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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Generic Everyone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Generic Everyone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Generic Everyone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Everyone. Harmbe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Everyone trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everyone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harmbe.
Harmbe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Everyone can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harmbe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harmbe prevents Everyone from improving his position.
Harmbe stalling.
Everyone manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Harmbe keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe has Everyone pressed against the cage.
Everyone tries to land a knee to the head but Harmbe blocks with his arms.
We've been informed that Everyone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Everyone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harmbe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Everyone regains guard immediately.
Harmbe throwing strikes from guard but Everyone blocks nicely.
Harmbe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Everyone keeping full guard, as Harmbe tries to pass.
Harmbe distracts Everyone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harmbe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harmbe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harmbe is working Everyone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harmbe advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmbe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe is trying to control the action in half guard but Everyone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Everyone wants to control but Harmbe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harmbe working the head and body with strikes.
Harmbe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Everyone trying to control here.
Harmbe slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harmbe thows a huge punch but Everyone dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Harmbe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Everyone defending well as Harmbe loads up on a big left hand.
Everyone drives through and clinches with Harmbe against the cage.
Everyone misses with a knee strike.
Everyone works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Everyone trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmbe is trying to keep Everyone in close.
Harmbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harmbe 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.
Everyone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe working a defensive guard here.
Harmbe looking for a sweep. Not yet Harmbe, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harmbe managing to control the position.
Everyone trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmbe misses with a kick to the body.
Harmbe blocks a head kick by Everyone.
Everyone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harmbe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Everyone tries a head kick but it misses.
Everyone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Everyone pushes Harmbe off but Harmbe dives into side control.
Check out the look on Harmbe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Everyone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Everyone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harmbe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harmbe scoring with punches from side control.
Everyone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harmbe trying to control the position but Everyone is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Harmbe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harmbe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harmbe'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.
Harmbe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Everyone is avoiding damage well.
Harmbe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Everyone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Everyone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from Harmbe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harmbe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harmbe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Everyone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Everyone being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Everyone tries to escape but Harmbe is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Harmbe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Everyone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Everyone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Everyone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Everyone avoiding damage as Harmbe throws knees to the body.
Harmbe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harmbe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Everyone can do to turn this around?
Everyone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Everyone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Harmbe.
Harmbe tries to stall but Everyone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harmbe blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everyone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harmbe.
Everyone prevents the takedown attempt.
Harmbe blocks an elbow strike from Everyone.
Everyone throws an elbow that misses.
Everyone missing with knees to the body.
Everyone missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Everyone uses from the top position.
Everyone stopping the sweep attempt from Harmbe.
Harmbe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmbe is controlling Everyone's posture.
Harmbe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harmbe is keen to just control but Everyone is a slippery customer.
Everyone has hold of Harmbe's hands but Harmbe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Generic Everyone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harold Harmbe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Everyone trying to control here.
Harmbe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everyone is looking to control Harmbe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Everyone avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harmbe looks to throw the jab but Everyone is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Everyone tries to clinch up but Harmbe circles away and keeps his distance.
Everyone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harmbe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Everyone looks to land a body kick but Harmbe moved away.
Harmbe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Everyone.
Everyone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Everyone throws a lazy right hand but Harmbe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Everyone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Everyone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Harmbe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harmbe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Everyone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Everyone ducks under a wild hook from Harmbe.
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 Harold Harmbe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harmbe, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Harold Harmbe wins by unanimous decision!
Harold Harmbe gave a mention to Hellraiser FightGear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Generic Everyone spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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