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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Darmian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcel Harmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateo Darmian!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmon tries for a takedown but Darmian circles away easily
and Darmian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darmian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harmon prevents Darmian from improving position.
Harmon is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Harmon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darmian controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmian gets to mount! Harmon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Harmon tries to hold on but Darmian postures up.
Darmian is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Harmon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darmian but Darmian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harmon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Harmon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darmian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darmian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Darmian trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darmian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darmian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harmon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Darmian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Darmian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon keeping moving, preventing Darmian from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darmian gets a double leg takedown into Harmon's guard.
Harmon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harmon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harmon trying to control the position.
Darmian gets to his feet - Harmon follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Darmian wants to work for an arm triangle but Harmon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Darmian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harmon manages to get to full guard.
Darmian stopping the sweep attempt from Harmon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harmon controls Darmian momentarily but Darmian frees himself.
Darmian tries to free his leg and advance position but Harmon is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Darmian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darmian clinches with his opponent.
Darmian jumps guard and drags Harmon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Darmian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harmon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darmian 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.
Harmon throws an elbow that misses. Darmian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harmon's guard. Nice move by Darmian!
Darmian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darmian tries to stand but Harmon is controlling from the bottom.
Darmian looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon trying to keep a closed guard but Darmian is proving a slippery customer.
Darmian wants to get up but he can't break Harmon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darmian trying to control but Harmon is working from the bottom.
Harmon pulls Darmian in close to prevent any damage.
Harmon keeping moving, preventing Darmian from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harmon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcel Harmon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harmon tries for a takedown but Darmian circles away easily
and Darmian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harmon tries to sprawl but Darmian drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Harmon manages to get to full guard.
Mateo Darmian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harmon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harmon working over Darmian with some ground and pound. Darmian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Darmian tries to roll over but Harmon keeps him under control.
Harmon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Darmian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Harmon there.
Darmian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harmon.
Darmian tries to kick Harmon off but Harmon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harmon is trying to control. Darmian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Darmian is trying to control but can't.
Harmon lands strikes from half guard.
Darmian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harmon.
Harmon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
It looks like Harmon is going to stand back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Darmian wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darmian drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harmon looking for a sweep. Not yet Harmon, not yet.
Harmon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Darmian trying to control but Harmon is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darmian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Darmian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Darmian scores with a takedown into Harmon's guard.
Harmon is pulling down on Darmian's head. It's preventing any offense from Darmian, at least for the moment.
Darmian 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.
Harmon pulls Darmian in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon wants to sweep here but Darmian controlling him for the moment.
Harmon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darmian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darmian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harmon is pulling down on Darmian's head. It's preventing any offense from Darmian, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mateo Darmian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darmian gets a double leg takedown into Harmon's guard.
Darmian trying to control but Harmon is working from the bottom.
Harmon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darmian wanted to stand there but Harmon had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmon 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.
Harmon trying to keep a closed guard but Darmian is proving a slippery customer.
Darmian tries to stand but Harmon is controlling from the bottom.
Darmian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harmon controls Darmian momentarily but Darmian frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmian rushes Harmon and presses him up against the cage.
Darmian is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Harmon can't fight it off and eventually Darmian manages to take the fight to the floor. Harmon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harmon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Darmian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harmon is trying to maintain the position but Darmian is very close to passing his half guard.
Harmon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Darmian trying to control but Harmon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harmon keeping moving, preventing Darmian from controlling successfully.
Darmian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Darmian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harmon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darmian.
Darmian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harmon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marcel Harmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mateo Darmian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darmian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Darmian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darmian 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateo Darmian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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