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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Harrell (ranked 8101 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 5693 p4p, 589 weight class). Carl Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Harrell's chin.
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193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
1 - 4 - 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, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Harrell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Harrell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Harrell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Harrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Patrick Harrell has been cut.
Harrell tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Harrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson forces Harrell back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrell, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrell tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrell moves into the clinch.
Harrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson darts in and clinches Harrell up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson closes the distance but Harrell moves to the side
and Harrell counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Harrell throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Harrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Harrell is proving a slippery customer.
Harrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to stand up but Harrell is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harrell won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrell throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Harrell counters with a takedown into side control.
Harrell just content to control the position.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Harrell gets to mount! Johnson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harrell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Harrell content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Harrell landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harrell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson tries to hold on but Harrell postures up.
Harrell lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrell lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Harrell maintains control.
Harrell 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.
Harrell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell landing punches.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Harrell with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harrell avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson prevents Harrell from taking his back.
Johnson is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Harrell.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Harrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Harrell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Harrell's defenses.
Carl Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrell moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Harrell's head but Harrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a hook but Harrell blocks it.
Harrell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Harrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrell attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Harrell moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to clinch but Harrell moves away
and Harrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harrell moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrell shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson tries to bum rush Harrell with a series of wild strikes but Harrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carl Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrell takes one to the side of the head.
Carl Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrell closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrell drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Harrell has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Harrell pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harrell keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stands up and waves to Harrell to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell is looking to clinch.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Harrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harrell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Harrell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Harrell lands with a punch from half guard.
Harrell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Harrell stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Harrell.
Johnson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrell.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Harrell manages to move to mount!
Harrell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Harrell lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Harrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Harrell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harrell checks a leg kick.
Oooh a lovely combination from Johnson sends Harrell down but not out. Johnson dives into side control looking to finish.
Harrell is rocked!
Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harrell to his feet.
Oh Harrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Johnson shuts the power down on Harrell. Lights out, game over! Johnson is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carl Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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