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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elisha Harbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ben wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ben wells is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elisha Harbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ben wells!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wells closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - wells lands in his opponent's guard.
wells pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harbin is keeping the position for now.
Harbin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst wells is controlling him.
wells makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
wells trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
wells slips nicely into half guard.
Harbin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from wells.
wells thows a huge punch but Harbin dodges it nicely.
wells working Harbin over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harbin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from wells.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wells scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harbin trying to control here.
Harbin wants to improve his position but wells is controlling well.
Harbin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but wells scores with a couple of nice shots.
wells looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harbin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
wells is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
wells looks gassed!
wells cracks Harbin with a solid left hand.
Harbin trying to control the position.
wells is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harbin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. wells manages to get himself to full guard.
wells tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harbin wanted to stand there but wells had control of the position.
wells keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Harbin preventing the sweep.
wells keeping moving, preventing Harbin from controlling successfully.
Harbin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because wells is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harbin wants to stand but wells is controlling his posture from full guard.
wells wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harbin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and wells counters with a nice double leg into guard.
wells passes into half guard.
wells is looking to advance position but Harbin won't allow it.
Harbin trying to control here.
wells lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
wells thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harbin to regain full guard.
Harbin keeping full guard, as wells tries to pass.
wells scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbin is trying to keep wells in close.
Harbin wants to sweep here but wells controlling him for the moment.
wells throwing strikes from guard but Harbin blocks nicely.
Harbin is trying to control the position but wells postures up.
wells wants to pass the guard but Harbin is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harbin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has wells pinned against the cage. wells gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harbin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ben wells dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harbin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
wells feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
wells pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harbin is keeping the position for now.
Harbin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
wells working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
wells throwing strikes but missing.
Harbin keeping full guard, as wells tries to pass.
Harbin wants to stand and escape but wells is having none of it.
wells postures up in Harbin's guard and throws a big left but Harbin blocks it.
wells is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
wells on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harbin has his takedown stuffed
and wells counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wells throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harbin tries to roll over but wells keeps him under control.
Harbin is looking to control wells's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harbin avoid being mounted?
wells trying to advance position but Harbin counters by regaining guard.
Harbin working a defensive guard here.
wells distracts Harbin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
wells throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harbin working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harbin tries to clinch there but wells circles away.
Nice takedown defense from wells. No joy for Harbin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elisha Harbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wells gets a takedown into half guard.
Harbin manages to get to full guard.
wells looking to pass the guard.
Harbin striking off his back but it's not causing wells any problems.
Harbin is looking for a triangle but wells pushes his legs off easily.
wells advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells throws an elbow but Harbin slips to the side and avoids it well.
wells has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harbin struggling a bit here.
wells working the ground and pound.
Harbin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
wells working the ground and pound.
wells lands an elbow.
wells is trying to ground and pound but Harbin uses the momentary lack of control by wells to regain half guard.
Harbin works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
wells looking to pass the guard.
ben wells has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harbin controls wells momentarily but wells frees himself.
Harbin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. wells manages to get himself to full guard.
Harbin advances to half guard.
Harbin wants to take a breather but wells is having none of it.
Harbin prevents wells from improving his position.
Harbin wants to take a breather but wells is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ben wells showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Harbin shoots and misses
and wells counters with a shoot takedown. Harbin fights it but they end up in guard.
Harbin keeping full guard, as wells tries to pass.
Harbin wants to sweep here but wells controlling him for the moment.
wells tries to free his leg and advance position but Harbin is retaining full guard.
Harbin looking to hit a scissor sweep but wells is one step ahead there.
wells chips away with some ground and pound.
Harbin keeping full guard, as wells tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harbin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
wells takes a jab right on the kisser.
wells is looking to clinch.
Harbin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harbin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harbin looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elisha Harbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harbin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but wells has him pressed against the cage.
wells tries for a takedown but Harbin manages to get underhooks.
Harbin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
wells goes for a takedown attempt but Harbin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harbin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. wells fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harbin misses with a takedown
and wells counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harbin blocking the ground and pound attempt from wells.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wells working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
wells thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harbin's head.
wells thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harbin's head.
wells drops an elbow to the side of Harbin's head.
Harbin pushes wells off looking to stand but wells dives back in and keeps control.
wells passes to side control.
wells works to advance to full mount. Harbin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harbin tries to hold on but wells postures up.
wells lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells misses with a head shot.
Harbin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by wells.
Harbin tries to reverse the position but wells maintains control.
The referee warns Harbin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
wells lands a heavy elbow.
wells throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harbin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as wells tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harbin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harbin tries to roll over but wells keeps him under control.
wells is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harbin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. wells is working away from the top position though.
Harbin is pressing down on wells's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
wells looking to pass the guard.
Harbin working a defensive guard here.
Harbin wants to stand but wells is controlling the position.
Elisha Harbin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ben wells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
wells is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
ben wells comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got wells winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ben wells!
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RATING
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