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SFC 36: Harris vs. Aragon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vespasian Bonaventure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vespasian Bonaventure has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Lennox's chin.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vespasian Bonaventure!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox misses with a low kick.
Lennox tries to score with a low kick but Bonaventure moves his leg out of the way.
Lennox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lennox counters with a single leg into guard. Bonaventure didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bonaventure is looking to stand up but Lennox isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennox looking to pass the guard.
Lennox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonaventure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ray Lennox has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lennox stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonaventure. Bonaventure gets slowly back to his feet.
Lennox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bonaventure!
Bonaventure gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bonaventure defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lennox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Bonaventure really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lennox misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bonaventure is squirming around, avoiding Lennox's attempts to control the action.
Bonaventure bucks up and throws Lennox to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure dives in for a single leg takedown but Lennox sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lennox has a couple of punches blocked by Bonaventure.
Bonaventure blocking some punches.
Lennox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lennox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lennox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonaventure walks away with a smile on his face. Lennox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bonaventure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lennox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonaventure checks a low kick from Lennox.
Bonaventure tries to clinch up.
Bonaventure gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lennox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bonaventure won't be happy with that.
Ray Lennox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vespasian Bonaventure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Lennox.
Lennox throws a strike aimed at the side of Bonaventure's head but Bonaventure avoids it well.
Bonaventure really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lennox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaventure pushes Lennox away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lennox gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lennox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bonaventure bucks up and tries to throw Lennox off but instead Lennox has got his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaventure avoids the strikes from Lennox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lennox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lennox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bonaventure bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lennox throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonaventure pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonaventure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonaventure fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonaventure doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lennox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lennox advances to half guard.
Lennox is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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!
The referee warns Bonaventure that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonaventure can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lennox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lennox 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.
Lennox breaks from Bonaventure's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bonaventure blocking the ground and pound.
Lennox tries to control but Bonaventure wriggling away.
Bonaventure takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bonaventure blocking the ground and pound.
Bonaventure is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennox lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bonaventure squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lennox is landing with some decent strikes but Bonaventure is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bonaventure is squirming around, avoiding Lennox's attempts to control the action.
Bonaventure is in a horrible position here. Lennox smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've been hearing that Lennox has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bonaventure defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lennox.
Bonaventure is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonaventure can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lennox throwing strikes here but Bonaventure is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bonaventure is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lennox putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lennox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lennox breaks from Bonaventure's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lennox looking to control but Bonaventure is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lennox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lennox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lennox tries to land a leg kick but Bonaventure saw it coming and moves away.
Bonaventure looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lennox is fending him off so far but Bonaventure persists. Nope, Lennox circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonaventure misses with a leg kick.
Lennox throws out a powerful jab.
Lennox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonaventure misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Lennox as Bonaventure shoots in.
Lennox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonaventure can do to turn this around?
A big left from Lennox misses.
Lennox scores with a nice body kick.
Bonaventure darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lennox gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaventure content to stall in guard here.
Lennox is looking for a triangle but Bonaventure pushes his legs off easily.
Lennox controls Bonaventure momentarily but Bonaventure frees himself.
Lennox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lennox works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lennox landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennox working Bonaventure over with strikes here.
Lennox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lennox landing strikes from the mount.
Bonaventure is trying to stand.
Lennox trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lennox with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaventure wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lennox lands a big elbow.
Lennox landing strikes from the mount.
Bonaventure is rocked!
Lennox looking to finish Bonaventure with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonaventure!
Bonaventure is still in real trouble! Can Lennox finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lennox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonaventure is looking to escape.
Lennox with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bonaventure badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lennox around the waist but Lennox pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lennox is the winner by TKO! Lennox jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Lennox!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexi Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexi Belle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus tries to clinch up but Belle circles away and keeps his distance.
Janus wants to clinch.
Belle is looking to clinch.
Belle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Janus counters by moving into the clinch.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belle jumps into guard, dragging Janus to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Janus throws a big right hand that misses.
Janus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Belle looking for a guillotine here but Janus defends easily.
Janus wants to get up but he can't break Belle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Janus defends it easily.
Janus postures up in Belle's guard and throws a big left but Belle blocks it.
Janus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Belle is proving hard to escape from.
Belle is looking to cinch up a triangle. Janus throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Belle's body to avoid the submission. Belle has instead reached around Janus's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Belle arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lexi Belle!
After winning the bout, Lexi Belle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brotiz Bruttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ohne Dich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohne Dich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brotiz Bruttz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ohne Dich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruttz feints and as Dich raises his hands in defense, Bruttz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruttz lands a couple of elbows.
Bruttz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bruttz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruttz lands a couple of digs.
Dich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruttz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruttz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bruttz distracts Dich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruttz 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.
Bruttz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dich 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bruttz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bruttz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruttz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruttz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bruttz pushes down on Dich's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bruttz slips a nice elbow through Dich's hands, connecting with Dich's forehead.
Bruttz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruttz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bruttz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruttz lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruttz working over Dich with some ground and pound. Dich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bruttz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bruttz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bruttz drops an elbow to the side of Dich's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruttz is keen to just control but Dich is a slippery customer.
Bruttz throwing shots but Dich is blocking nicely.
Dich 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.
Dich wants to improve his position but Bruttz is controlling well.
Bruttz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bruttz lands a nice short elbow.
Dich is in trouble now - Bruttz has advanced to mount!
Bruttz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bruttz is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Dich goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Bruttz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brotiz Bruttz!
Our winner, Brotiz Bruttz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Slizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slizer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Reckless and The Brave. Fyodor Petrovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fyodor Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kip Slizer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slizer throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrovic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Slizer! Petrovic lets Slizer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Kip Slizer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slizer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrovic.
Slizer swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovic.
Slizer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Fyodor Petrovic has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slizer.
Petrovic has Slizer up against the cage in a clinch.
Slizer takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Slizer avoids the damage to the body.
Petrovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slizer's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrovic misses with a knee strike.
Slizer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slizer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petrovic is pushing Slizer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petrovic lands an elbow inside that Slizer shrugs off.
Slizer is trying to drag Petrovic to the mat but Petrovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic stops a takedown attempt from Slizer.
Fyodor Petrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kip Slizer.
Petrovic throws an elbow that misses.
Petrovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slizer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrovic keeps control of Slizer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slizer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovic has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slizer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petrovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slizer's defenses.
That has opened up Kip Slizer's cut even more.
Slizer blocks the elbow strike.
Petrovic lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Slizer gets an underhook and turns Petrovic into the cage.
Petrovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrovic slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrovic slowing the pace effectively.
Slizer takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Kip Slizer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls for Petrovic to work.
Petrovic breaks the clinch.
Look low, kick high! Petrovic uses the oldest trick in the book to send Slizer tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Petrovic is absolutely delighted - when Slizer wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fyodor Petrovic!
Fyodor Petrovic looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Epic Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Epic Man!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kid.
Kid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kid has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Kid tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kid up against the cage.
Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kid is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Kid tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man misses with some punches.
Kid slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Kid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kid's elbow.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man misses with the head strike.
Kid gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kid.
Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man connects with a leg kick. Kid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kid.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kid's calf.
A jab from Kid does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws out a loose jab but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
Man misses with a low kick.
Kid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kid darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kid.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kid is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kid has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man has Kid pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Kid.
Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Kid lands a shoulder strike.
Kid lands with a right to the head.
Man is rocked!
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Kid controls his hands.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Kid finish him?
Kid working aggressively here.
Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Kid misses with a punch on the inside.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kid stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Man tries to stall but Kid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man has Kid pressed against the cage, preventing Kid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kid throws a head punch that misses.
Man lands a body punch.
Come on Kid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kid tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Kid prevents a body shot from Man.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
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!
Kid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kid.
Man is trying to stall.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karate Kid 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.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Kid checks it.
Kid throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man throws a leg kick
and Kid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man jabs Kid right on the nose. Kid blinks but takes it well.
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kid closes the distance and clinches.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kid is keeping busy.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Kid tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kid is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kid - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kid.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kid's elbow.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Kid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kid pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kid.
Kid wants to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Kid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
Kid prevents a body shot from Man.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kid is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Kid into the cage.
Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kid is keeping busy.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kid unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Man! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kid is unloading with more strikes now! Man drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karate Kid!
Karate Kid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. Jason Li acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Li!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Li checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Li avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick from Sackett lands but Li takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jason Li has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Li moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sackett on his heels. He'll look to pass Sackett's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Li is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sackett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Li landing some decent shots from guard.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
Li wants to pass the guard but Sackett is keeping the position.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sackett 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.
Sackett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li controlling the position well.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li is looking to escape.
Sackett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Li is looking to control Sackett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Li avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Flagon Sackett.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Li looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Li's leg. Li is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Li has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Li takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett sends Li crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sackett is motioning to the referee to let Li up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Li is rocked!
Li glances at the clock... BAM! Sackett nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Li crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Li is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flagon Sackett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadija Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tadija Tadic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadic shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tadic is defended easily by Silva.
Tadic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tadic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Tadic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tadic's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Tadic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tadic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Tadic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tadic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadic is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tadic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tadic's coaches at Victory have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tadic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tadic wants to get back to full guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadic looking for submissions off his back.
Tadic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tadic actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Tadic is working away.
Tadic tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Tadic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadic manages to get to full guard.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tadic keeps moving.
Tadic being controlled here, momentarily.
Tadic has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Tadic is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Tadic is working from the bottom.
Silva is controlling the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Braun Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tadic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadija Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tadic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tadic pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadija Tadic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tadic dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Tadic's head and hops out.
Silva cracks Tadic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Silva catches Tadic right on the button with a cross.
Tadic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Tadic shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadija Tadic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Tadija Tadic has been cut.
Tadic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva keeping full guard, as Tadic tries to pass.
Tadic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadic has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tadic's guard.
Tadic being controlled here, momentarily.
Tadic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tadic.
Tadic is trying to get back to half guard.
Tadic is being controlled here.
Tadic tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Tadic is keeping him busy.
Tadic is looking for a sweep.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tadic!
Tadic regains half guard.
Tadic looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tadic can't escape the position.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva trying to control but Tadic is having none of it.
Tadic is trying to escape the mount.
Tadic is working hard here to advance position.
Tadic gets back to half guard.
Tadic tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva controlling the pace.
Tadic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tadic tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Tadic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tadic sees it coming and defends easily.
Tadic has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braun Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tadija Tadic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tadic.
Tadic doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tadic working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tadic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Tadija Tadic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tadic looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tadic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tadic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tadic looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Tadic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadic is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tadic actively working from the bottom here.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tadic.
Tadic is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura but Tadic is defending well.
Silva trying to control the action but Tadic is working from the bottom.
Tadic seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Tadic is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braun Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braun Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniele Bolelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derfel Cadarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniele Bolelli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadarn 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.
Cadarn connects with a crisp jab.
Derfel Cadarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadarn lands with a kick to the temple. Bolelli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Daniele Bolelli has been cut.
Cadarn lands a big head kick that sends Bolelli to the canvas! Cadarn follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derfel Cadarn!
Derfel Cadarn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aragon.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aragon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aragon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris cracks Aragon with an open hand slap.
Aragon digs a good hook to Harris's body.
A big right from Harris misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aragon looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Aragon slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Aragon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Aragon ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aragon tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aragon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aragon.
Aragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Aragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
We've been informed that Aragon 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.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris is trying to break free.
Aragon controlling the action here for a moment.
Aragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Aragon has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aragon.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aragon scores with a shot to the body.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Aragon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aragon.
Aragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Aragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Aragon.
Aragon lands with a left to the head.
Aragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris is leaning against Aragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aragon trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Aragon.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Aragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aragon.
Aragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Aragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Aragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aragon forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Aragon digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Aragon is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aragon lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Aragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Aragon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Aragon dominated that 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.
Aragon is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Aragon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aragon connects with an inside leg kick.
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aragon drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris is looking to control Aragon's arms but Aragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Aragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aragon lands a body shot.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon misses with a body punch.
Aragon stalling.
Still in the clinch, Aragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Aragon as the two fighters clinch.
Aragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Aragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Aragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aragon trying to land knees to the body.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Aragon blocks an elbow strike from Harris.
Aragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A right hand to the body from Aragon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Aragon lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Aragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris trying to stall but Aragon improves his position.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Aragon is controlling the position.
Aragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Aragon.
Harris is trying to push Aragon away but Aragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aragon has Harris pressed against the cage.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aragon prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon slows down the pace here.
Aragon presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aragon cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Aragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris tries to stall but Aragon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aragon tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aragon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Aragon is controlling the position.
Aragon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Aragon lands with a right to the head.
Aragon can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aragon.
Harris is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego Aragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aragon lands a nice uppercut.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Aragon gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Aragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Aragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aragon. That's going to slow Harris down.
Aragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aragon lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Harris head around and knocks him out cold! Aragon hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Aragon!
Diego Aragon is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Diego Aragon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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