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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steinn Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steinn Berg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steinn Berg!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harrington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Harrington pushes Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Berg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harrington throws an elbow but misses.
Berg blocks an elbow strike from Harrington.
Harrington lands an elbow just above Berg 's eye.
It looks like Steinn Berg has been cut.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Berg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Berg avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berg.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington has Berg pressed against the cage, preventing Berg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Berg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berg lands with a left to the head.
Berg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berg tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berg working hard to break the clinch.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Berg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berg breaks from the clinch.
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harrington looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harrington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harrington takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berg lands a nice shot to the body.
Berg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrington swings widly with a right hand
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Harrington.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berg. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Berg throws a one two combo.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Berg is out of range.
A jab from Berg finds it's way through Harrington's defenses.
Harrington looks to land a right hand but Berg moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Berg there.
Berg cracks Harrington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Berg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Berg.
Berg scores with a hook to the body. Harrington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harrington forces Berg back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berg struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Berg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Berg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berg wants to stall.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harrington.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
Berg is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berg has his back to the cage.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
Berg has Harrington pressed against the cage.
Berg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berg avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrington.
Berg blocks an elbow strike from Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Berg.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berg struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Berg blocks an elbow strike from Harrington.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harrington throws an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Berg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Berg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrington.
Berg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berg is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrington gets an underhook and turns Berg into the cage.
Berg breaks from the clinch.
Berg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steinn Berg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steinn Berg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Berg. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrington tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Berg manages to circle out of the way.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berg scores with a sloppy right hand. Harrington should have avoided that one.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Berg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Berg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harrington eats them both and turns towards Berg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Berg keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrington looks to land a right hand but Berg moved out of range.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Berg circles away.
Harrington moves into range and clinches up with Berg.
Berg breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrington moves to clinch but Berg breaks away
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington drops his hands momentarily and Berg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington looks to land a left hand but Berg moved out of range nicely.
Harrington forces Berg back against the cage and clinches.
Berg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrington misses with an elbow strike.
Berg avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Berg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dan Harrington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
Berg blocks the elbow strike.
Berg tries to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling the position.
Berg avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Harrington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Berg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harrington keeps control of Berg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Berg avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
Berg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berg pushes Harrington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harrington misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Berg.
Berg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
Harrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berg misses with some punches.
Berg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Berg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berg blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Berg.
Berg avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Berg is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berg has his back to the cage.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Berg - that landed with a thud.
Harrington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Berg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berg misses with a body punch.
Berg blocks an elbow strike from Harrington.
Berg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berg is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Harrington blocks a body shot from Berg.
Berg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg dodges an elbow strike from Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Berg is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berg avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Berg is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Berg wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berg tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Berg trying to control the position but instead, Harrington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Berg into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Berg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steinn Berg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steinn Berg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheers as Berg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrington doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Berg.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Berg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Harrington wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
Harrington tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Berg lands a nice shot to the body.
Berg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrington walks into a left hand.
Harrington misses with a left hand
and Berg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berg.
Berg cracks Harrington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington wants to clinch
and Berg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steinn Berg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrington.
Harrington throws a shot from downtown. Berg moves away and avoids it.
Berg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Berg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Berg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Berg lands a nice shot that snaps Harrington's head back.
Berg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrington's head.
Harrington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrington.
Harrington needs to keep his hands up - Berg had a free shot at his head there.
Harrington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrington on the side of the head.
Berg with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Berg is out of range.
Berg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrington tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berg jabs at Harrington's body.
Harrington throws a poor cross that misses
and Berg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harrington tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Berg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steinn Berg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Berg connects with a right hand. Harrington shakes it off.
Harrington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berg counters with a right hand to the body.
Harrington looks to clinch
and Berg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Berg.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington closes the distance but Berg moves to the side
and Berg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrington thinking.
Harrington tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Harrington darts in and clinches Berg up against the cage.
Berg blocks the elbow strike.
Berg lands with a right to the head.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrington misses with an elbow strike.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Berg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Berg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Berg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Berg misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
Berg avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrington.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harrington throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berg blocks the elbow strike.
Dan Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steinn Berg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steinn Berg!
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energy
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hype
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