taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Harrington.
Harrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Harrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel clinches up against the cage.
Harrington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel wants to break free but Harrington has control.
Harrington has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrington won't allow it.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling him.
Harrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Harrington.
Harrington wants to stall.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Steel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steel wants to break free but Harrington has control.
Steel gets through Harrington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington is struggling to control the position.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Steel cracks Harrington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steel!
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrington throws a head kick that Steel semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Steel tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington wants to clinch
and Steel counters with a one-two to the body.
Harrington fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrington wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Harrington.
I think Harrington 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Harrington!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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