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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Stevenson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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182 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stevenson. Stevenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevenson takes the fight into the clinch.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Harrington holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevenson drops back down to his feet.
Stevenson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stevenson drags the fight down to the ground.
Harrington stays in close to Stevenson's body and controls the position.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Harrington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrington tries to stand but Stevenson is controlling from the bottom.
Stevenson looking for a guillotine here but Harrington defends easily.
Harrington 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.
Harrington trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington cracks Stevenson with a solid left hand.
Harrington looking to pass the guard.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Stevenson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harrington has picked Stevenson up and slammed him! Stevenson can't keep hold of the triangle and Harrington manages to pass to side control!
Harrington taking a breather here.
Stevenson tries to bench press Harrington off him but Harrington keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington scoring with punches and elbows.
Harrington taking a breather here.
Harrington trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Harrington advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Harrington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to hold on but Harrington postures up.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position but Harrington isn't that keen on the idea.
Stevenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harrington trying to control but Stevenson is having none of it.
Harrington avoids the attempt from Stevenson to control.
Harrington trying to control but Stevenson is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Stevenson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stevenson tries to hold on but Harrington postures up.
Harrington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevenson is looking to escape.
Stevenson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Harrington content just to control the position here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lewis Harrington just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Harrington does no damage.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Harrington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stevenson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson lands with a kick to the temple. Harrington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Lewis Harrington has been cut.
Lewis Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Harrington counters with a takedown into side control.
Stevenson tries to buck Harrington off but Harrington is having none of it.
Stevenson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harrington tries to advance to mount but Stevenson denies him.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep.
Stevenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stevenson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington is looking to improve his position.
Harrington is doing well to control the position and prevent Stevenson from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stevenson in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Harrington missing with punches from the bottom.
Stevenson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Harrington has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harrington is controlling Stevenson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stevenson prevents Harrington from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington is refusing to be controlled, as Stevenson sits in half guard.
Harrington tries to get to full guard but Stevenson has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stevenson moves into range and clinches up with Harrington.
Harrington tries to stall but Stevenson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Harrington circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrington moves into range and clinches up with Stevenson.
Harrington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stevenson gets underhooks to prevent Harrington's takedown attempt.
Harrington manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevenson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harrington is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Harrington.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Harrington with that takedown attempt.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Harrington.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Harrington shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Harrington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stevenson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harrington's best efforts.
Stevenson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevenson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harrington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harrington's back!
Stevenson looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington fending off the submission attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson avoiding Harrington 's attempts to control his hands.
Harrington tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington working to try and regain half guard.
Stevenson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harrington is looking to escape.
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 Lewis Harrington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lewis Harrington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harrington tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as Harrington sits in half guard.
Harrington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stevenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harrington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stevenson is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevenson avoid being mounted?
Harrington is keen to just control but Stevenson is a slippery customer.
Stevenson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Harrington pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrington throws out a powerful jab.
Harrington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevenson swivels and escapes.
Steven Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stevenson's guard now.
Harrington trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Stevenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stevenson is looking for a triangle but Harrington pushes his legs off easily.
Steven Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington distracts Stevenson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington pushes down on Stevenson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stevenson is trying to maintain the position but Harrington is very close to passing his half guard.
Lewis Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevenson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Harrington pulls his head out easily.
Harrington moves into full mount! Stevenson won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
BOOM! Harrington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stevenson is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrington has a good base and remains in mount.
Harrington working the ground and pound effectively.
Harrington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stevenson is trying desperately to improve position.
Harrington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lewis Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevenson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrington, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Harrington!
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