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Event:
KoF:IW - Manivong X Okongwu
Date: Sep 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Harrington misses the jab.
Pleimelding feinted with a counter takedown.
Pleimelding shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side.
Pleimelding shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrington tries to sprawl out of it but Pleimelding keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD#
Harrington gets caught flat footed, as Pleimelding shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pleimelding preventing the sweep.
Pleimelding in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pleimelding manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Pleimelding 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 is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pleimelding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington. #T1#
Pleimelding looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrington is one step ahead there.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Pleimelding keeps moving.
Pleimelding looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Pleimelding keeps moving.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pleimelding manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harrington manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Pleimelding tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard. #T2#
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#
Pleimelding is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Pleimelding keeps moving.
Harrington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pleimelding not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harrington tries to free his leg and advance position but Pleimelding is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrington content to stall in guard here.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Pleimelding lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Harrington seems keen to control Pleimelding's posture.
Pleimelding wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Pleimelding throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding looking to sit in guard and control but Harrington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Pleimelding pulls Harrington in to control the position.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pleimelding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrington throws a big right hand that misses.
Pleimelding preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington looking to sit in guard and control but Pleimelding gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Pleimelding wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pleimelding landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samuel Pleimelding will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pleimelding.
Harrington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harrington wants it to stay on the feet.
Harrington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pleimelding fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrington avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Pleimelding. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Harrington rushes Pleimelding and presses him up against the cage.
Harrington tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Pleimelding's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Harrington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrington manages to end up in side control.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding struggling a bit here.
Harrington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harrington tries to score with some ground and pound. Pleimelding controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T1#
The strikes coming from Harrington are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pleimelding is not content to let Harrington control the position.
Harrington scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pleimelding manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harrington's best efforts.
Pleimelding is looking for a sweep. Harrington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pleimelding controlling the position for now.
Harrington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pleimelding's head.
Pleimelding is not content to let Harrington control the position.
Harrington slips a nice elbow through Pleimelding's hands, connecting with Pleimelding's forehead.#T2#
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrington prevents Pleimelding from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington wants to take a breather but Pleimelding is having none of it.
Pleimelding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harrington is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pleimelding reverses the position - he's now on top in Harrington's guard.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pleimelding manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Harrington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harrington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harrington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pleimelding is avoiding damage well.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Pleimelding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pleimelding can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#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.
Pleimelding sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harrington is nestled in close to Pleimelding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pleimelding has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrington is working away from the top position though.
Harrington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pleimelding is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pleimelding is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pleimelding has momentary wrist control but Harrington slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Harrington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pleimelding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pleimelding looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but Pleimelding persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrington shoots in looking for a takedown but Pleimelding manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pleimelding shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pleimelding gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Pleimelding. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Pleimelding changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrington dodges the ground and pound from Pleimelding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding landing strikes.
Pleimelding working away.
Harrington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pleimelding throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding postures up.
#T1#
Harrington tries to roll over but Pleimelding keeps him under control.
Pleimelding wants to control but Harrington is keeping him busy.
Harrington gets full guard.
Tony Harrington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrington wants to sweep here but Pleimelding controlling him for the moment.
Pleimelding trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrington is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington throws a strike but Pleimelding rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Pleimelding scoring with some ground and pound.
Harrington working a defensive guard here.
Pleimelding is working Harrington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pleimelding looking to pass the guard.
Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3#
Harrington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pleimelding not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pleimelding makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrington looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrington, not yet.
Harrington trying to keep a closed guard but Pleimelding is proving a slippery customer.
Pleimelding distracts Harrington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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#
Pleimelding blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrington. #T4#
Harrington with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pleimelding is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pleimelding avoid being mounted?
Harrington throws a strike but Pleimelding avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pleimelding is pulling down on Harrington's head. It's preventing any offense from Harrington, at least for the moment.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Samuel Pleimelding.
I think Pleimelding has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Samuel Pleimelding!
Samuel Pleimelding decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Garbowa x Tokugawa
Date: Aug 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Harrington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thrawn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thrawn connects with a jab.
Harrington throws an off balance right hand
and Thrawn counters with a straight right hand.
Thrawn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrington on the side of the head.
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Thrawn. #CL#
Harrington instigates a clinch.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrawn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harrington has Thrawn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thrawn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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.#TD#
Harrington has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thrawn is trying to keep an underhook but Harrington manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thrawn to regain full guard.
Harrington won't allow Thrawn to get back to his feet.
Thrawn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington.
Harrington prevents Thrawn from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Thrawn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thrawn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thrawn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrington is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thrawn cracks Harrington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Harrington gets a clinch.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harrington.
Harrington wants to take the fight to the mat but Thrawn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Harrington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thrawn stops a takedown attempt from Harrington.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Thrawn lands a nice uppercut.
Thrawn digs a right hand into Harrington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrington's gas tank.
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!
Thrawn prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington looking for a takedown.
Thrawn lands with a left to the head.
Thrawn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrawn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harrington seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thrawn can turn it around.
Harrington is breathing heavily.
Harrington pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Harrington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.
Harrington has Thrawn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thrawn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Thrawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Thrawn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrawn lands a shoulder strike.
Thrawn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thrawn as the two fighters clinch.
Thrawn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrawn works on Harrington's body with a couple of short punches.
Thrawn presses Harrington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thrawn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thrawn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
Harrington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thrawn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrawn cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Thrawn lands a shoulder strike.
Thrawn cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands with a left to the head.
Thrawn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harringtons head.
Thrawn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Thrawn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrington takes a shot to the head.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
Thrawn lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Thrawn.
Harrington takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#Harrington is rocked!
Thrawn is working Harrington over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thrawn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Harrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn digs a right hand underneath Harrington's ribcage. Harrington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thrawn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thrawn creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Harrington's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Harrington drops to his knees and Thrawn pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Grand Admiral Thrawn opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Contenders
Date: Jun 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Harrington stuffs the takedown.
Pleimelding slips a jab and a cross from Harrington.
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.
Pleimelding shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Pleimelding fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrington sprawls well initially but Pleimelding persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pleimelding lands a nice short elbow.
Pleimelding has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrington tries to get to full guard but Pleimelding has control of the leg.
Harrington moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrington is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrington, not yet.
Harrington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T1#
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Pleimelding slips an elbow through the middle.
Pleimelding pushes down on Harrington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harrington is trying is best to control the position here.
Harrington trying to hold on to Pleimelding's head to control him but Pleimelding postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pleimelding's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pleimelding's back!
Harrington misses with punches from the back.
Harrington throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Harrington is trying to stick to Pleimelding's back but Pleimelding is turning into Harrington. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harrington's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pleimelding.
Harrington looking to control.
Pleimelding stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Pleimelding trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleimelding.
Pleimelding is in close to Harrington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleimelding sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pleimelding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pleimelding lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pleimelding lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleimelding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
Pleimelding lands a couple of elbows.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding throwing strikes but missing.
Pleimelding connects with a couple of short punches.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleimelding.
Pleimelding trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pleimelding wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.#T4#
Harrington is trying to keep Pleimelding in close.
Pleimelding postures up and lands a big shot to Harrington's brow.
Harrington throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harrington controlling the position.
Pleimelding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pleimelding scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pleimelding won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.
Harrington pulls Pleimelding in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pleimelding.
Tony Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Pleimelding.
Harrington is looking to clinch. #TD2#
Pleimelding feints and as Harrington raises his hands in defense, Pleimelding changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pleimelding's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Pleimelding dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pleimelding shoots in but no luck this time.
Pleimelding shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Pleimelding staying out of range there.#TD2#
Pleimelding drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harrington looking to control.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pleimelding postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleimelding's guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Samuel Pleimelding has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now.
Pleimelding keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Pleimelding has Harrington pulled in close to control his posture.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Pleimelding blocks nicely.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pleimelding is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrington darts in looking for a takedown but Pleimelding gets double underhooks and turns Harrington into the cage. #TD2#
Pleimelding jumps into guard, dragging Harrington to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrington is fighting to break Pleimelding's control of his arms but Pleimelding is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harrington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pleimelding pulls Harrington in close to prevent any damage.
Pleimelding tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Pleimelding is controlling Harrington's posture.
Harrington pushes down on Pleimelding's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pleimelding makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pleimelding.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pleimelding lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
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. #REVR#
Pleimelding wants to control but Harrington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pleimelding blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrington.
Harrington is nestled in close to Pleimelding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harrington throwing shots but Pleimelding is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pleimelding is refusing to be controlled, as Harrington sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Harrington seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pleimelding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
so Harrington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Pleimelding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pleimelding trying to control the position.
Pleimelding looking for a sweep. Not yet Pleimelding, not yet.
Harrington trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pleimelding manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding stands up over Harrington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pleimelding is in close to Harrington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pleimelding manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T1#
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington passes into half guard.
Pleimelding controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pleimelding slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pleimelding keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pleimelding's head.
Harrington passes Pleimelding's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pleimelding is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pleimelding avoid being mounted?
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Pleimelding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pleimelding reverses the position - he's now on top in Harrington's guard.
Pleimelding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Pleimelding postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Pleimelding slips an elbow through the middle.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
Pleimelding stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleimelding's guard. #REVR#
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Pleimelding.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pleimelding is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pleimelding on the ground.#T4#
Pleimelding wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Pleimelding with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Pleimelding tries to pass.
Harrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pleimelding trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Tony Harrington.
I think Harrington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Harrington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Okafor x Shifter
Date: May 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Voiwar lands a right hook to the body.
Voiwar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Voiwar wants it to stay on the feet.
Voiwar digs a good body shot into Harrington's ribs.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Voiwar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a left and a right that stings Harrington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voiwar throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harrington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voiwar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voiwar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1##CL2#
Harrington tries to keep at a distance but Voiwar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrington takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Voiwar manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voiwar scores with a spinning back kick!
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Voiwar.
Harrington misses with a lunging right hand
and Voiwar counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Voiwar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voiwar with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voiwar looking to stall.
#T2##BC#
Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Harrington swings for the body but Voiwar moves out of range.
Voiwar keeps Harrington at a distance using the push kick.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Voiwar lands a front kick.
Voiwar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Voiwar. Voiwar maintains the clinch.
Voiwar taking a breather.
Voiwar looking to stall.
Harrington pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Voiwar.
Voiwar is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Voiwar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Harrington avoids the head kick by Voiwar.
#CL2#
Voiwar pushes Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Voiwar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Voiwar.
Harrington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Voiwar prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Voiwar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voiwar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voiwar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrington tries to clinch but Voiwar moves away
and Voiwar counters with a thumping low kick. #TD#
Harrington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Voiwar is trying to defend but Harrington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harrington is pressing down on Voiwar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Voiwar is holding on for now.
We've been hearing that Harrington has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T4#
Harrington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington wants to pass the guard but Voiwar is defending well.
Voiwar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrington wants to pass the guard but Voiwar is defending well.
Voiwar is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branibar Voiwar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Harrington shoots in and drives through. Voiwar sprawls well.
Voiwar flicks out a counter leg kick but Harrington steps away.
Harrington 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 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voiwar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voiwar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voiwar connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrington throws an off balance right hand
and Voiwar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Voiwar does it's job there.
Harrington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voiwar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Voiwar is out of range.
Voiwar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters circling a little - Voiwar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Harrington has managed to clinch.
#T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Harrington gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harrington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harrington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Voiwar for as long as he can get away with.
Harrington might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Voiwar blocks nicely.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Harrington wants to control from the top but Voiwar keeps moving.
Voiwar is looking to stand up but Harrington isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Branibar Voiwar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voiwar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voiwar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Branibar Voiwar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voiwar counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voiwar.#CL#
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Voiwar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voiwar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T3#
Voiwar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Voiwar.
Voiwar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harrington takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Voiwar.
Voiwar lands a nice uppercut.
Harrington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voiwar has Harrington pushed against the cage.#BC2#
Voiwar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Voiwar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrington doesn't seem phased though.
Voiwar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Voiwar counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#T4##CL#
Harrington has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Voiwar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voiwar. Voiwar obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Voiwar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Voiwar jabs at Harrington's body.
Voiwar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrington under the eye.
Harrington tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Voiwar defends well and Harrington ends up having to push Voiwar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Voiwar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voiwar stops a takedown attempt from Harrington.
Voiwar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington wants a takedown.
#BC2#
Voiwar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Harrington with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branibar Voiwar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Voiwar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voiwar scores with a jab.
Voiwar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Voiwar throws a shot to the body.
Harrington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#CL2#
Voiwar has closed the distance and engaged Harrington in a clinch.
Voiwar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harrington slows down the pace here.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voiwar lands an elbow just above Harrington 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Tony Harrington has been cut.
Voiwar lands a left hand.
Voiwar landing knees to the head.
Voiwar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
Voiwar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voiwar lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voiwar.
Voiwar stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Nice elbow from Voiwar. #BC2#
Voiwar breaks the clinch.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrington misses with a takedown
and Voiwar counters with an inside leg kick. #CL2#
Voiwar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Voiwar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC2#
Voiwar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branibar Voiwar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Voiwar moves away from the strike by Harrington.
Voiwar feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voiwar. That's going to slow Harrington down.
Harrington misses with a takedown attempt
and Voiwar counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Voiwar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Voiwar circles away easily
and Voiwar counters with a stiff right hand.
Voiwar works over Harrington's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Voiwar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrington's sensitive parts.
Voiwar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrington fails with the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Harrington with a poor takedown
and Voiwar counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Voiwar counters with a stiff right hand.
Voiwar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Voiwar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Voiwar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voiwar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrington.
Voiwar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harrington takes a step back to recover.
Voiwar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#T4#
Voiwar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voiwar digs a good body shot into Harrington's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voiwar tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voiwar tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voiwar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voiwar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Voiwar lands with a nice body kick.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voiwar moves away.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voiwar thuds a left hand into Harrington's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Branibar Voiwar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Voiwar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branibar Voiwar! |
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Event:
KoF-Iron Wolf I
Date: May 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Ibricic misses with a takedown
and Harrington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibricic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been hearing reports that Ibricic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ibricic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harrington has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ibricic fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadik Ibricic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibricic fails with the takedown
and Harrington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibricic thinking. #CL2#
Ibricic tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibricic tries for a takedown but Harrington manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibricic or not.
Harrington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Sadik Ibricic has been cut.
Harrington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harrington taking a breather.#T1#
Harrington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibricic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ibricic up against the cage.
Harrington is pressed up against the cage. Ibricic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harrington down to the mat. Harrington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibricic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Harrington clinches up with Ibricic and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibricic letting Harrington take a breather here.
Come on Harrington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2#
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
The crowd are getting on Harrington's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Harrington.#CL2#
Harrington takes the fight into the clinch.
Harrington has Ibricic pressed against the cage.
Ibricic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harrington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Ibricic's takedown attempt.
Harrington slowing the pace effectively.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Harrington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT2#Sadik Ibricic's cut is getting worse.
Ibricic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrington after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Harrington.
Harrington lands an uppercut.
Harrington is struggling to control the position.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrington lands a body punch. #TD2#
Harrington is trying to trip Ibricic. He has hold of a leg but Ibricic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harrington persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ibricic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#T4#
Harrington postures up and lands a big shot to Ibricic's brow.
Harrington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harrington is continuing to stall.
Ibricic working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrington controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sadik Ibricic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ibricic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrington.
#CL2#
Harrington has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Harrington lands a takedown into guard.
Ibricic wants to get back to his feet but Harrington passes into half guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibricic is trying to stand.
Harrington working over Ibricic with some ground and pound. Ibricic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ibricic is trying to control but can't.
Harrington moves into full mount! Ibricic won't be happy about that!
Harrington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harrington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harrington with good strikes from the mount here!#T1#
A nice elbow there by Harrington.
Harrington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ibricic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harrington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ibricic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harrington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harrington avoids the attempt from Ibricic to control.
Harrington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ibricic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T2#
Harrington landing strikes from the mount and Ibricic is in trouble!
Harrington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harrington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrington breaks from Ibricic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harrington avoids the attempt from Ibricic to control.
Harrington landing strikes from the mount and Ibricic is in trouble! #ROC2#Ibricic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington controlling his opponent.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Harrington's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ibricic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harrington fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harrington content just to control the position here.
Harrington punishing his opponent with strikes. #SUB2#
Harrington goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ibricic is on top in guard.
#T4#
Ibricic wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Ibricic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ibricic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrington is keeping the position for now.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibricic trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibricic wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sadik Ibricic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Harrington has picked Ibricic up - he's going for a ride! Harrington dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ibricic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ibricic wants to control but Harrington is keeping busy.
Harrington winds up and cracks Ibricic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibricic trying to control but Harrington postures up.
Harrington lands with a punch from half guard.
Ibricic is trying to stand.
#T1#
Harrington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ibricic pushes Harrington off looking to stand but Harrington dives back in and keeps control.
Ibricic wants to control but Harrington is keeping busy.
Harrington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harrington is taking a breather. Ibricic 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.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ibricic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Harrington darts in and clinches Ibricic up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrington.#T2#
Harrington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibricic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harrington lands a left hand.
Harrington has Ibricic pushed against the cage.#TD2#
Harrington lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harrington trying to mount his opponent but Ibricic defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T3#
Ibricic manages to get to full guard.
Tony Harrington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harrington works over Ibricic with some ground and pound from guard.
Harrington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ibricic trying to control the position.
Tony Harrington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrington controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from Harrington. No joy for Ibricic on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadik Ibricic. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ibricic.
Harrington stops a takedown attempt from Ibricic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Harrington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
KoF: GC HW
Date: Apr 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Harrington shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrington has a takedown stuffed.
Wagner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harrington.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Harrington counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wagner has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Harrington has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wagner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dennis Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Harrington.
Wagner stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Harrington stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Harrington is trying to trip Wagner. He has hold of a leg but Wagner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harrington persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harrington won't allow Wagner to sweep him here.
Wagner has momentary wrist control but Harrington slips an elbow through the middle.
Wagner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Wagner wants to control the position but Harrington says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Harrington lands strikes from half guard.
Wagner is looking for a sweep. Harrington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harrington working Wagner over with strikes.
Wagner is refusing to be controlled, as Harrington sits in half guard.
Harrington is thwarting Wagner's attempts to control the position.
Harrington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wagner to regain full guard.
Harrington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Wagner trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
Wagner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harrington's guard. #REVR#
Harrington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wagner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harrington wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Harrington keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harrington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wagner defends it nicely.
Wagner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harrington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD2#
Harrington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wagner on his heels. He'll look to pass Wagner's guard now, I'm sure.#T4#
Harrington postures up.
Wagner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Harrington has Wagner pulled in close to control his posture.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wagner is one step ahead there.
Harrington trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dennis Wagner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Wagner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrington, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagner obliges.#TD2#
Harrington is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wagner can't fight it off and eventually Harrington manages to take the fight to the floor. Wagner looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrington scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner wants to sweep here but Harrington controlling him for the moment.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrington on the ground.#T1#
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wagner is controlling Harrington's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harrington working some strikes from top position.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Harrington moves into the clinch successfully.
Wagner working aggressively here.
Wagner cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.#T2#
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wagner landing knees to the body.
Harrington is breathing heavily.
Harrington looking for a takedown.
Wagner cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Harrington is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harrington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wagner works on Harrington's body with a couple of short punches.
Wagner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington has Wagner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wagner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dennis Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Harrington.
Wagner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrington's face.
A shot in the inside from Wagner.
Wagner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wagner cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Wagner stalling.
Harrington takes an elbow to the forehead. #T3#
Harrington is working for takedown but Wagner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wagner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrington has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wagner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harrington can turn it around.
Wagner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wagner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrington letting Wagner take a breather here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wagner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrington can do to turn this around?
Harrington drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wagner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harrington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wagner.#CL#
Wagner closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Wagner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wagner crunches a lovely knee into Harrington's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wagner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner lands a nice knee to the body.
Wagner lands an elbow that stopped Harrington in his tracks for a moment.
Wagner lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wagner.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Dennis Wagner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wagner slowing the pace effectively.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Wagner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrington's face.
Harrington being controlled against the cage.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wagner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Harrington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wagner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrington's head.#CL2#
Harrington moves into the clinch.
Wagner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harrington tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harrington wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harrington wants to take the fight to the mat but Wagner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wagner lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrington won't want to take too many of those.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Wagner crunches a lovely knee into Harrington's ribcage.
Wagner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagner lands with a right to the head.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Wagner lands an elbow just above Harrington 's eye.
Wagner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington is trying to drag Wagner to the mat but Wagner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dennis Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Harrington.
Wagner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wagner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Wagner connects with a knee to the head.
Wagner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner with a knee to the head.
Wagner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harrington up against the cage.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards. #T2#
Wagner landing knees to the head.
A short right from Wagner.
Wagner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harrington up against the cage.
Harrington goes for a takedown attempt but Wagner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Wagner darts in and clinches Harrington up against the cage.
Harrington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wagner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wagner throws a head kick that Harrington semi-blocks.
#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Harrington down. #CL#
Wagner clinches up with Harrington and pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner is stalling here.
Harrington is working for takedown but Wagner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wagner connects with a knee to the head.
Wagner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wagner prevents it.
Wagner gets underhooks to prevent Harrington's takedown attempt.
#T4#
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wagner taking a breather.
Harrington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wagner is defending well.
Wagner is leaning against Harrington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wagner lands an elbow just above Harrington 's eye.
Wagner gets through Harrington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagner landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wagner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Dennis Wagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wagner leaning against his opponent.
Wagner scores with a knee to the head.
Wagner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wagner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Wagner lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wagner, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wagner!
An out of breath Dennis Wagner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
KoF:IW GC XXIX
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Ruth lands a nice shot that snaps Harrington's head back.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington wants to clinch
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Harrington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Ruth.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD#
Harrington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harrington trying to control the action but Ruth is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ruth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T2#
Ruth struggling a bit here.
Ruth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrington working away.
Harrington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Harrington politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harrington prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harrington lands an elbow.
Harrington working away.
Harrington throwing strikes but Ruth manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Harrington is trying to control Ruth's posture but Ruth avoids it. #T3#
Harrington is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ruth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrington is not content to let Ruth control the position.
You can see the frustration on Harrington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrington seems a little lost for a moment, as Ruth dominates the positioning.#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.
Ruth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harrington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruth.
#SUB2#
Ruth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruth misses with the ground and pound.#SUB2#
Ruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harrington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harrington is looking to reverse the position.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington tries to bench press Ruth off him but Ruth keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Harrington has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Harrington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruth has Harrington pushed against the cage.
Harrington is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruth.
#T1#
Ruth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ruth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruth cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Ruth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#BC2#
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Ruth with a jab.
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T2#
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#TD#
Harrington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrington working away.
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Ruth sneaks back into half guard.
Ruth trying to control here.
Tony Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruth is staying active underneath Harrington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrington is taking a breather. Ruth 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 prevents Ruth from improving his position.
Ruth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruth is trying to maintain the position but Harrington is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrington is looking to stall here but Ruth recovers full guard. #SUB2#
Ruth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruth looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruth, not yet.
Ruth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ruth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Ruth keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruth swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Harrington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Ruth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruth.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CL#
Ruth tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington controlling the action here for a moment.
#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Ruth.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruth avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Ruth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrington shoots and misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Ruth catches Harrington right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Ruth clobbers Harrington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Ruth circles away easily
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruth lands a jab to the nose.
Harrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Harrington misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrington thinking.
Harrington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruth circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Harrington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruth is trying to improve his position.
Harrington cracks Ruth with a big elbow.
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruth gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Ruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruth is looking for a sweep. Harrington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Ruth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ruth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #SUB2#
Harrington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harrington has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Ruth 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.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Ruth blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws XIV NYE
Date: Jan 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Harrington shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrington checks a leg kick nicely.#TD#
Harrington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harrington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Munduruku felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Munduruku tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harrington is putting a hurting on Munduruku here, landing some big shots from side control.
Munduruku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munduruku takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Munduruku is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Harrington are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harrington wants to control but Munduruku is keeping him busy. #T1#
Harrington sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Munduruku is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Munduruku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harrington cracks Munduruku with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Munduruku can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Munduruku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington looks up at the clock and then as Munduruku takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harrington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T2#
Harrington is putting a hurting on Munduruku here, landing some big shots from side control.
Munduruku parries the strikes from Harrington easily there. Harrington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Munduruku to escape.
Munduruku takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Munduruku is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Munduruku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munduruku is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Harrington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Munduruku is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3#
Harrington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Harrington wants to control but Munduruku is keeping him busy.
Harrington working the ground and pound from side control.
Munduruku can't do much from the bottom here.
Munduruku tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We've been hearing good reports from Harrington's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Harrington lands a nice forearm strike.
Munduruku can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munduruku keeps working.
Munduruku is trying to improve his position.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Munduruku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munduruku taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Harrington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munduruku can do to turn this around?
Harrington goes for a double leg but Munduruku avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Munduruku continues to drive forward.
Munduruku dodges an elbow strike from Harrington.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Munduruku tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington is working for takedown but Munduruku is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD#
Harrington gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Harrington is trying to control the action in half guard but Munduruku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Munduruku has hold of Harrington's hands but Harrington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Munduruku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harrington connects with a nice short shot to Munduruku's temple.
Munduruku taking some punishment here, with Harrington in his half guard.
Harrington is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Munduruku is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Harrington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harrington trying to control but Munduruku is having none of it.
Munduruku tries to lock up and control but Harrington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2#
Harrington working Munduruku over with strikes here.
Munduruku is looking to improve his position but Harrington isn't that keen on the idea.
Harrington landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tony Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munduruku tries to lock up and control but Harrington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harrington looking to control but Munduruku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrington prevents Munduruku from getting the reversal.
Harrington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#T3#
Munduruku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harrington lands with some strikes.
Munduruku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harrington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harrington raining down shots from the mount!
Munduruku is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrington has a good base and remains in mount.
Harrington breaks from Munduruku's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Munduruku is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4#
Harrington breaks from Munduruku's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harrington controlling from mount.
Harrington wants to control the pace but Munduruku is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harrington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harrington controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrington lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Munduruku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Harrington moves into the clinch.
Munduruku drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munduruku blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munduruku throws a leg kick but Harrington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munduruku. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Munduruku pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Munduruku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#KD#
Harrington lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Munduruku sprawling to the canvas. Harrington follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Munduruku hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Munduruku tries to roll over but Harrington keeps him under control.
Harrington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harrington moves nicely into side control.
Munduruku is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Munduruku is trying to get back to half guard.
Harrington is working Munduruku over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harrington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Munduruku is avoiding damage well.
Munduruku tries to buck Harrington off but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington cracks Munduruku with a big elbow.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
Harrington controlling the position from side mount.
Harrington scores with a couple of short elbows.#T3#
Munduruku is trying to improve his position.
Tony Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrington happy to just control the position for now.
Harrington'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.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Munduruku is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrington is controlling him well.
Munduruku is looking for a sweep.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poritambe Munduruku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington slips under a jab.
Harrington shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Harrington drives through with a takedown into Munduruku's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harrington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington! |
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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws XI
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spears fails with a takedown attempt.
Harrington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spears lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrington moves to clinch but Spears breaks away
and Spears counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spears throwing a counter right hand but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Spears lands the left hand.
Harrington throws out a loose jab but Spears uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spears stuns Harrington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Spears forces Harrington back against the cage and clinches.
Spears is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Spears is trying to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling him.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrington can't get the takedown.
#T1##BC#
Spears breaks from the clinch.
Spears thumps Harrington with a low kick.#TD#
Spears scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spears tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harrington.
Harrington has hold of Spears's hands but Spears slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spears tries to stand and escape but Harrington is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spears wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Spears wants to stand and escape but instead Harrington has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Spears keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Spears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrington won't allow Spears to get back to his feet.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Spears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spears is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harrington sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Spears leaves Harrington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harrington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spears keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spears lands an overhand right.
Spears lands a right hook to the body.
Spears listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrington throws an overhand right that lands on Spears's shoulder, as Spears tries to avoid the shot.
Harrington misses with a looping left.
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.
#TD#
Spears closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harrington did well to prevent Spears getting side control.
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!#SUB#
Spears seems to be looking for submissions.
Spears wants to get back to his feet.
#T4#
Spears looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harrington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrington is refusing to be controlled, as Spears sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spears tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harrington controls his leg. #SUB#
Spears is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harrington is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Spears dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Harrington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spears scores with a nice right hand.
Harrington shoots for a double leg takedown but Spears sprawls well. He's pushed Harrington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheers as Spears lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrington doesn't seem phased though.
Spears works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrington can do to turn this around?
Harrington tries to clinch but Spears moves out of range.
Spears cracks Harrington with an open hand slap.
Aaron Spears is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Spears.
Harrington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spears connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrington momentarily.
Spears is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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 ducks right into an uppercut from Spears.
Spears scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spears misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spears connects with the punch.#T1#
Harrington looks to land a combination but Spears avoids it well.
Spears scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrington throws an overhand right that lands on Spears's shoulder, as Spears tries to avoid the shot.
Harrington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spears.#TD#
Spears decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spears is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Spears not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spears wants to stand but Harrington has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #T2#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Spears clinches with his opponent.
Harrington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aaron Spears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Harrington.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spears's efforts to push away.#BC#
Spears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Spears coming out on top.
Spears lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrington's head.
Harrington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Spears.#T3#
Harrington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aaron Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spears on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spears keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spears cracks Harrington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harrington misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Spears moves into the clinch.#BC#
Spears breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Spears clinches.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Spears breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Spears shoots in.
Harrington throws a jab when Spears was well out of range.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spears fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spears cracks Harrington with an open hand slap.#T4##TD#
Spears bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harrington wants to control but Spears postures up.
Harrington regains half guard.
Harrington is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Spears is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harrington defends it well.
Spears trying to mount his opponent but Harrington defends it.
Still in half guard, Spears seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Spears dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Spears fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spears throws out a powerful jab.
Spears connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrington's hands.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Spears.
Spears scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spears dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington swings for the body but Spears moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spears.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington walks into a jab.
Spears sizes up Harrington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrington misses with an uppercut. Spears saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington throws a lazy right hand but Spears sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1##CL2#
Harrington moves into range and clinches up with Spears.
Spears is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Spears can't break the clinch.
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spears can't break the clinch.
Spears has had enough of the clinch but Harrington keeps him there for the moment.
Spears is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spears wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Spears leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC#
Spears breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spears cracks Harrington with a good jab.
Spears lands a lovely overhand right.
Spears lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrington off the cage and back into range.#T2#
Harrington has his takedown stuffed
and Spears counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spears throws a combination. Harrington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spears keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrington.
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!
Spears lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spears finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrington's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spears connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spears keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
Spears closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harrington manages to get to full guard.
#T3#
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Spears slips an elbow through the middle.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Spears tries to pass.
Spears wants to stand but Harrington is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington pulls Spears in close to his closed guard and prevents Spears from doing any damage or advancing position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spears would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spears lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spears scores with a hook.
Harrington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spears throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrington on the side of the head.
Spears 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.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Spears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spears lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Spears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Spears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spears 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Spears! |
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Event:
KoF: IW Devil's Night
Date: Oct 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Nowak tries to counter it with a takedown but Harrington pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nowak blocks a jab.
Nowak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#TD#
Harrington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nowak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SUB2#
Nowak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harrington is aware though and is defending well.
Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nowak trying to remain calm as Harrington controls from the top position.#T1#
Harrington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nowak down.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
Nowak wants to control but Harrington postures up.
Nowak is trying to improve his position.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard.
Harrington connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nowak some visible discomfort.
#T2#
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington landing strikes.
Harrington is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nowak's shoulder. That is not cool.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nowak to see if he's OK.
Harrington staying calm.
Harrington working away.#T3#
Harrington scores with punches from side control.
Harrington content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harrington looks up at the clock and then as Nowak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harrington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harrington moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington is putting a hurting on Nowak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.#T4#
A lull in the action here as Harrington stalls from top position.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
Harrington cracks Nowak with a big right hand but Nowak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nowak wants to control but Harrington postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nowak is being controlled here.
Nowak taking a bit of punishment here - Harrington scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD#
Nowak gets caught napping as Harrington dives in and scores a takedown. Nowak manages to retain guard.
Harrington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nowak trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
Nowak controlling the position.
Nowak controls Harrington momentarily but Harrington frees himself.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Nowak blocks nicely.
Harrington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nowak trying to control the position.
Harrington controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T1#
Harrington scoring with some ground and pound.
Tony Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Harrington looking to pass the guard.
Harrington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harrington postures up.
Harrington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Harrington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Nowak is looking to regain half guard here but Harrington keeps moving and retains side control.
Harrington content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T3#
Check out the look on Harrington's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nowak can't do much from the bottom here.
Nowak is letting Harrington control him for a moment.
Nowak can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nowak struggling a bit here.
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.
Nowak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowak is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nowak avoid being mounted?
Harrington drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Harrington moves into range and clinches up with Nowak.
Nowak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harrington is defending well.#TD#
Harrington wants the takedown. Nowak is fighting it off but Harrington persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nowak's guard against the cage.
Harrington looking to pass the guard.
Harrington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harrington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Nowak controlling the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harrington throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrington.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington trying to control the position but Nowak is working away.
Harrington is working Nowak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nowak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nowak is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington controls the position from side control.
Nowak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harrington taking a breather here.
Harrington working the ground and pound.#T3#
Nowak seems a little lost for a moment, as Harrington dominates the positioning.
Nowak wants to control but Harrington postures up.
Harrington in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Harrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Tony Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nowak regains half guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrington not doing much here.
Harrington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrington in particular looking to stall.
Harrington prevents Nowak from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bartek Nowak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Harrington.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington! |
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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws VII
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Harrington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bugglesworth's guard.
Harrington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Harrington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugglesworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T1##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck for Bugglesworth with that takedown attempt.
Bugglesworth has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
so Harrington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harrington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harrington working his ground and pound in the gym.
Harrington is looking to pass into half guard but Bugglesworth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bugglesworth is in guard.#REVR#
Harrington seems keen to control Bugglesworth's posture.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bugglesworth manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Bugglesworth trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Bugglesworth working for a triangle but Harrington defends it easily.
Bugglesworth keeping full guard, as Harrington tries to pass.
Harrington controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Bugglesworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harrington connects with a couple of short punches.
Harrington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harrington postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harrington working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Bugglesworth 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.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bugglesworth is letting Harrington control him for a moment.
Harrington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bugglesworth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bugglesworth struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that round.
That's time! Bugglesworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Harrington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD2#
Harrington looking to score a takedown here. Bugglesworth is defending well but Harrington drives through and ends up in Bugglesworth's guard.#ES#
Bugglesworth kicks Harrington off and gets to his feet.
Tink Bugglesworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bugglesworth misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Harrington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harrington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bugglesworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrington is one step ahead there.
Bugglesworth keeping full guard, as Harrington tries to pass. #T1#
Bugglesworth trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
Bugglesworth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harrington controls the pace.
Harrington is looking to pass into half guard but Bugglesworth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bugglesworth is in guard.#REVR#
Harrington wants to sweep here but Bugglesworth controlling him for the moment.
Harrington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harrington keeping moving, preventing Bugglesworth from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bugglesworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard.
Harrington managing to control the position.
Harrington wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bugglesworth.
Harrington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bugglesworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrington jabs Bugglesworth right on the nose. Bugglesworth blinks but takes it well.
Bugglesworth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bugglesworth falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
so Harrington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bugglesworth is wriggling around but Harrington manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Harrington working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Harrington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harrington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harrington stalling.
Harrington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington trying to control the pace.
Harrington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Harrington cracks Bugglesworth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bugglesworth tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harrington with the counter takedown but Bugglesworth avoids it easily.
Harrington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bugglesworth dives in for a single leg takedown but Harrington sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bugglesworth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harrington defends well and Bugglesworth ends up having to push Harrington into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tink Bugglesworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bugglesworth lands a head kick!
Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bugglesworth moves away from the strike by Harrington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugglesworth fails to land the takedown.
Harrington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bugglesworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bugglesworth tries to counter by clinching up but Harrington breaks away and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bugglesworth misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Harrington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bugglesworth won't be happy with that. #T1#
Bugglesworth is trying to escape the position but Harrington is controlling the position.
Bugglesworth takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bugglesworth is letting Harrington control him for a moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrington landing strikes.
Harrington moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tony Harrington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD2#
Harrington shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harrington content to control rather than advance.
Bugglesworth trying to control from the bottom.
#T4#
Harrington looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bugglesworth tries to roll over but Harrington keeps him under control.
Harrington trying to control the pace.
Tink Bugglesworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrington is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington! |
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Event:
KoF:IW Proving Grounds III HW
Date: Aug 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington throws out a powerful jab.
Harrington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrington with a body shot.
Harrington tries to clinch but Lucero is having none of it. #CL#
Lucero tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harrington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harrington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harrington is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lucero is looking for a takedown.
Harrington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucero is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tony Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivor Lucero.
Lucero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrington pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harrington tries to score with a low kick but Lucero moves his leg out of the way.
Harrington throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Lucero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harrington's guard.
Lucero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Lucero throws a big elbow that misses.
Lucero throwing strikes but missing.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lucero postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Lucero tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard.
Harrington controls Lucero momentarily but Lucero frees himself.
Harrington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrington tries to get out of the position.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucero trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington has control of Lucero's left arm, preventing Lucero from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Lucero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lucero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Lucero drops back looking for a leg! Harrington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harrington manages to kick Lucero off! Lucero jumps back into Harrington's guard. #T2#
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harrington holds on and takes a little breather.
Lucero trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Lucero slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucero stays in close to Harrington's body and controls the position.
Lucero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrington is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Lucero won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.
Lucero wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Lucero tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard.
Lucero wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Lucero is out of range.
And Lucero tries to counter it with a takedown but Harrington pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD#
Harrington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harrington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Harrington has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harrington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lucero punching from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Lucero is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Harrington is tapping! Great win for Lucero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivor Lucero! |
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Event:
KoF: IW Golden Claws II
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Harrington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harrington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bromham's head.
Harrington tries to free his leg and advance position but Bromham is retaining full guard.
Bromham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bromham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harrington's guard. #REVB#
Bromham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like Bromham might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bromham passes Harrington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bromham working the head and body with strikes.
Harrington is trying is best to control the position here.
Harrington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Bromham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bromham is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Bromham there.
Harrington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrington tries to get out of the position.
Bromham controlling the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bromham working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bromham is continuing to stall.
Bromham slips a nice elbow through Harrington's hands, connecting with Harrington's forehead.
Bromham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bromham trying to mount his opponent but Harrington defends it.
Harrington is looking to improve his position.
Bromham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bromham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bromham winds up and cracks Harrington with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Harrington won't allow Bromham to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Bromham.
Bromham controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Bromham 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.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bromham tries to pass to full mount but Harrington defends it.
Harrington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bromham missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Bromham seems to be working for a kimura but Harrington defends the submission attempt.
Bromham drops an elbow to the side of Harrington's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrington wants to control but Bromham is keeping busy.
Bromham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bromham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Harrington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bromham was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrington finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harrington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Bromham.
Bromham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bromham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Bromham postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bromham is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Bromham being controlled here momentarily.
Bromham is working Harrington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bromham content to stall in guard here.
Bromham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harrington's head.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bromham is one step ahead there. #T2#
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 trying to keep a closed guard but Bromham is proving a slippery customer.
Harrington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bromham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bromham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Bromham is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Harrington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Bromham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bromham is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bromham 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#
Harrington has hold of Bromham's hands but Bromham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harrington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bromham scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bromham slips a nice elbow through Harrington's hands, connecting with Harrington's forehead.
Bromham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harrington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrington is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Bromham slows the pace down in half guard.
The adventures of Bromham the control monster continue. Boring.
Harrington wants to control but Bromham passes into side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrington tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bromham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##TD#
Harrington scores with a takedown into Bromham's guard.
Bromham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bromham throws a couple of heel strikes.
Bromham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Harrington looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bromham puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harrington wants to control but Bromham is keeping busy.
Bromham tries to pass to full mount but Harrington defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bromham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harrington trying to get back to full guard but Bromham takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bromham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T1##SUB2#
Bromham working for a guillotine from mount but Harrington is in no mood to give up.
Harrington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bromham on the ground.
Bromham with shots to the head and body - Harrington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bromham controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bromham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bromham controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Bromham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bromham controlling his opponent.
Bromham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bromham controlling from the full mount.
Bromham 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.
Bromham landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bromham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Harrington is working to get back to half guard.
Bromham breaks from Harrington's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bromham lands a heavy elbow. #ROC2#Harrington is rocked!
Bromham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Harrington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bromham looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrington seems to have got his legs back now.
Bromham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Harrington is looking to improve his position but Bromham isn't that keen on the idea.
Bromham controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrington is bucking up trying to escape but Bromham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rowan Bromham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bromham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bromham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bromham 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Bromham! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Harrington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB2#
Champ throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harrington looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Champ 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Champ is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harrington is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1##SUB2#
Champ has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Harrington should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Champ has tightened it up now! Harrington should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tourn Champ! |
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