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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Service (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Service!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Service slips a jab and a cross from Harrington.
Bob Service seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington misses with a head kick.
Harrington tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Service counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Service wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Service is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Service won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Service is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harrington keeping moving, preventing Service from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Service was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Service shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrington pinned against the cage. Harrington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrington slaps away a takedown attempt from Service, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Service misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conan Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Service.
Harrington delivers a nice body kick.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrington closes the distance but Service moves to the side
and Service moves into the clinch.
Service tries to pull guard but Harrington holds him up against the cage and eventually Service drops back down to his feet.
Harrington can't break the clinch.
Service is trying to drag Harrington to the mat but Harrington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Service pushes Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Service has Harrington pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harrington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harrington taking a breather.
Service has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrington after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Service is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harrington stops a takedown attempt from Service.
Harrington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harrington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
Harrington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Service instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Harrington breaks the clinch.
Service fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harrington to the ground. Service is now in Harrington's guard.
Service won't allow Harrington to get back to his feet.
Service 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington wants to stand but Service is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Service will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrington thuds his shin into the meat of Service's side.
Service tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harrington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Service somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Service is defended easily by Harrington.
Service closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington just leaning against Service, taking a breather.
Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Service.
Harrington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Service, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrington is pushing Service up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harrington for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Service is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harrington is defending well.
Conan Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Service.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Service is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harrington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrington obliges.
Harrington is stalling here.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Service controls the action.
Harrington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Conan Harrington.
Harrington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Service to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Service working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Service postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Service stops Harrington from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Service tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard.
Service trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Service trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Service wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Service hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Service shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Service's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Service shoots in and drives through. Harrington sprawls well.
Service shoots in for a takedown but Harrington shows good takedown defense.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conan Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Service shoots for a takedown but Harrington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Service paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrington breaks the clinch.
Harrington lands a two punch combo.
Service throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrington's waist but Harrington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Service off to one side.
Service is breathing heavily.
Service closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Service up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Harrington dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Service shoots in.
Service closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington just leaning against Service, taking a breather.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Service has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Service swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Service shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrington defends it nicely.
Service fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conan Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Service.
Service avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Service circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conan Harrington is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrington tries to keep at a distance but Service has taken the fight into the clinch.
Service changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Service or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrington which made him look bad.
Harrington closes the distance and pushes Service back into the cage.
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Service takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harrington tries to clinch but Service moves out of range.
Harrington wants to clinch up but Service keeps it at a distance.
Harrington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harrington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Service circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Service fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrington, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrington stalling in the clinch but Service improves position.
Service is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Harrington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Service is keeping busy.
Service wants a takedown.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Service's takedown attempt.
Harrington taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Service tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conan Harrington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Service takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Service tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Service back against the cage.
Harrington breaks the clinch.
Service shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrington sprawls well. He's pushed Service's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Harrington misses.
Harrington stuffs the takedown.
Service scores with a one two! Harrington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrington moves into range and clinches up with Service.
Harrington trying to control the position but instead, Service has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrington into the cage.
Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Service circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Service shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrington sprawls well. He's pushed Service's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Service fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrington avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harrington cracks a nice hook into Service's ribs.
Harrington rushes Service and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington clinches up against the cage.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Harrington.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Harrington!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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