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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 6051 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Harpik (ranked 7896 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Harpik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stefan Harpik!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steele.
Harpik wants to control but Steele postures up.
Harpik is not content to let Steele control the position.
Harpik manages to get back to half guard.
Harpik gets back to full guard.
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steele's guard.
Harpik stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
Harpik distracts Steele with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harpik postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harpik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele has momentary wrist control but Harpik slips an elbow through the middle.
Steele has Harpik pulled in close to control his posture.
Harpik stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
Steele wants to sweep here but Harpik controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harpik lands a couple of digs.
Harpik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steele's head.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steele wants to sweep here but Harpik controlling him for the moment.
Steele on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steele tries to get out of the position.
Harpik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harpik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harpik postures up.
Harpik is in close to Steele's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steele's head.
Harpik cracks Steele with a solid left hand.
Harpik is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steele is trying to control the position but Harpik postures up.
Harpik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harpik lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harpik distracts Steele with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Steele's brow.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harpik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harpik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harpik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Harpik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steele's head.
Steele is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harpik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oh Steele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Harpik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harpik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harpik distracts Steele with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harpik lands a couple of digs.
Steele has his foot on Harpik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harpik works his way back into a safe position though.
Harpik is in close to Steele's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harpik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harpik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Steele is controlling Harpik's posture.
Harpik with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Harpik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steele misses with a body punch
and Harpik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steele won't be happy with that.
Harpik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steele some visible discomfort.
Steele tries to bench press Harpik off him but Harpik keeps the position.
Steele taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harpik scores with a couple of short elbows.
Steele is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harpik lands a big left to the face of Steele, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Harpik and another - Steele is out! Harpik stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stefan Harpik!
Stefan Harpik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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