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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Patton (ranked 2948 p4p, 101 weight class) and Harold Hari (ranked 2883 p4p, 96 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. Hari has chosen King Drum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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283 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hari! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patton closes the distance and pushes Hari back into the cage. Hari lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like George Patton has been cut. Hari lands an uppercut. Patton has Hari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Patton can't get the takedown.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton lands with a left to the head. Patton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hari pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Patton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hari, pushing him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Patton blocks an uppercut.
Hari misses with a knee to the head. Hari avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it. Patton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hari regains guard immediately. Patton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Patton stays in close to Hari's body and controls the position. Patton lands a couple of digs. Hari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Patton controlling from the top position. Hari trying to strike off his back.
Patton 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. Hari trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Hari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Patton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Patton passes easily into side control. Nice work. Patton is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Hari is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Hari trying to remain calm as Patton controls from the top position. Hari misses with a strike from the bottom. Patton slows the pace down. Patton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hari has escaped the position, nice work there. Hari tries to bench press Patton off him but Patton keeps the position. Hari trying to remain calm as Patton controls from the top position. Patton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. 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! Patton wants to control but Hari is keeping him busy. Hari is trying to escape the position but Patton is controlling the position. Hari tries to get back to half guard but can't. Patton looks up at the clock and then as Hari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Patton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Patton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hari to see if he's OK. Patton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hari keeps working. Hari striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Patton slows the pace down. Patton cracks Hari with a big right hand but Hari just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Patton controlling from side mount. Patton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Patton is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Hari is trying to improve his position. Hari throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land. Hari is trying to improve his position. Patton wants to control but Hari is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hari striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
We've been informed that Hari has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Patton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hari, who protects the arm well. Hari is looking to regain half guard here but Patton keeps moving and retains side control. Patton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hari. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Patton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hari. Hari is not content to let Patton control the position. Patton working the body and head with strikes. Patton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hari's shoulder. That is not cool. Patton blocks the strikes from Hari.
Patton tries for a kimura but Hari is defending well. Hari throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that round. The cut man is working on George Patton's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hari tries to keep at a distance but Patton has taken the fight into the clinch. Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton jumps guard but Hari stands there with Patton around his waist. Patton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patton tries to pull guard but Hari won't allow it.
Patton lands a body shot. Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patton drags the fight down to the ground.
Patton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hari. Hari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Patton looking for a sweep. Not yet Patton, not yet. Patton managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hari throws a strike but Patton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Patton's corner is telling him to maintain position. George Patton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Hari keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully. Patton cracks Hari with a solid left hand. Hari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Patton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Patton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hari's head. Patton is stalling in the full guard. Hari striking off his back but it's not causing Patton any problems. Patton connects with a couple of short punches. Hari tries to strike from the bottom.
Patton with a nice head shot there. Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hari can do to turn this around? Hari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patton controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hari throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Patton's corner is telling him to maintain position. Hari wants to sweep but no luck. Hari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Patton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Patton scoring with some ground and pound. Patton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Patton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Patton looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Patton cracks Hari with a solid left hand. Hari trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Hari tries to strike from the bottom.
Patton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hari keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully. Patton pushes down on Hari's leg and manages to get into half guard. Patton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Patton lands with a punch from half guard. Patton is keen to just control but Hari is a slippery customer. Patton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Patton moves nicely into side control. Hari throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. Patton landing a few strikes. Patton trying to control the action but Hari is working from the bottom. Hari sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Patton blocks the strikes from Hari.
Hari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Patton stalling. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patton lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patton prevents Hari from improving his position. Patton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Patton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hari tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Patton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Hari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Patton scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Patton blocks the strikes from Hari.
Patton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Patton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Patton is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Hari works his way to full guard. Good work. Hari trying to strike off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Patton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that second round. The cut man is working on George Patton's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Patton takes the fight into the clinch. Patton tries to score a body lock takedown but Hari shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Patton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Patton pulls Hari into guard.
Patton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Patton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hari's guard. Patton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hari's head. Patton controls from within his opponent's guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patton scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Patton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Hari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patton is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Patton controlling from the top position. Hari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Patton passes Hari's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Patton is looking for a kimura but Hari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patton to get the leverage. Patton is pressing down on Hari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hari is holding on for now. Patton looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Patton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Hari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Patton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Patton's back! Patton covering up well under a series of strikes from Hari. Hari is throwing strikes but Patton counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Patton regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hari throwing shots but Patton is blocking nicely. Hari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Hari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Patton wants to control but Hari is keeping busy.
Patton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hari. Patton wants to sweep here but Hari controlling him for the moment. Hari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Hari throws a big elbow that misses. Patton wants to sweep but no luck. Hari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Patton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Patton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Patton's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Patton pushing down on Hari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Patton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Hari tries to get to full guard but Patton has control of the leg. Patton trying to mount his opponent but Hari defends it. George Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Patton scoring with strikes to the body and head. Hari missing with punches from the bottom.
Harold Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hari wants to improve his position but Patton is controlling well.
Patton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hari misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Patton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hari! Patton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Patton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patton blocks Hari's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Patton looking to control and managing it successfully. Patton prevents Hari from getting the reversal. Patton lands a nice shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Patton with shots to the head and body - Hari looks very uncomfortable down there. Hari swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Hari throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Patton controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight! George Patton showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Patton! Our winner, George Patton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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