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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Harrell (ranked 4794 p4p, 0 weight class) and William John (ranked 2612 p4p, 101 weight class). William John has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alberto Harrell's chin.
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346 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Alberto Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William John!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten John somewhat.
John shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing John's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by John or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrell, which made it look bad.
Harrell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alberto Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William John.
John closes the distance and clinches up with Harrell, looking for a takedown. John pushes Harrell against the cage but Harrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John moves into the clinch.
Harrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
John tries for a takedown but Harrell manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrell manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
Harrell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but John is avoiding damage well.
Harrell lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell throws an elbow but John slips to the side and avoids it well.
John defending against the ground and pound.
John managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harrell.
Harrell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John pushes Harrell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harrell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where John is right now.
Harrell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harrell in side control, throwing shots but John defends.
Harrell is trying to ground and pound but John uses the momentary lack of control by Harrell to regain half guard.
John tries to roll over but Harrell keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed John's head.
Harrell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrell working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John is trying to stand back up but Harrell is controlling him
John manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Harrell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harrell.
John tries to roll over but Harrell keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell is nestled in close to John, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
John is controlling Harrell's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if John can do anything to dispel that myth.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harrell.
John holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
John looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
John is trying to control but can't.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harrell.
John keeps control of the position for the meantime.
John looking for submissions off his back.
John on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
John actively working from the bottom here.
John is trying to maintain the position but Harrell is very close to passing his half guard.
Harrell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and John defends it well.
Harrell throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Harrell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. John tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harrell is in John's guard.
Harrell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John pulls Harrell in close to prevent any damage.
Harrell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrell being controlled here momentarily.
John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell won't allow John to get back to his feet.
John looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell throwing strikes but missing.
Harrell throwing strikes but missing.
John wants to sweep here but Harrell controlling him for the moment.
Harrell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
John is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harrell defends well.
John is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
John working a defensive guard here.
John wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.
John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
John closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - John lands in his opponent's guard.
John thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
John won't allow Harrell to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alberto Harrell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John preventing the sweep.
John controlling from the top position.
John is looking to stand up but Harrell won't let him.
Harrell working for a triangle but John defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John gets to his feet - Harrell follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
John tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten John somewhat.
Harrell drops down looking for a counter takedown but John sprawls and moves away.
John fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John dives in for a single leg takedown but Harrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alberto Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William John.
John misses with a shot to the body
and Harrell counters with a three punch combo that has John backing up. John nods at Harrell to acknowledge the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harrell works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
John prevents a body shot from Harrell.
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 Alberto Harrell will probably get the nod.
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!
John walks into a straight right hand from Harrell.
John gets tackled into the cage by Harrell. Harrell maintains the clinch.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John fails with the takedown
and Harrell counters with a one-two to the body.
John looks for a takedown but Harrell sprawls well.
Harrell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harrell lands in his opponent's guard.
John 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John has Harrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alberto Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell crunches a lovely knee into John's ribcage.
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
John manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harrell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
John has his foot on Harrell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrell works his way back into a safe position though.
John has momentary wrist control but Harrell slips an elbow through the middle.
John working a defensive guard but Harrell passes into half guard.
Harrell winds up and cracks John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
John holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
John has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrell is working away from the top position though.
Harrell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harrell.
Harrell working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed John's head.
Harrell is thwarting John's attempts to control the position.
John tries to get to full guard but Harrell has control of the leg.
John regains full guard. Nicely done.
John seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harrell is looking to work some ground and pound but John has wrist control.
Harrell scoring with some ground and pound.
Harrell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
John is controlling Harrell's posture.
Harrell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John pulls Harrell in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John moves into range and clinches up with Harrell.
Harrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. John is trying to keep an underhook but Harrell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
John makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harrell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. John is trying to defend but Harrell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
John manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrell attempts a counter takedown but John avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from John.
No luck with that takedown attempt from John.
John looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrell is fending him off so far but John persists. Nope, Harrell circles away and we're back to standing.
William John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck with that takedown attempt from John.
It looked like Harrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harrell tests John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alberto Harrell.
Well Harrell 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Harrell!
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RATING
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