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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fargo Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Mole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall Mole will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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258 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fargo Harley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kendall Mole!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mole throws a head kick that half lands.
Harley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mole counters by moving into the clinch.
Mole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mole decides to pull guard.
Harley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harley throwing strikes but missing.
Harley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mole is looking to stand up but Harley isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harley is one step ahead there.
Mole keeping moving, preventing Harley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fargo Harley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mole enables Harley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mole manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harley throws a big elbow that misses.
Harley wants to control from the top but Mole keeps moving.
Harley won't allow Mole to get back to his feet.
Harley is in close to Mole's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harley postures up in Mole's guard and throws a big left but Mole blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mole keeping moving, preventing Harley from controlling successfully.
Mole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mole is adopting a defensive guard.
Harley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harley is looking to work some ground and pound but Mole has wrist control.
Harley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harley throws a big right hand that misses.
Harley trying to control but Mole is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harley closes the distance and clinches up with Mole, looking for a takedown. Harley pushes Mole against the cage but Mole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harley closes the distance and clinches up with Mole, looking for a takedown. Harley pushes Mole against the cage but Mole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mole throws a head kick that Harley semi-blocks.
Harley fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fargo Harley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Mole.
Mole darts in and clinches Harley up against the cage.
Mole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mole is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harley misses with a takedown
and Mole counters with a one-two to the body.
Harley is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mole closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mole misses with a head shot. Harley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mole wants to stand and escape but instead Harley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harley throwing strikes from guard but Mole blocks nicely.
Harley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kendall Mole will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harley is looking to clinch.
Harley shoots in looking for a takedown. Mole tries to sprawl out of it but Harley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harley shoots in but no luck this time.
Mole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harley under the eye.
Mole lands a nice shot that snaps Harley's head back.
Harley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harley wants it to stay on the feet.
Mole tries to sprawl but Harley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mole tries to get to full guard but Harley has control of the leg.
Mole is trying to stand up here but Harley is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mole is concentrating on defense, preventing Harley from advancing position.
Mole is looking to control Harley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mole avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley is looking to advance position but Mole won't allow it.
Harley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mole wants to control but Harley is keeping busy.
Harley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harley unloads with some shots from mount but Mole bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harley wants to finish this one by submission but Mole is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harley.
Harley 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.
Mole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harley looking to secure an arm triangle but Mole defends it well.
Mole tries to hold on but Harley postures up.
Harley looking to ground and pound but Mole is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley fails to advance to Mole's back.
You get the feeling that Mole really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mole tries to lock up and control but Harley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harley scoring with strikes but Mole is staying in there.
Harley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harley looking to control but Mole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mole is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mole is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harley scoring with strikes but Mole is staying in there.
Harley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harley landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mole wants to get back to his feet.
Harley looking to control but Mole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fargo Harley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mole counters with a head kick.
Mole shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harley is trying to defend but Mole finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harley tries to get to full guard but Mole has control of the leg.
Harley wants to control but Mole is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mole is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mole prevents Harley from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mole is thwarting Harley's attempts to control the position.
Harley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Fargo Harley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harley misses with a takedown
and Harley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harley's guard.
Mole stopping the sweep attempt from Harley.
Mole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mole postures up in Harley's guard and throws a big left but Harley blocks it.
Mole wants to control from the top but Harley keeps moving.
Mole drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harley!
Harley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mole is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mole wants to get back to his feet.
Harley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mole sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mole tries to improve position but can't.
Harley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mole keeps working.
Check out the look on Harley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mole has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Harley but great work by Mole.
Mole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harley keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Harley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harley keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mole working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Mole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Mole!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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