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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stillao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Stillao!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington misses with a two punch combination.
Stillao shoots in but no luck this time.
Stillao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrington has Stillao up against the cage in a clinch.
Stillao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Desmond Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Stillao.
Harrington stalling against the cage.
Stillao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao is trying to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling him.
Stillao is trying to stall.
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
Stillao is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Stillao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stillao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harrington tightens his grip and picks Stillao up, before dumping him to the ground. Stillao manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stillao trying to control the position.
Stillao keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Stillao pushes Harrington off and gets back to his feet.
Stillao just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stillao gets caught napping as Harrington dives in and scores a takedown. Stillao manages to retain guard.
Stillao is trying to control the position but Harrington postures up.
Stillao wants to sweep here but Harrington controlling him for the moment.
Stillao keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Stillao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrington is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stillao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stillao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harrington won't allow Stillao to sweep him here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Stillao wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stillao doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
Stillao shoots in for a takedown but Harrington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stillao tries a head kick but it misses.
Stillao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrington's waist but Harrington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stillao off to one side.
Stillao looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stillao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrington defends it nicely.
Harrington throws an overhand right that lands on Stillao's shoulder, as Stillao tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Harrington will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrington shoots in and bounces Stillao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harrington tries to free his leg and advance position but Stillao is retaining full guard.
Harrington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrington trying to control but Stillao is working from the bottom.
Stillao working a defensive guard here.
Stillao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao looking to control.
Stillao is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harrington trying to control but Stillao is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stillao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrington lands a couple of elbows.
Harrington sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington advances to half guard.
Harrington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harrington lands a nice short elbow.
Harrington wants to take a breather but Stillao is having none of it.
Harrington wants to pass to mount but Stillao is defending the position.
Stillao wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harrington is looking to advance position but Stillao won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington wants to control but Stillao is keeping him busy.
Stillao wants to get back to his feet.
Harrington winds up and cracks Stillao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Desmond Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stillao is controlling Harrington's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stillao is in trouble now - Harrington has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a heavy elbow.
Harrington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harrington landing strikes from the mount.
Harrington lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Harrington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stillao is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Harrington dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harrington trying to control the position but Stillao is working away.
Harrington cracks Stillao with a big right hand but Stillao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stillao wants to control but Harrington postures up.
Harrington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stillao keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Stillao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stillao is not content to let Harrington control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao sneaks back into half guard.
Stillao actively working from the bottom here.
Harrington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harrington is thwarting Stillao's attempts to control the position.
Stillao tries to kick Harrington off but Harrington keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington slips a nice elbow through Stillao's hands, connecting with Stillao's forehead.
Harrington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Harrington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stillao wants to get back to his feet.
Stillao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrington trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stillao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrington moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Stillao.
Stillao tries to buck Harrington off but Harrington is having none of it.
Stillao takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Stillao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stillao keeps working.
Harrington blocks the strikes from Stillao.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington gets to mount! Stillao was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Harrington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Harrington!
A relieved looking Desmond Harrington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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