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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stilgar ben Fifrawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ben Fifrawi comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Omerta. Stilgar ben Fifrawi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stilgar ben Fifrawi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Harvey as ben Fifrawi shoots in.
ben Fifrawi just misses with a punch to the body.
ben Fifrawi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
ben Fifrawi looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped ben Fifrawi in his tracks.
ben Fifrawi clinches up with Harvey and pushes him back against the cage.
ben Fifrawi tries to stall but Harvey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harvey prevents ben Fifrawi from breaking the clinch.
Harvey is working for takedown but ben Fifrawi is calmly controlling the position for now.
ben Fifrawi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harvey is working for takedown but ben Fifrawi is calmly controlling the position for now.
ben Fifrawi is pressed up against the cage. Harvey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ben Fifrawi down to the mat. ben Fifrawi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stilgar ben Fifrawi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harvey.
Harvey throws the left hand but ben Fifrawi avoids the punch easily.
ben Fifrawi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harvey defends it nicely.
ben Fifrawi walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey connects with a jab.
ben Fifrawi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
ben Fifrawi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ben Fifrawi moves into the clinch successfully.
ben Fifrawi wants to break the clinch but can't.
ben Fifrawi struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvey controls his hands.
Harvey gets underhooks to prevent ben Fifrawi's takedown attempt.
ben Fifrawi can't get the takedown.
ben Fifrawi looking for a takedown.
ben Fifrawi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ben Fifrawi tries to circle away but Harvey has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi tries for a takedown. No joy.
ben Fifrawi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ben Fifrawi prevents a takedown attempt there.
ben Fifrawi wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
ben Fifrawi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harvey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ben Fifrawi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ben Fifrawi stops a takedown attempt from Harvey.
ben Fifrawi misses with a body punch.
Harvey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ben Fifrawi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi slips under a jab.
Harvey throws a hook to the side of ben Fifrawi's head but ben Fifrawi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey lands with a straight right. ben Fifrawi didn't see that one coming.
Harvey lands with a straight right. ben Fifrawi didn't see that one coming.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
ben Fifrawi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey.
Stilgar ben Fifrawi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by ben Fifrawi.
ben Fifrawi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
ben Fifrawi shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ben Fifrawi misses with an uppercut.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ben Fifrawi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by ben Fifrawi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ben Fifrawi is defended easily by Harvey.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
ben Fifrawi fails with a takedown attempt.
ben Fifrawi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harvey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harvey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harvey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
ben Fifrawi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ben Fifrawi is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of ben Fifrawi's head.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
ben Fifrawi shoots in but no luck this time.
Harvey connects with a solid leg kick.
ben Fifrawi throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
ben Fifrawi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harvey pinned against the cage. Harvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harvey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harvey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harvey lands a jab to ben Fifrawi's midsection.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ben Fifrawi.
Harvey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ben Fifrawi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
A left lands for Harvey.
ben Fifrawi is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ben Fifrawi.
Harvey cracks the inside of ben Fifrawi's front leg.
ben Fifrawi tries to clinch but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey throws a nice inside leg kick.
ben Fifrawi is looking to clinch.
Harvey throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
ben Fifrawi looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stilgar ben Fifrawi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey scores with a jab. ben Fifrawi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Paul Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey moves away from the strike by ben Fifrawi.
Harvey stuffs the takedown.
ben Fifrawi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ben Fifrawi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ben Fifrawi misses with a jab to the body
and Harvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harvey digs a good body shot into ben Fifrawi's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ben Fifrawi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from ben Fifrawi misses
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvey scores with a jab. ben Fifrawi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harvey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by ben Fifrawi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a leg kick.
ben Fifrawi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Harvey catches ben Fifrawi right on the button with a cross.
ben Fifrawi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ben Fifrawi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. ben Fifrawi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
ben Fifrawi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ben Fifrawi.
ben Fifrawi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ben Fifrawi momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for ben Fifrawi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
ben Fifrawi wants to clinch.
ben Fifrawi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey thuds a left hand into ben Fifrawi's body.
Harvey scores with a three punch combo!
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from ben Fifrawi.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces ben Fifrawi off the cage and back into rage.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey digs a good hook to ben Fifrawi's body.
ben Fifrawi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
ben Fifrawi throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
ben Fifrawi throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ben Fifrawi avoids the body shot from Harvey.
A telegraphed right hand from ben Fifrawi misses the target.
ben Fifrawi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ben Fifrawi.
Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
ben Fifrawi throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey lands a jab to the nose.
ben Fifrawi wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from ben Fifrawi.
Harvey thuds a left hand into ben Fifrawi's body.
ben Fifrawi has a takedown stuffed.
ben Fifrawi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi tries to clinch
and Harvey counters with a nice body shot.
Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harvey throws a hook but ben Fifrawi avoids it easily.
ben Fifrawi takes one on the button.
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps ben Fifrawi's head backwards.
Harvey throws a shot to the body.
Harvey lands a jab.
ben Fifrawi moves into range and clinches up with Harvey.
ben Fifrawi prevents a takedown attempt there.
ben Fifrawi misses with a punch to the body.
ben Fifrawi misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ben Fifrawi.
ben Fifrawi looking to stall.
ben Fifrawi is looking to break free of the clinch but Harvey has double underhooks.
ben Fifrawi manages to break the clinch.
Harvey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - ben Fifrawi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ben Fifrawi walks into a jab.
ben Fifrawi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ben Fifrawi misses with a shot to the body
and Harvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ben Fifrawi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from ben Fifrawi. ben Fifrawi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi misses with a double jab
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
ben Fifrawi falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ben Fifrawi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey is looking to slow ben Fifrawi down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
ben Fifrawi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
ben Fifrawi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ben Fifrawi's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ben Fifrawi needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there.
Harvey scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces ben Fifrawi off the cage and back into rage.
Harvey lands with a straight right. ben Fifrawi didn't see that one coming.
Harvey scores with a jab. ben Fifrawi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
ben Fifrawi clinches but Harvey breaks the clinch
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey with a nice cross.
Harvey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ben Fifrawi closes the distance but Harvey moves to the side
and Harvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
ben Fifrawi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey really 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.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into ben Fifrawi's ribs.
ben Fifrawi tries to move into range but Harvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
ben Fifrawi misses with a jab to the body
and Harvey counters with a head kick. That will keep ben Fifrawi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
ben Fifrawi throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
ben Fifrawi ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
No luck for ben Fifrawi with that takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
Harvey blocks a jab.
ben Fifrawi closes the distance but Harvey moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
ben Fifrawi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
ben Fifrawi wants to clinch
and ben Fifrawi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ben Fifrawi was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
ben Fifrawi moves in looking to clinch but Harvey pushes him off.
Harvey 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.
Harvey punishes ben Fifrawi's body with a nice straight punch.
ben Fifrawi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harvey counters with a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ben Fifrawi at a distance.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but ben Fifrawi moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Harvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ben Fifrawi on the side of the head.
Harvey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harvey. That's going to slow ben Fifrawi down.
ben Fifrawi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
ben Fifrawi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harvey catches ben Fifrawi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a nice body kick.
Harvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ben Fifrawi momentarily.
Harvey lands a nice hook to ben Fifrawi's body. ben Fifrawi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ben Fifrawi on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Jab by Harvey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ben Fifrawi doesn't seem bothered though.
ben Fifrawi throws a sloppy body shot
and Harvey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harvey scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tests ben Fifrawi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ben Fifrawi wants to clinch but Harvey slips to the side
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey connects with a body shot.
ben Fifrawi takes one to the chin there.
Harvey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
ben Fifrawi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey cracks ben Fifrawi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harvey throws a combination. ben Fifrawi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harvey cracks ben Fifrawi with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harvey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
ben Fifrawi throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but ben Fifrawi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Harvey.
Harvey lands the left hand.
ben Fifrawi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles ben Fifrawi. ben Fifrawi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ben Fifrawi on the side of the head.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey scores with a head kick.
Harvey lands a nice hook to ben Fifrawi's body. ben Fifrawi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi throws a sloppy body shot
and Harvey counters with a left and a right that stings ben Fifrawi.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harvey thuds his right hand into ben Fifrawi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
ben Fifrawi connects with a jab.
ben Fifrawi fails with the takedown.
Harvey connects with a single shot there.
Harvey throws a leg kick which misses ben Fifrawi's front leg but catches the back leg as ben Fifrawi tries to avoid it.
ben Fifrawi missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ben Fifrawi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harvey's guard.
ben Fifrawi throws a big right hand that misses.
ben Fifrawi throwing strikes but missing.
Stilgar ben Fifrawi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
ben Fifrawi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ben Fifrawi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ben Fifrawi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harvey wants to get back to his feet but ben Fifrawi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ben Fifrawi wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Harvey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ben Fifrawi.
Paul Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harvey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harvey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ben Fifrawi trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ben Fifrawi stops Harvey from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ben Fifrawi throws a strike but Harvey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harvey gets to his feet - ben Fifrawi follows without any prompting.
ben Fifrawi wants to clinch but Harvey slips to the side
and ben Fifrawi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ben Fifrawi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with ben Fifrawi's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harvey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 42:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 42:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harvey!
Paul Harvey is the new light heavyweight champion!
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