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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tsunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsunami kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Remember Me by Hoobastank. Harnett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: on the busses film tune . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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221 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Tsunami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Harnett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harnett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tsunami is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harnett wants to control but Tsunami is keeping him busy.
Harnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harnett tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tsunami dodges the ground and pound from Harnett.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsunami is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harnett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tsunami makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tsunami is looking for a kimura here.
Tsunami looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tsunami working Harnett over with strikes.
Tsunami looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsunami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harnett trying to control here.
Tsunami wants to stand up but Harnett has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harnett is trying to stand up here but Tsunami is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harnett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tsunami counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harnett looks gassed!
Tsunami decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsunami decides to pull guard.
Tsunami trying to control the position.
Harnett trying to control but Tsunami is working from the bottom.
Tsunami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harnett is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harnett wants to control from the top but Tsunami keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Harnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Harnett wants to control from the top but Tsunami keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tsunami closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harnett to the mat! Harnett manages to get full guard.
Harnett is trying to control the position but Tsunami postures up.
Tsunami decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harnett, up you get!
Harnett closes the distance and clinches.
Harnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harnett clinches up with Tsunami and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tsunami has him pressed against the cage.
Harnett prevents the takedown attempt.
Harnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsunami gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harnett stands up and waves to Tsunami to follow him.
Harnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tsunami counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsunami trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harnett's guard.
Harnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsunami is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harnett trying to strike off his back.
Tsunami looking to sit in guard and control but Harnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tsunami dominated that round.
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.
Harnett misses with a kick to the body.
Tsunami closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harnett pushes Tsunami off and gets back to his feet.
Tsunami bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
James Tsunami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tsunami stands up and beckons Harnett to his feet.
Harnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsunami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harnett circles away.
Tsunami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harnett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tsunami's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsunami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harnett is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsunami has his foot on Harnett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harnett works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tsunami is not content to let Harnett control the position.
Tsunami manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Harnett tries to clinch but Tsunami moves out of range.
Harnett with a poor takedown
and Tsunami counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harnett won't be happy with that.
Harnett is looking for a sweep.
Harnett manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harnett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harnett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harnett stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
James Tsunami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsunami lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsunami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harnett with a poor takedown
and Tsunami counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tsunami tries to free his leg and advance position but Harnett is retaining full guard.
Tsunami pushes down on Harnett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tsunami is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tsunami is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnett pushes Tsunami off looking to stand but Tsunami dives back in and keeps control.
Harnett is refusing to be controlled, as Tsunami sits in half guard.
Harnett actively working from the bottom here.
Harnett is trying to control but can't.
Harnett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harnett controls Tsunami momentarily but Tsunami frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harnett misses with a takedown
and Tsunami counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
James Tsunami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Harnett.
Harnett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tsunami content to stall in guard here.
Tsunami gets to his feet. Harnett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnett wants to clinch up but Tsunami keeps it at a distance.
Harnett shoots in but Tsunami avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tsunami shoots in and bounces Harnett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tsunami decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harnett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Tsunami counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsunami postures up.
Harnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tsunami trying to control but Harnett is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tsunami dominated that second round.
That's time! Tsunami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harnett has his takedown stuffed
and Tsunami counters with a single leg into guard. Harnett didn't expect that.
Tsunami postures up.
Harnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tsunami is controlling him.
Harnett trying to control the position.
Tsunami sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tsunami connects with a couple of short punches.
Tsunami gets to his feet - Harnett follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tsunami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harnett with a poor takedown
and Tsunami counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harnett is trying to control but can't.
Harnett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harnett has his hands on Tsunami's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tsunami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tsunami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harnett working for a triangle but Tsunami defends it easily.
Tsunami stands and steps away. Harnett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tsunami has a takedown stuffed.
Tsunami scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harnett wants to control but Tsunami postures up.
Harnett regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami with the ground and pound but Harnett uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tsunami looking to sit in guard and control but Harnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harnett advances to half guard.
Harnett keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harnett is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tsunami reverses the position - he's now on top in Harnett's guard.
Harnett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harnett throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tsunami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harnett looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami stays in close to Harnett's body and controls the position.
Harnett is looking for a triangle but Tsunami pushes his legs off easily.
Harnett looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harnett tries for a takedown but Tsunami circles away easily
so Tsunami counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James Tsunami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Harnett.
Harnett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tsunami manages to get himself to full guard.
Harnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsunami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harnett would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tsunami scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tsunami tries to bum rush Harnett with a series of wild strikes but Harnett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tsunami throws a sloppy head kick and Harnett moves out of range easily.
Tsunami shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tsunami was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tsunami working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harnett manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harnett tries to roll over but Tsunami keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Tsunami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsunami, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Tsunami!
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hype
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