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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Harrell (ranked 25167 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vercingetorix Frenchy (ranked 5994 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
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188 cm
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vercingetorix Frenchy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frenchy goes for a takedown attempt but Harrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frenchy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrell is fending him off so far but Frenchy persists. Nope, Harrell circles away and we're back to standing.
Frenchy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Frenchy won't be happy with that.
Frenchy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Frenchy throws a series of punches but Harrell avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frenchy clinches.
Frenchy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrell.
Frenchy keeps control of Harrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Frenchy throws Harrell to one side and escapes!
Frenchy tries for a takedown but Harrell circles away easily
and Harrell counters with a thumping low kick.
Patrick Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vercingetorix Frenchy.
Frenchy has his takedown stuffed
and Harrell counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Frenchy uses from the top position.
Frenchy is working Harrell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harrell wants to sweep here but Frenchy controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frenchy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harrell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harrell has escaped and now he's on top!
Harrell postures up and lands a big shot to Frenchy's brow.
Harrell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Frenchy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Harrell is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Frenchy manages to break the clinch.
Harrell closes the distance and clinches.
Frenchy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrell.
Harrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frenchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frenchy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrell counters with a takedown into side control.
Frenchy explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frenchy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy connects with a right hand. Harrell shakes it off.
Harrell is looking to clinch.
Harrell moves into the clinch.
Frenchy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frenchy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frenchy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frenchy.
Frenchy throws a series of punches but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrell forces Frenchy back against the cage and clinches.
Frenchy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell tries to clinch up but Frenchy circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frenchy throws a counter combo.
Harrell tries to clinch up.
Harrell tries to clinch but Frenchy is having none of it.
Frenchy closes the distance and clinches up with Harrell, looking for a takedown. Frenchy pushes Harrell against the cage but Harrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frenchy looks for a takedown but Harrell sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Frenchy.
Harrell attempts a counter takedown but Frenchy avoids it well and moves away.
Frenchy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrell but Harrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrell avoids the head kick by Frenchy.
Frenchy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrell dodges the punch combination from Frenchy.
Harrell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harrell tries to clinch but Frenchy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Frenchy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frenchy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frenchy.
Harrell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Frenchy.
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!
Harrell tries to clinch up.
Frenchy misses with the body kick
and Harrell counters with a takedown into side control.
Frenchy is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Harrell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harrell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harrell prevents Frenchy from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Harrell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vercingetorix Frenchy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Harrell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frenchy fails to land with a series of punches.
Frenchy clinches.
Frenchy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harrell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Frenchy to the mat. Frenchy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harrell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frenchy wants to stand up but Harrell is controlling him.
Frenchy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrell distracts Frenchy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harrell trying to control but Frenchy is working from the bottom.
Frenchy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harrell throwing strikes from guard but Frenchy blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frenchy wants to stand but Harrell is controlling the position.
Frenchy pushes Harrell off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frenchy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Harrell as Frenchy shoots in.
Frenchy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrell tries to clinch there but Frenchy circles away.
Vercingetorix Frenchy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harrell or perhaps it was just good defense by Frenchy, which made it look bad.
Harrell wants to clinch.
Harrell wants to clinch.
Frenchy tries to keep at a distance but Harrell has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy wants to take the fight to the mat but Harrell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harrell has Frenchy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frenchy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harrell breaks the clinch.
Frenchy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frenchy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frenchy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Harrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrell manages to break the clinch.
Frenchy throws a right and a left that Harrell avoids nicely.
Harrell ducks right into an uppercut from Frenchy.
Harrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frenchy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frenchy is looking to stand up but Harrell isn't so interested in that idea.
Harrell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrell won't allow Frenchy to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy kicks Harrell off and gets to his feet.
Frenchy shoots in and drives through. Harrell sprawls well.
Frenchy moves into the clinch.
Harrell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frenchy throws a nice looking combination but Harrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrell wants to clinch.
Frenchy has a takedown stuffed.
Frenchy gets tackled into the cage by Harrell. Harrell maintains the clinch.
Frenchy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrell slips a straight right by Frenchy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frenchy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrell pinned against the cage. Harrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frenchy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frenchy gets caught flat footed, as Harrell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Frenchy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Harrell tries to score a body lock takedown but Frenchy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frenchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrell avoids it.
Harrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrell moves in looking to clinch but Frenchy pushes him off.
A punch combination from Frenchy misses.
Frenchy clinches.
A hook to the body from Frenchy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vercingetorix Frenchy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Harrell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Frenchy throws a right and a left that Harrell avoids nicely.
Harrell tries to clinch but Frenchy is having none of it.
Harrell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Frenchy's guard.
Frenchy wriggles free and stands up.
Frenchy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vercingetorix Frenchy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frenchy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrell avoids it really well and circles away.
Vercingetorix Frenchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frenchy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrell avoids it.
Frenchy blocks a body shot from Harrell.
Frenchy wants to take the fight to the mat but Harrell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harrell gets control of Frenchy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harrell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frenchy works over Harrell with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frenchy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frenchy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frenchy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frenchy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harrell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frenchy stands and throws Harrell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frenchy scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrell is trying to control Frenchy's posture but Frenchy avoids it.
Harrell is trying to work for a sweep but Frenchy has mounted him!
Frenchy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harrell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harrell is rocked!
Frenchy swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vercingetorix Frenchy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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