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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Stevenson (ranked 23714 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harky Hartens (ranked 8737 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harky Hartens was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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278 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harky Hartens!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a body punch but Hartens moves out of range.
Hartens looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Hartens gets tackled into the cage by Stevenson. Stevenson maintains the clinch.
Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartens pushes Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartens throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Stevenson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stevenson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Hilo inform us that Hartens has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartens is keeping the position for now.
Stevenson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stevenson with a nice head shot there.
Stevenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hartens's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartens working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily.
Stevenson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hartens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevenson is in close to Hartens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stevenson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stevenson postures up.
Hartens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hartens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Hartens is keeping the position.
Stevenson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevenson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stevenson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson forces Hartens back against the cage and clinches.
Hartens gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stevenson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stevenson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hartens is on him like a limpet, forcing Stevenson back against the cage.
Stevenson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stevenson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stevenson.
Stevenson leaning against his opponent.
Stevenson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Stevenson.
Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Stevenson just leaning against Hartens, taking a breather.
Stevenson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stevenson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hartens turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hartens manages to end up in side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Stevenson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stevenson gets a clinch.
Hartens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hartens pulls Stevenson into guard.
Stevenson with a nice head shot there.
Stevenson is working Hartens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stevenson works over Hartens with some ground and pound from guard.
Stevenson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hartens is rocked!
Stevenson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stevenson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson stands up from Hartens's guard - Stevenson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevenson rushes Hartens and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartens has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stevenson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stevenson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hartens is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stevenson is defending well though. Hartens let's go of the attempt for now.
Stevenson tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.
Stevenson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hartens's guard. Nice work there by Stevenson.
Stevenson postures up and lands a big shot to Hartens's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson forces his way into half guard.
Stevenson lands strikes from half guard.
Stevenson drops an elbow to the side of Hartens's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stevenson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hartens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stevenson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hartens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stevenson winds up and cracks Hartens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stevenson is thwarting Hartens's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hartens defends it well.
Hartens actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hartens defends it well.
Stevenson working the head and body with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Stevenson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stevenson enables Hartens to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stevenson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stevenson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alex Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stevenson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stevenson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartens can do to turn this around?
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevenson avoids the elbow strike from Hartens, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartens moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Hartens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartens showed some decent athleticism there.
Stevenson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stevenson is trying is best to control the position here.
Hartens trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.
Stevenson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartens trying to control from Stevenson's half guard. Stevenson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hartens stops Stevenson from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stevenson closes the distance and pushes Hartens back into the cage.
Stevenson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stevenson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stevenson lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura but Hartens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stevenson to get the leverage.
Stevenson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hartens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevenson.
Hartens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevenson.
Hartens wants to control but Stevenson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stevenson is working for a kimura but Hartens is defending it quite comfortably.
Stevenson working Hartens over with strikes.
Harky Hartens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevenson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevenson 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Stevenson!
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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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