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Event:
GC 284
Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1# Harrington takes one to the side of the head.
Jaruud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrington has time to react. Jaruud throws a leg kick but Harrington checks it. Padraig Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Harrington swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaruud. Jaruud scores with the left hand. Harrington knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut. Jaruud throws a solid leg kick but Harrington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaruud. Harrington feints a counter leg kick. Harrington avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Harrington lands a front kick. Jaruud seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Jaruud looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrington is just out of range. Harrington throws a nice outside leg kick. Harrington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Nice uppercut there from Harrington.#KD# Jaruud lands a big head kick that sends Harrington tumbling to the mat! Jaruud takes a step backwards and waves Harrington back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Harrington is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harrington tries to land a leg kick but Jaruud saw it coming and moves away.
Harrington is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaruud finish him? Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Jaruud moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Harrington! Jaruud continues to tee off on Harrington, landing with a left and a right! Jaruud connects with a right hand that leaves Harrington sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Jaruud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Batuhan Jaruud! A very excited looking Batuhan Jaruud made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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GC 277
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1# No joy there for Borealis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Harrington misses the target. Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borealis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Harrington tried to counter with a leg kick but Borealis avoided it. Harrington misses the jab. Borealis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Borealis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington. Borealis goes for a double leg but Harrington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrington continues to drive forward. Harrington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bronko´s Gym in the buildup to the fight. Borealis fails to land the takedown. Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis. Harrington misses the shot to the body. Borealis throws out a counter right but Harrington avoids it with no problem. Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Borealis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrington swivels and escapes. Harrington is looking to counter punch. Borealis lands with a cross. Harrington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Harrington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harrington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1# Borealis throws a sloppy head kick and Harrington moves out of range easily. #TD2# Borealis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harrington's half guard. Borealis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Borealis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrington defending well though. Borealis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrington keeps working. Harrington wants to improve his position but Borealis is controlling well.
Borealis prevents Harrington from standing back up.
Harrington keeping hold of Borealis's head, controlling as best he can. Harrington has hold of Borealis's hands but Borealis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Harrington is trying to stand.
Borealis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2# Borealis not landing any meaningful shots this time. Borealis missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Borealis not landing any meaningful shots this time. Borealis missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Borealis lands strikes from half guard. Borealis with the ground and pound but Harrington uses the opportunity to regain guard. Borealis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #ES# Harrington pushes Borealis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Borealis moves out of range of the body kick from Harrington.
Harrington scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borealis tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Borealis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harrington is out of range and Borealis settles back down. Harrington cracks the inside of Borealis's front leg. #T3# Harrington with a nice cross. Borealis tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Borealis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Harrington appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borealis is able to avoid easily. Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Borealis shoots in. Borealis misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrington pushes Borealis away with a front kick. Harrington throws a head kick that misses. Nice body kick there by Harrington. Harrington throws the left hand but Borealis avoids the punch easily. Harrington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T4# Borealis closes the distance and clinches up with Harrington, looking for a takedown. Borealis pushes Harrington against the cage but Harrington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Borealis misses with a takedown attempt - Harrington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Harrington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. This has been an exciting period of action! Borealis dives in for a single leg takedown but Harrington sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. A combination from Harrington does no damage. A clash of legs there as Borealis blocks the low kick. Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A swing and a miss from Borealis. Harrington misses with a body kick. Harrington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Harrington throws a leg kick but Borealis sees it coming and moves out of range. Borealis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2# Borealis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harrington is trying to buck Borealis off.#SUB2# Borealis is trying to get an arm triangle but Harrington is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Harrington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Harrington avoids the head kick by Borealis.
Borealis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but Borealis persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing. Borealis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Borealis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrington. Harrington scores with a push kick. Borealis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borealis tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Borealis takes a body punch but keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harrington connects with a crisp jab. Aurora Borealis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington. Borealis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harrington tries to score with a low kick but Borealis moves his leg out of the way. Harrington throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1# Harrington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borealis. Harrington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Borealis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Borealis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. And Harrington counters with a quick kick to the body but Borealis blocks it. Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis. Borealis ducks under a wild hook from Harrington. Harrington lands a front kick. Borealis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Harrington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borealis. Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borealis. Harrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Borealis shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borealis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Borealis closes the distance and clinches up with Harrington, looking for a takedown. Borealis pushes Harrington against the cage but Harrington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Borealis is breathing heavily. Harrington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borealis's head. Borealis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harrington.#T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Borealis moves out of range easily. Borealis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harrington. Harrington scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Borealis throws a head kick but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Harrington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Borealis takes a body punch but keeps moving. Harrington misses with an uppercut. Borealis saw that one coming. Harrington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borealis throws out the jab. Harrington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Borealis avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Harrington misses with a body kick. Padraig Harrington is winning the standup battle so far. Harrington tries to land a front kick but Borealis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD2# Borealis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Borealis connects with a couple of short punches. Harrington keeping moving, preventing Borealis from controlling successfully. #T3# Borealis stops Harrington from standing up. Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borealis manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR# Harrington wants to pass the guard but Borealis is keeping the position. Harrington stays in close to Borealis's body and controls the position. Borealis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harrington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Harrington tries to free his leg and advance position but Borealis is retaining full guard. #T4# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Harrington trying to control but Borealis is working from the bottom. Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Borealis.#SUB2# Borealis has his foot on Harrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrington works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2# Borealis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harrington has picked Borealis up and slammed him! Borealis can't keep hold of the triangle and Harrington manages to pass to side control! Borealis is looking for a sweep. Harrington remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Borealis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that second round. That's time! Harrington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# Borealis has a takedown stuffed. Borealis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrington. Borealis fails with the takedown. Harrington looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Harrington throws a leg kick that misses. Harrington scores with a head kick.
#CUT# It looks like Aurora Borealis has been cut. Borealis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Borealis shoots in. Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis. Sloppy strikes from Harrington. Those never looked like landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harrington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borealis on the side of the head.#TD2# Borealis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harrington to the mat! Harrington manages to get full guard. #ES# Harrington has his feet on Borealis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Borealis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2# Borealis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES# Harrington pushes Borealis off and gets back to his feet.#T1# Borealis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Borealis. Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Borealis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side. Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Harrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Borealis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borealis gets slowly back to his feet. Good leg kick by Harrington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T2# A slow jab from Harrington misses its intended target. Borealis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrington circles away. Borealis throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Harrington lands with a shot to the body. A clash of legs there as Borealis blocks the low kick. Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Nice uppercut there from Harrington. This has been an exciting period of action! A solid leg kick lands there for Harrington.
Borealis takes one to the chin there. Harrington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borealis doesn't seem bothered though. Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Borealis darts in looking for a takedown but Harrington gets double underhooks and turns Borealis into the cage. Borealis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Borealis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Padraig Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3# Borealis walks into a straight right hand from Harrington. Borealis throws a right and a left that both miss. Borealis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borealis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borealis darts in looking for a takedown but Harrington gets double underhooks and turns Borealis into the cage. Harrington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Borealis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrington on the side of the head. Harrington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borealis. Harrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borealis. Harrington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Borealis misses the shot to the body. A nice inside leg kick there by Harrington. That's going to slow Borealis down. Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Borealis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Harrington counters with a body kick. Aurora Borealis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4# Harrington keeps Borealis at a distance using the push kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Borealis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrington can pounce on him.
Harrington throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Borealis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Borealis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrington sees it coming and avoids it easily. A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot. Harrington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Borealis jabbing away but nothing is landing. Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harrington takes a swing at Borealis's ribcage but misses. Harrington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borealis. Borealis throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Padraig Harrington showed his dominance in that final round. Well Harrington 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington! A very excited looking Padraig Harrington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
GC 271
Date: Jan 18, 2019 |
#R1# Some wild striking there from Cup.
Cup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Cup. Cup looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cup on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrington. Harrington obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrington throws a quick inside leg kick. Harrington lands with a shot to the body. Cup throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Harrington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Cup misses with a hook
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Cup throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrington counters with a nice kick to the body. Cup takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Harrington cracks Cup with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Cup with a nice cross. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cup misses with a looping left. Cup doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
As Cup backs away, Harrington returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Cup lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut. Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Harrington keeps the fight on the outside. A jab from Cup misses. Cup fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1# Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrington lands a nice looking body kick. Harrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cup.
Harrington throws a nice inside leg kick. Cup dives in and grabs Harrington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harrington pushes down on Cup's head and hops out. Harrington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Cup looks to land a left hand but Harrington moved out of range nicely. Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Harrington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A thudding body kick lands there by Harrington!
Harrington throws a head kick but Cup moves out of range.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cup! But no joy. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Harrington misses with a leg kick. Cup sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington throws a front kick that sends Cup stumbling back into the cage. Cup throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely. #T2# Harrington connects with a leg kick. Cup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Cup tries to clinch up. Harrington lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cup has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harrington. A combination from Cup does no damage. Harrington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harrington throws a head kick but Cup moves out of range.
Cup scores with a one two! Harrington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A leg kick checked by Cup. Cup's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrington. Harrington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it. Cup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrington. Harrington thows a left - swing and a miss! Harrington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Harrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrington lands with a good body shot.#T3# Harrington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cup's head. Harrington is looking to wear down Cup with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Harrington is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks. An inside leg kick lands from Harrington. Cup misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cup looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Harrington appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Cup just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrington.
Cup walks into a stiff left hand from Harrington. A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot. Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrington thuds his shin into the meat of Cup's side. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A solid body kick from Harrington. Harrington lands a leg kick that knocks Cup off balance momentarily. Cup looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrington is just out of range.#T4# Harrington lands a head kick. Cup smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Harrington slips under a jab from Cup. Cup throws a left and a right that both miss
#KD# and Harrington counters with a head kick that drops Cup to the mat! Cup scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC# Cup is rocked! Harrington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Cup is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrington finish him? Cup looks winded! Harrington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cup will feel that in the morning. Harrington steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Cup is out on his feet! Harrington sets himself and nearly takes Cup's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Padraig Harrington! A very excited looking Padraig Harrington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. Red Cup was interviewed post fight and said 'That wasn't fun.'.
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PFC 65 Cotton vs Dmitrov
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1# Harrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.#TD# A momentary lapse in concentration from Harrington enables Tetsuo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harrington manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Harrington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Tetsuo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Tetsuo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Harrington stalling away here and it's allowed Tetsuo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Harrington throws a big elbow that misses. Tetsuo keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully. #T1# Tetsuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Harrington trying to control but Tetsuo is working from the bottom. Tetsuo wants to sweep here but Harrington controlling him for the moment. Harrington wants to control from the top but Tetsuo keeps moving. Tetsuo pulls Harrington in to control the position. Tetsuo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Tetsuo being controlled here, momentarily. #T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Harrington scoring with punches to the head and body. Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Tetsuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Tetsuo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harrington manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR# Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tetsuo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Harrington trying to control but Tetsuo is working from the bottom. Tetsuo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harrington manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR# Tetsuo passes into half guard. Harrington has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T3# Harrington connecting with a few gentle strikes. Harrington is looking for a sweep. Tetsuo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Harrington trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harrington manages to regain half guard. Good work. Harrington tries to get to full guard but Tetsuo has control of the leg. Tetsuo trying to mount his opponent but Harrington defends it. Harrington moves into full guard.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Tetsuo won't allow Harrington to sweep him here. #T4# Tetsuo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tetsuo postures up.
Tetsuo cracks Harrington with a solid left hand. Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harrington controlling Tetsuo's posture. Harrington wants to sweep here but Tetsuo controlling him for the moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harrington keeping full guard, as Tetsuo tries to pass. Tetsuo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tetsuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Harrington wants to sweep here but Tetsuo controlling him for the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurgen Tetsuo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Harrington throws the left hand but Tetsuo avoids the punch easily. Tetsuo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrington counter with a right hand. Tetsuo throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD# Harrington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tetsuo to score an easy takedown into full guard. Tetsuo wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving. Tetsuo stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington. Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tetsuo throwing strikes but missing. Harrington controls Tetsuo momentarily but Tetsuo frees himself. Tetsuo stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington.#T1# Harrington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tetsuo is fighting to break Harrington's control of his arms but Harrington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Tetsuo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Tetsuo is fighting to break Harrington's control of his arms but Harrington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Tetsuo trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Tetsuo. Tetsuo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrington counter with a right hand. Tetsuo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Harrington misses with a looping left. Tetsuo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T2# Tetsuo misses with a wild combination.
#CL2# Harrington has managed to clinch.
Tetsuo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington. Harrington prevents a body shot from Tetsuo. Nice body punch from Harrington - that landed with a thud.
Tetsuo tries to score a body lock takedown but Harrington shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Harrington digs a right hand into Tetsuo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tetsuo's gas tank. Harrington scores with a nice hook to the head. A hook to the body from Harrington.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Harrington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tetsuo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Harrington blocking some punches.
#BC2# Harrington breaks the clinch.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Tetsuo moves out of range easily. Harrington scores with a leg kick.
Harrington scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrington looks to land a combination. Tetsuo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T3# Tetsuo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Padraig Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup. Harrington misses with a low kick.
Harrington throws a big shot that misses.#CL2# Harrington closes the distance and clinches. Tetsuo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tetsuo has Harrington pressed against the cage, preventing Harrington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2# Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Harrington lands a leg kick that knocks Tetsuo off balance momentarily. Harrington slips under a jab. Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. No luck for Tetsuo with that takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurgen Tetsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harrington throws a low kick but Tetsuo avoids it. Harrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tetsuo moves forwards but Harrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4# Tetsuo misses the jab. Tetsuo blocks a jab. Tetsuo misses with a hook. Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD# Excellent takedown into side control there by Tetsuo. Harrington prevents Tetsuo from moving into mount. Harrington is trying to control Tetsuo's posture but Tetsuo avoids it. Harrington is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Harrington is still trying to improve position. Harrington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Harrington is trying to control Tetsuo's posture but Tetsuo avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round! #R3# Harrington throws a front kick aimed at Tetsuo's knee but Tetsuo avoids it well. Harrington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tetsuo ducks right into an uppercut from Harrington. Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Tetsuo shoots in. Tetsuo checks a leg kick. Harrington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Tetsuo takes one on the button. Harrington moves out of range of the body kick. A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot. Harrington scores with a jab. Tetsuo acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A big right from Tetsuo misses. Tetsuo checks a leg kick nicely. Harrington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Harrington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tetsuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrington. #T1# Harrington throws a jab when Tetsuo was well out of range. Tetsuo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Harrington connects with a single shot there. Tetsuo throws a nice inside leg kick. Tetsuo on the wrong end of a nice hook. Harrington throws a leg kick but Tetsuo sees it coming and checks it nicely. A punch lands to the side of Tetsuo 's head but he takes it in his stride. Harrington moves away from the strike by Tetsuo. Harrington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Tetsuo lands with a right hand. A chopping leg kick lands by Harrington. Harrington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tetsuo. Harrington throws a leg kick #TD# and Tetsuo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tetsuo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harrington wants to sweep but no luck. Harrington working a defensive guard here.
Tetsuo scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2# Tetsuo lands a couple of decent looking shots. Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy. Tetsuo distracts Harrington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC# Harrington is rocked! Tetsuo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Harrington is still in real trouble! Can Tetsuo finish him? Tetsuo lands a couple of elbows. Tetsuo stops Harrington from standing up. Tetsuo passes Harrington's left leg - he's now in half guard. Tetsuo lands a big elbow - Harrington is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tetsuo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Tetsuo! Jurgen Tetsuo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
PFC 56 Rock vs Miletich
Date: Aug 10, 2018 |
#R1# Tetsuo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Tetsuo misses the shot to the body. A big left from Tetsuo misses. #TD# Tetsuo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harrington is trying to defend but Tetsuo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Nice strikes from Tetsuo there. Harrington is controlling Tetsuo's position as best he can from this difficult position. Tetsuo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Harrington wants to improve his position but Tetsuo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harrington is trying to maintain the position but Tetsuo is very close to passing his half guard. Tetsuo is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1# Tetsuo not landing any meaningful shots this time. Harrington is looking to improve his position.
Tetsuo is taking a breather. Harrington says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Harrington is looking to improve his position.
Tetsuo wants to pass the guard but Harrington is defending well. Tetsuo is working hard here to advance position. Tetsuo is thwarting Harrington's attempts to control the position.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Tetsuo tries to pass to full mount but Harrington defends it. Tetsuo 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 moves into full guard.
Tetsuo won't allow Harrington to sweep him here. Tetsuo wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving. Tetsuo scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Tetsuo is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrington has wrist control. Tetsuo lands a couple of elbows. Harrington seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Tetsuo stands up over Harrington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3# Tetsuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Tetsuo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy. Tetsuo wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving. Tetsuo won't allow Harrington to sweep him here. Tetsuo wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position. Harrington is pulling down on Tetsuo's head to control his posture. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tetsuo preventing the sweep. #T4# 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. Harrington is trying to control the position but Tetsuo postures up. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Nice shot lands for Tetsuo.#CUT# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut. Tetsuo looks to land a right hand but Harrington moved out of range. Harrington checks a low kick from Tetsuo. Nice shot lands for Tetsuo.#ROC# Harrington is rocked! A clash of legs there as Harrington blocks the low kick. Harrington only half commits to the counter leg kick. Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tetsuo throws an overhand right that lands on Harrington's shoulder, as Harrington tries to avoid the shot. Tetsuo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tetsuo misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Harrington lands with a nice combination. Tetsuo backs away looking to recover.#TD# Tetsuo looking to score a takedown here. Harrington is defending well but Tetsuo drives through and ends up in Harrington's guard. Harrington controls Tetsuo momentarily but Tetsuo frees himself. Tetsuo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurgen Tetsuo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2##CL2# Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Tetsuo lands with a left to the head. Harrington blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tetsuo. Harrington is still on wobbly legs! Can Tetsuo finish him? Tetsuo prevents Harrington from breaking the clinch. Harrington seems to have recovered his senses.#BC2# Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Tetsuo cracks Harrington with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Harrington tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tetsuo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Harrington is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Tetsuo! During a confident post fight interview, Jurgen Tetsuo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
PFC 47 Penn vs Jorma
Date: Jun 22, 2018 |
#R1# A jab from Harrington finds it's way through Harvey's defenses. Harvey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A slapping leg kick lands for Harrington.
Harvey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand. Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Harvey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harrington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot. Harvey tries to move into range but Harrington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Harvey throws a front kick aimed at Harrington's knee but Harrington avoids it well. Harvey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Harrington cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg. Harrington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sean Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Harvey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harrington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Harvey thumps Harrington with a low kick. Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1# Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it. Harvey lands a jab to Harrington's midsection. A shot to the body from Harvey misses and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket. Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Harrington ducks down to avoid it. Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Harvey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Harvey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrington. Harvey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey digs a good hook to Harrington's body.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Harvey misses with a straight left. Harvey is looking to wear down Harrington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Harrington digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Harvey misses with a right hand and Harrington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2# Harrington throws a quick inside leg kick. Harrington scores with a jab.#CL2# Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2# Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrington, as that shot connected.
Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington walks into a jab.#CUT# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut. Harvey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrington. That did some damage! Nice shot by Harvey. Harrington clobbers Harvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Harvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Harrington thuds his right hand into Harvey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A jab from Harvey misses. Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Harvey throws a leg kick that is checked and Harrington counters with an outside leg kick.
#T3# Harvey walks into a straight right hand from Harrington. Harrington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Harvey misses with a hook to the body
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Harrington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet. Harrington avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harrington checks a leg kick. A jab from Harrington finds it's way through Harvey's defenses. Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrington moves away. Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrington counters with a low kick, right behind Harvey 's knee. Harrington lands a head shot. Harrington lands with a straight right. Harvey didn't see that one coming. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harrington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Harvey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harrington.#T4# The fighters circle momentarily. Harrington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Harvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Harvey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Harvey misses with an uppercut
and Harrington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Harvey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Harrington lands a head shot. Harvey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Harrington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2# Harvey tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch. Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Harvey avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage. Harvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards. Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it. Harrington misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that round. The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Harrington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts. Harvey misses the jab. Harvey misses with a low kick as Harrington jumps back. A left lands for Harvey. A lazy left from Harrington finds it's target. Harrington lands an overhand right. Harvey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harvey misses with a kick to the body.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrington counters with a slapping leg kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrington.
Harrington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice uppercut there from Harrington. Harvey misses the shot to the body. Harrington scoring well with a low kick there.
#T1# Harrington connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
Harvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrington is able to avoid easily. Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrington. Harrington connects with a single shot there. The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Harrington punishes Harvey's body with a nice straight punch. Harvey throws a body shot but no joy. Harrington connects with a jab. Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington clobbers Harvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Harrington slips under a jab from Harvey. Despite the aggression on Harrington's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Harrington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington connects with a looping right hand.
#T2# Harrington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Harrington. A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington. Harvey misses with an uppercut. Harrington saw that one coming. Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Harrington avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harrington flicks out a counter leg kick but Harvey steps away. Harrington checks a low kick from Harvey. Harrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvey. Harrington blocks a head kick by Harvey.
A shot to the body from Harvey misses and Harrington counters with a leg kick. Padraig Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup. Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Harvey throws a push kick but Harrington slaps the foot to one side. Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it. Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it. Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T3# Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing. Harvey throws a head kick but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Harvey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Harrington is looking to slow Harvey down with leg kicks. Harrington connects with an inside leg kick. Harvey needs to keep his hands up - Harrington had a free shot at his head there. Harrington throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it. Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it. Harrington appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Harrington. Harrington tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot. Donk. Harrington catches Harvey right on the button with a cross. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harrington works the jab nicely. Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.#T4# Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Harrington slips the punch. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Harrington lunges at Harvey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harvey's hand. Harrington blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Harrington getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Harrington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey misses with a straight right. Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Harrington ducks down to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey. Harrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Harrington lands a lovely overhand right. Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3# Harrington throws a nice outside leg kick. Harrington misses with a head kick.
Harrington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A head kick by Harvey misses and Harrington counters with a right hand to the body. Harvey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey. Harvey misses with a body shot.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Harrington moved out of range. Harrington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Harrington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right from Harvey misses. #CL2# Harrington clinches. Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Harvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1# Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside. Harrington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Harrington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Harrington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Harvey misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey lands with a right to the head. Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Harvey. Harrington tries a body shot but Harvey blocks it.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses. Padraig Harrington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Harvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrington. Harrington tries a body shot but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sean Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Harrington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harvey tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow. Harrington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harrington pushes Harvey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington lands on the inside with an uppercut. Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Harvey avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage. Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage. Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside. Harrington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards. Harrington scores with an uppercut up the middle. Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow. #BC2# Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harvey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Harrington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T3# Harvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Harvey moves forwards but Harrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.#ROC2# Harvey is rocked! Harvey tries to work over Harrington's front leg with a kick but Harrington checks it. A little jabbing left from Harrington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington pushes Harvey away with a front kick. Harrington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Harrington tries to clinch but Harvey is having none of it. A counter left hand to the body from Harvey misses its target. Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Harrington connects with a right hand. Harvey shakes it off. Harrington thumps Harvey with a low kick. Harvey misses with a wild body shot. Harrington throws a fast counter high kick but Harvey manages to duck under it in time. Harvey takes one on the button. Harrington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvey's calf.#T4# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Harvey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut. Oh Harvey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Harrington scores with a leg kick.
Harvey seems to have got his legs back now. A jab lands there for Harrington. Harvey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harrington. That one must have hurt. Harvey misses the shot to the body. Harrington lands a nice shot that snaps Harvey's head back.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. Harvey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A good leg kick by Harrington. Harvey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Harvey throws a lazy head kick and Harrington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harrington lands a really nice looking cross but Harvey seems unphased.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrington.
And that's the end of the fight! Padraig Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Harrington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lombardi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington! Padraig Harrington 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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Event:
PFC 44 Sanchez vs Winston
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1# Del Oeste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Harrington has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Del Oeste is landing a low percentage of strikes. Del Oeste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
Del Oeste has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CLOSING in the buildup to the fight. Harrington misses with a straight left. #CL2# Harrington darts in and clinches Del Oeste up against the cage. Harrington lands a shoulder strike. Del Oeste is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrington pulls him back up using the underhooks. Del Oeste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short left from Harrington. Harrington presses Del Oeste against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Del Oeste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Harrington lands with a right to the head. Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Harrington won't allow it.
Del Oeste jumps guard but Harrington stands there with Del Oeste around his waist. Del Oeste gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harrington lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Del Oeste jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrington walks away with a smile on his face. Del Oeste gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Del Oeste lands with a shot to the body. #T1# Harrington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Harrington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Del Oeste keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut. Del Oeste throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range. Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Del Oeste. Harrington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Harrington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Oeste's sensitive parts. Del Oeste with a hook. Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Oeste misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Del Oeste connects with a looping right hand.
Harrington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2# Harrington lands the left hand. Del Oeste tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot. Del Oeste looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but Del Oeste persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing. Del Oeste closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrington circles away.#TD# Del Oeste gets the takedown into side control. #ES2# Harrington bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington. Del Oeste on the wrong end of a nice jab. Del Oeste slips a jab from Harrington. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Del Oeste is defended easily by Harrington. Del Oeste connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3# A head kick misses from Harrington. Harrington lands a slapping body shot.
Del Oeste takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL2# Harrington closes the distance and pushes Del Oeste back into the cage. Del Oeste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Del Oeste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
Harrington slips a jab from Del Oeste. Harrington connects with a leg kick. Del Oeste looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Harrington misses with a straight right. Harrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Oeste.
Harrington with a nice cross.#T4# A big right from Harrington misses. Harrington lands a jab to Del Oeste's midsection. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harrington avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Harrington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Del Oeste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Del Oeste dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Harrington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Oeste on the side of the head. Harrington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Del Oeste has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A left lands for Harrington. Harrington slips under a jab from Del Oeste.#KD2# Harrington connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Del Oeste to the floor! Harrington dives in looking for the finish!#ROC2# Del Oeste is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Del Oeste is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Del Oeste avoid being mounted? Oh Del Oeste is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Harrington is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that round. The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Del Oeste misses with a straight right. Harrington tries a quick counter leg kick but Del Oeste is wise to it. Del Oeste seems to have got his legs back now. Harrington throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Oeste. It looked like Del Oeste was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrington. Harrington misses the shot to the body. Harrington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Oeste. Harrington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Del Oeste connects with a right hand. Harrington shakes it off. Harrington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Del Oeste fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Del Oeste dives in and grabs Harrington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harrington pushes down on Del Oeste's head and hops out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Del Oeste tries to clinch but fails miserably and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand. Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Harrington lands with a hook. Del Oeste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Del Oeste throws a hook but Harrington avoids it easily. Del Oeste tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrington is able to avoid easily. Del Oeste misses with a left hand and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut. #T1# Del Oeste tries to land a leg kick but Harrington saw it coming and moves away.
Del Oeste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrington to score with a decent uppercut. Del Oeste thows a left - swing and a miss! #KD2# Harrington drops his shoulder and cracks Del Oeste with a huge uppercut! Del Oeste goes down! Can Harrington finish him?
#ROC2# Del Oeste is rocked! Harrington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Oh Del Oeste is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB# Del Oeste 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. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Del Oeste seems to have got his legs back now.#T2# Let's hope that Harrington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harrington is continuing to stall.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3# Harrington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Harrington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Harrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Del Oeste fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrington is looking to slow Del Oeste down with leg kicks. Del Oeste throws a poor cross that misses
and Del Oeste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL# Del Oeste has managed to clinch.
#BC2# Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Harrington sizes up Del Oeste with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Harrington tries to clinch but Del Oeste is having none of it. Del Oeste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington. A nice inside leg kick there by Harrington. That's going to slow Del Oeste down. Harrington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Del Oeste. A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington. #T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2# Harrington catches Del Oeste napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Del Oeste to the canvas!
#SUB# Del Oeste is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrington stays in close to Del Oeste's body and controls the position. The adventures of Harrington the control monster continue. Boring.#SUB# Del Oeste had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harrington defends it easily. Harrington is stalling in the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Harrington lands a head kick. Del Oeste smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Harrington fakes the leg kick and cracks Del Oeste in the body. Harrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrington throws a hook but Del Oeste blocks it.#TD# Del Oeste shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Del Oeste postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harrington keeping moving, preventing Del Oeste from controlling successfully. Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Del Oeste's guard. #REVB# Harrington controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1# We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Harrington.#SUB# Del Oeste has his foot on Harrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrington works his way back into a safe position though. Harrington is stalling in the full guard. #SUB# Del Oeste has his foot on Harrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrington works his way back into a safe position though.#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB# Del Oeste is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrington stays in close to Del Oeste's body and controls the position. Del Oeste is trying to keep Harrington in close.
#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Del Oeste slips a jab from Harrington.#T3# A good leg kick by Harrington. Del Oeste throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrington's waist but Harrington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Del Oeste off to one side. Harrington throws out a counter right but Del Oeste avoids it with no problem. Del Oeste takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL2# Del Oeste gets tackled into the cage by Harrington. Harrington maintains the clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. Del Oeste tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2# Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Padraig Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup. Del Oeste has a takedown stuffed. Del Oeste fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4# Del Oeste's corner calls for a 1-2. Del Oeste obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Harrington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Oeste. That did some damage! Nice defenses there by Harrington. A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrington. Del Oeste throws a body shot but no joy. Del Oeste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it. And Harrington responds with a good body kick, but Del Oeste manages to step out the way in time. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Del Oeste gets slowly back to his feet. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Del Oeste closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrington circles away.#TD# Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Harrington is positioning himself well to prevent Del Oeste advancing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Padraig Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Harrington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington! A relieved looking Padraig Harrington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. Ryan Del Oeste was interviewed post fight and said 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.
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Event:
PFC 35 Antonio vs Cranial
Date: Apr 27, 2018 |
#R1# An inside leg kick lands from Harrington. Harrington lands the left hand. Harrington takes one on the button. A shot to the body from Santos misses and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Harrington throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. We've been hearing reports that Santos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. An inside leg kick lands from Santos. Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A big right from Santos misses. The fighters circling - Harrington throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD# Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harrington napping and manages to drive through into side control! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Santos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down. A lull in the action here as Santos stalls from top position.#T1# Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down. Santos 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. Santos advances to full mount. Harrington's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Santos with a couple of short strikes. Santos landing punches. Santos controlling the pace for now. Harrington taking shots to the head. #CUT# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harrington wants to get back to his feet.
Harrington is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action. Santos content just to control the position here. Harrington is trying to stand.#T2# Santos content just to control the position here. Harrington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! You get the feeling that Harrington really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Santos wants to control the pace but Harrington is squirming around nicely. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harrington is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santos looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Santos landing strikes, looking to finish! 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! Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harrington's face.
Santos connects with a bit shot that sees Harrington covering up! More strikes from Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Santos! A victorious Jorge Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2018 |
#R1# Harrington throws a nice head kick!
Harrington lands a leg kick that knocks Lei off balance momentarily. Lei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrington counters with a lovely straight right hand! Harrington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Harrington lands with a nice body punch. Harrington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Lei throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Harrington to counter with a crisp jab. Harrington connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrington.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harrington lands with an uppercut that bounces Lei off the cage and back into range. Lei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lei scrambles back to his feet. A low kick from Lei is predictable there and Harrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lei tries to clinch and Harrington counters with a straight right hand. Lei tries to clinch but Harrington moves away and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Harrington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Lei closes the distance looking to clinch and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lei looks to throw a body kick and Harrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2# Harrington closes the distance and clinches. Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T1##BC2# Harrington breaks the clinch.
Lei throws an off balance right hand
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut. Harrington looks to land a combination. Lei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Lei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lei wants to clinch but Harrington slips to the side and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut. Lei misses with a hook
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2# Lei is rocked! Harrington lands a head shot. Oh Lei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Harrington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Harrington goes for a small jab and connects. Now Harrington goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Lei stumbles back but Harrington runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Lei to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Lei will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Padraig Harrington! After winning the bout, Padraig Harrington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 18, 2017 |
#R1##CL# Harrington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alexius, pushing him back against the cage. Alexius lands with a left to the head. Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside. Alexius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrington after a bit of a struggle. Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside. Harrington tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Alexius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington. Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside. Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius tries to pull guard but Harrington won't allow it.
Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius. A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrington. Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Harrington.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius. Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius. Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2# Alexius manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T1##SU# Harrington stands and steps away. Alexius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Harrington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius. #CL2# Alexius forces Harrington back against the cage and clinches. Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside. Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it. Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC# Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Harrington.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Harrington lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. Harrington lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #TD2# Harrington is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexius is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harrington to the mat. Harrington regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harrington wants to stand and escape but Alexius is having none of it. #ES# The fighters are working up against the cage. Harrington manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Alexius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2# Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch. Harrington scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC# Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius tries to clinch up. Alexius has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Alexius is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Harrington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Alexius tries to clinch but fails miserably and Harrington counters with a head kick. That will keep Alexius thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrington throwing a counter right hand but Alexius manages to avoid it. Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrington swats him away and circles back towards the center. Alexius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexius. Harrington fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alexius just manages to avoid it.#CL2# Alexius closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage. Alexius goes for a takedown attempt but Harrington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2# Alexius rushes Harrington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3# Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch. Alexius blocks an uppercut.
#BC# Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it. Harrington fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alexius just manages to avoid it. Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Harrington throws a leg kick #TD2# and Alexius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexius. Alexius prevents Harrington from getting back to his feet. Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harrington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4##SU2# Harrington is working an open guard so Alexius takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Harrington throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it. Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
#CL2# Alexius has Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Harrington manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land. #BC# Harrington breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Harrington tries to keep at a distance but Alexius has taken the fight into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harrington lands with a short shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Harrington lands with a kick to the temple. Alexius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Alexius scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT2# It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut. A telegraphed right hand from Harrington misses the target. Padraig Harrington is winning the standup battle so far. Harrington throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it. Harrington throws a push kick but Alexius slaps the foot to one side. Alexius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Harrington counters with a low kick, right behind Alexius 's knee. Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it. Harrington feints and then cracks Alexius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexius down. Harrington connects with an inside leg kick. Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it. Harrington throws a counter high kick but Alexius was just alert enough to avoid it. Alexius avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Alexius misses with a looping left. Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2# Alexius clinches. #T1# Harrington throws a head punch that misses. Harrington misses with some punches.
Harrington tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harrington prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington. Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington blocking some punches.
#TD2# Alexius decides to pull guard. Harrington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Harrington wants to stand and escape but instead Alexius has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB# Harrington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.#ES# Harrington has his feet on Alexius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2# Alexius tries to clinch there but Harrington circles away.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington. Alexius throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range. It looked like Harrington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Harrington throws a hook to the side of Alexius's head but Alexius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A swing and a miss from Alexius. Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Alexius defending well as Harrington loads up on a big left hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harrington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice combination there by Alexius.
#CL2# Alexius drives through and clinches with Harrington against the cage.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Alexius is blocking nicely.
#BC# Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Harrington feints and then cracks Alexius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexius down. Harrington throws a nice looking combination but Alexius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3# Harrington lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2# Alexius clinches up against the cage. Alexius working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Alexius's face as he tries to break the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land. Alexius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut. Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Alexius fails to land. Alexius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington. Alexius lands an uppercut. Alexius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius. Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage. Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexius.#BC# Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4# Harrington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Alexius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrington.#CL2# Alexius has Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC# Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it. Harrington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Alexius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrington has time to react. Harrington misses with a looping right.#CL2# Alexius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards. #BC2# Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington misses with a straight left. Alexius wants to clinch. 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 Padraig Harrington will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Padraig 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# An inside leg kick lands from Harrington. #CL2# Alexius moves into the clinch. Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC# Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Alexius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrington.#CL2# Alexius clinches. Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrington landing knees to the body.
Alexius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alexius scores with a shot to the side of Harrington's head. Harrington misses with the head strike.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrington scores with a shot to the side of Alexius's head. 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! Harrington lands a body shot. Bessarion Alexius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Alexius. #T1# Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrington.
#BC# Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexius is looking to clinch. Harrington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Harrington moves into range and connects with a jab. Harrington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington. #CL2# Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington. Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land. #BC2# Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2# Alexius darts in and clinches Harrington up against the cage. Alexius lands with a short shot to the head. Alexius looking for a takedown. #T2# Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
#BC# Harrington manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing. Alexius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alexius is looking to clinch. Harrington appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss. Harrington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2# Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch. Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
#TD2# Alexius has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harrington uses from the top position. Harrington wants to stand but Alexius has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SU# Harrington gets to his feet - Alexius follows without any prompting. #T3##CL2# Alexius closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage.#BC# Harrington manages to break the clinch.
Alexius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harrington eats them both and turns towards Alexius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. A big right from Alexius misses. Alexius wants to clinch. Alexius tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Alexius tries to clinch up but Harrington circles away and keeps his distance. Harrington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Alexius closes the distance but Harrington moves to the side and Harrington counters with an inside leg kick. Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
#T4# Alexius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Alexius throws a series of punches but Harrington moves out of range. Alexius wants to clinch but Harrington slips to the side and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Harrington misses its target. Harrington throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius. Harrington misses with a looping left. Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily. Harrington connects with a jab. Harrington scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Alexius connects with a looping right hand.
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 Padraig Harrington. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington! Padraig Harrington thanked the fans post fight for their support. Bessarion Alexius spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.
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