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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
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282 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harrington throws a body kick that misses.
Harrington defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Steel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrington tries to avoid it but Steel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrington to the ground. Harrington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harrington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrington misses with a body shot.
Harrington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.
Steel misses with a hook. Harrington ducked under it nicely.
Harrington lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel throws a leg kick
and Harrington counters with a body kick that stops Steel in his tracks momentarily.
Harrington scores with a leg kick.
Steel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrington defends it nicely.
Steel looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
Steel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Harrington moved out of range.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel misses with a shot to the body
and Harrington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Ashley Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrington counters with a nice body shot.
Harrington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Steel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harrington lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Harrington digs a right hand into Steel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steel's gas tank.
Harrington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel is trying to break free.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Harrington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Harrington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harrington lands with a right to the head.
Steel is trying desperately to land a takedown but Harrington is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Harrington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Harrington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harrington lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrington.
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 holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harrington for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Harrington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harrington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steel.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a right hand.
Harrington lands a right hand.
That has opened up Freddy Steel's cut even more.
Steel has had enough of the clinch but Harrington keeps him there for the moment.
Harrington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrington keeps control of Steel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Harrington tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Harrington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel tries to pull guard but Harrington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harrington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Harrington moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Good shot there by Steel.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Harrington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrington. That's going to slow Steel down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington fakes the leg kick and cracks Steel in the body.
Harrington moves into the clinch.
Steel fails to pull guard.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrington stalling the fight.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Harrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrington effectively controlling the action here.
Harrington is working Steel over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harrington.
Steel blocks a body shot from Harrington.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ashley Harrington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrington.
Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Harrington wants to stall.
Harrington lands a shoulder strike.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Steel being controlled against the cage.
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Harrington tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harrington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Steel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington is trying to maintain a safe position but Steel gets an underhook and turns Harrington into the cage.
Steel is trying to break free.
Harrington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrington.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel wants to break free but Harrington has control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harrington here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steel.
Ashley Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Steel.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrington connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrington counters with a low kick, right behind Steel 's knee.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel goes for a double leg but Harrington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrington continues to drive forward.
Harrington lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
The cut above Freddy Steel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steel's efforts to push away.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Harrington.
Harrington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel prevents a body shot from Harrington.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
Freddy Steel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Harrington dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrington moves away from the strike by Steel.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Harrington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrington counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harrington misses with a kick to the body.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Harrington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harrington thumps Steel with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrington scores with a hook to the body. Steel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrington connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Harrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ashley Harrington is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington throws a body kick that misses.
Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrington thumps Steel with a low kick.
Harrington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Harrington counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Harrington.
Harrington has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Harrington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.
Harrington is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harrington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrington.
Harrington pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harrington - that landed with a thud.
Harrington stalling in the clinch.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Freddy Steel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ashley Harrington!
A very excited looking Ashley Harrington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
RATING
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