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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harden (ranked 1449 p4p, 198 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 812 p4p, 112 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harden scores with a jab. Pato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pato moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pato tries to stall but Harden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
Harden has Pato pushed against the cage.
Pato lands a body shot.
Harden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato prevents a body shot from Harden.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Harden avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Harden misses its intended target.
Harden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harden misses with a hook.
Pato misses with a body shot.
Pato tries to clinch but Harden moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato closes the distance and pushes Harden back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Harden is leaning against Pato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Harden has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Harden prevents a body shot from Pato.
Pato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
Pato working aggressively here.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pato letting Harden take a breather here.
Harden stalls.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Harden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Harden avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Pato lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Harden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harden just leaning against Pato, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pato.
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Pato misses with some punches.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato working aggressively here.
Harden stalling in the clinch but Pato improves position.
Pato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harden or not.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Harden misses with a series of wild punches.
Pato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pato closes the distance and pushes Harden back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Harden lands a body shot.
Pato misses with some punches.
Harden tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Harden back against the cage.
Harden lands a shot to the body.
Harden lands with a light punch inside.
Harden is trying to maintain a safe position but Pato gets an underhook and turns Harden into the cage.
Harden misses with a punch on the inside.
Harden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Harden to work.
Pato has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pato can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pato as Harden tries to tie him up.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guillermo Pato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden connects with an inside leg kick.
Pato clinches.
Harden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Harden scores with a shot to the side of Pato's head.
Harden throws a head punch that misses.
Harden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato tries to clinch but Harden is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Harden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pato instigates a clinch.
Pato tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harden is struggling to control the position.
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harden slips a straight right by Pato.
Pato swings widly with a right hand
and Harden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harden.
Pato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harden has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Harden pushes him off.
Pato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pato moves into the clinch successfully.
Harden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato lands a nice shot to the body.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pato or not.
Guillermo Pato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harden.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harden swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harden taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden blocking some punches.
Harden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harden prevents a body shot from Pato.
Harden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harden lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harden is trying to break the clinch but Pato is controlling him.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Harden.
Pato tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Harden avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Pato working aggressively here.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato tries a body shot but Harden blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harden controlling the action here for a moment.
Harden is looking to control Pato's arms but Pato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harden has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Pato.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harden as Pato tries to tie him up.
Harden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden blocking some punches.
Harden lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harden prevents a body shot from Pato.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pato blocks a body shot from Harden.
Harden breaks the clinch.
Harden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Harden does no damage.
Pato has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harden throws a good cross that connects.
Harden throws a jab when Pato was well out of range.
Harden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pato walks into a stiff left hand from Harden.
Pato misses with an uppercut. Harden saw that one coming.
Harden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pato wants to clinch up but Harden keeps it at a distance.
Pato slips under a jab from Harden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pato moves to clinch but Harden breaks away
and Pato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harden takes one on the button.
Pato darts in and clinches Harden up against the cage.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato misses with some punches.
Harden lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Harden.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Harden.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harden lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pato.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Pato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden tries a low kick but Pato avoids it.
Harden thumps Pato with a low kick.
Harden looks to land a left hand but Pato moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato misses with a hook.
Harden is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Harden misses the target.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harden lands with an overhand left.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Harden. That snapped Pato's head back.
Harden ducks right into an uppercut from Pato.
Pato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Harden throws a head kick but Pato moves out of range.
Pato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harden, pushing him back against the cage.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Harden prevents a body shot from Pato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden lands with a right to the head.
Harden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Pato on the inside.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato tries to clinch up but Harden circles away and keeps his distance.
As Pato looks to move away, Harden throws a big counter combo but Pato just gets out of the way.
Harden cracks Pato with a good jab.
Harden throws out a leg kick but Pato moves out of range and Harden only half commits.
Pato is looking to clinch but Harden is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harden misses the target.
Pato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harden punishes Pato's body with a nice straight punch.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Harden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harden.
Harden circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Harden.
Pato misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Harden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pato.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pato has closed the distance and engaged Harden in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Harden has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Pato misses with some punches.
Harden misses with some punches.
Pato working aggressively here.
Pato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
A right hook to the body lands for Pato.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pato.
Harden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Pato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Harden trying to stall but Pato improves his position.
Harden scores with a shot to the side of Pato's head.
Harden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato lands with a left to the head.
Harden working aggressively here.
Harden blocks a body shot from Pato.
A short uppercut from Harden.
A right hook to the body lands for Harden.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harden.
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 James Harden.
I think Harden 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harden!
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energy
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