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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harvey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to E-17 "Deep". Davis Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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146 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Harvey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harvey gets tackled into the ropes by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Harvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harvey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harvey pushes Black back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Harvey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harvey breaks the clinch.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brian Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey feints a jab promting Black to slip. Harvey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Black slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Black misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Harvey counters with a nice body shot.
A clash of legs there as Black blocks the low kick.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Harvey digs a good hook to Black's body.
Harvey misses with a low kick.
Black lands a jab to Harvey's midsection.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harvey to the mat! Harvey manages to get full guard.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harvey is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harvey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harvey trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Harvey 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.
Harvey is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Black is trying to keep Harvey in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black has Harvey pulled in close to control his posture.
Harvey controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black slips a straight right by Harvey.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black dips to his left and cracks Harvey with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Harvey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black misses with a double jab
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
Harvey avoids a kick to the body.
Harvey jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Black blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Harvey jabs at Black's body.
Harvey works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Harvey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harvey misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
Harvey lands a slapping body shot.
Harvey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Harvey scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey thumps Black with a low kick.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Brian Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Harvey misses with a body shot
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Black misses with a looping left.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Brian Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the ropes and back into rage.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey cracks Black with an open hand slap.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Black lands the left hand.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harvey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
Davis Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvey throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Harvey slips under a jab.
Harvey connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harvey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Black has managed to get both his arms back between Harvey's legs - danger averted.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Harvey dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black clinches up against the ropes.
Harvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harvey misses the body punch
and Black makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harvey scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Black dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
Harvey swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Harvey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Davis Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Black lands with a hook. Harvey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey misses with a low kick.
Black looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Donk. Harvey catches Black right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harvey duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Black cracks Harvey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
That kick from Black tenderised Harvey's leg. Harvey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brian Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Black.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Harvey thuds his right hand into Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harvey.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harvey, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Harvey!
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energy
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pop
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