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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Tixarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Deep End as his entrance music. Andy Tixarian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Tixarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Harris!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tixarian moves out of range easily.
Tixarian throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tixarian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tixarian avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick but Tixarian moved away.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Andy Tixarian has been cut.
Tixarian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tixarian blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Tixarian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tixarian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tixarian tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tixarian sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tixarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Tixarian sees coming a mile off.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tixarian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tixarian is breathing heavily.
Harris throws a push kick but Tixarian slaps the foot to one side.
Tixarian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Tixarian sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andy Tixarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Harris.
Nice takedown defense from Tixarian. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a front kick.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tixarian moves out of range easily.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tixarian avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Nice sprawl there from Tixarian as Harris shoots in.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tixarian moves out of range easily.
Tixarian avoids the head kick by Harris.
Andy Tixarian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tixarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tixarian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tixarian wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tixarian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tixarian moves out of range easily.
Tixarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Tixarian.
Tixarian tries to clinch up.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Tixarian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Tixarian as Harris shoots in.
Harris misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris keeps Tixarian at a distance using the push kick.
Harris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Tixarian sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Randall Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Tixarian's front leg but catches the back leg as Tixarian tries to avoid it.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Tixarian's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tixarian's waist but Tixarian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tixarian's calf.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tixarian moves out of range easily.
Tixarian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tixarian staying out of range there.
Harris lands with a hook. Tixarian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tixarian tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tixarian checks it well.
Harris throws a leg kick but Tixarian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tixarian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randall Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tixarian's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris throws a push kick but Tixarian slaps the foot to one side.
Tixarian sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Tixarian, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Tixarian against the cage but Tixarian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tixarian.
Tixarian will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andy Tixarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Harris.
Harris thuds his shin into the meat of Tixarian's side.
Andy Tixarian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tixarian is able to avoid easily.
Tixarian wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris looks for the body kick but Tixarian saw that one coming.
Tixarian moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris shoots in and drives through. Tixarian sprawls well.
Tixarian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tixarian is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tixarian moves out of range easily.
Harris misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tixarian wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tixarian's head.
Tixarian avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris looks for the body kick but Tixarian saw that one coming.
Tixarian moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tixarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tixarian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tixarian tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Tixarian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tixarian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Tixarian's leg but Tixarian calmly moves out of range.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Tixarian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tixarian is looking to clinch.
Tixarian tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Tixarian wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Tixarian wants to clinch.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Tixarian avoids the head kick by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tixarian doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tixarian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Tixarian wants to clinch.
Tixarian wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tixarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tixarian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Harris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tixarian avoids the head kick by Harris.
Tixarian blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Tixarian avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a head kick!
Andy Tixarian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tixarian moves out of range of the strikes.
Tixarian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris thows a body kick. Tixarian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Tixarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Tixarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tixarian blocks a head kick by Harris.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Tixarian.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Randall Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tixarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris lands with a slapping head kick.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tixarian tries to clinch up.
Harris lands a high kick!
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tixarian takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tixarian is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Tixarian dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Tixarian tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Tixarian blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Harris!
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energy
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