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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Overfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charls Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Overfield Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Overfield Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charls Harris!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overfield Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overfield Jr wants to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Harris has eaten all the pies!
Overfield Jr instigates a clinch.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Overfield Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Overfield Jr breaks the clinch.
Harris throws a series of punches but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Overfield Jr tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Overfield Jr tries to pull guard but Harris holds him up against the cage and eventually Overfield Jr drops back down to his feet.
Overfield Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overfield Jr slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Overfield Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overfield Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Overfield Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Overfield Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overfield Jr dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Overfield Jr throws a body kick.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr maintains the clinch.
Overfield Jr breaks from the clinch.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Overfield Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Overfield Jr breaks from the clinch.
Harris drives through and clinches with Overfield Jr against the cage.
Overfield Jr gets control of Harris's arms and successfully pulls guard. Overfield Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Overfield Jr blocks nicely.
Overfield Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Overfield Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.
Harris wants to sweep here but Overfield Jr controlling him for the moment.
Overfield Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Overfield Jr is one step ahead there.
Overfield Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Overfield Jr.
Harris throws a right hand that Overfield Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Overfield Jr also avoids with ease.
Charls Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Overfield Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Overfield Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Overfield Jr breaks from the clinch.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch up.
Harris throws a right hand that Overfield Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Overfield Jr also avoids with ease.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Overfield Jr on the side of the head.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Overfield Jr back into the cage.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Overfield Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Overfield Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris clinches up with Overfield Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Overfield Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Overfield Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Overfield Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Overfield Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Overfield Jr is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overfield Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Overfield Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Overfield Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Overfield Jr gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Harris jumps guard.
Overfield Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harris's guard.
Overfield Jr trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Overfield Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harris wants to stand but Overfield Jr is controlling the position.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Overfield Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Overfield Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Overfield Jr wants to clinch.
Overfield Jr moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Overfield Jr breaks the clinch.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Overfield Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Overfield Jr is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.
Overfield Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Overfield Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Overfield Jr gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Overfield Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overfield Jr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harris regains guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Overfield Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jason Overfield Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Overfield Jr from controlling successfully.
Overfield Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Overfield Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Overfield Jr has gone for a leg lock! Harris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Overfield Jr's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Overfield Jr is keeping the position.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Overfield Jr wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Overfield Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Harris trying to control but Overfield Jr is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Overfield Jr dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Overfield Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris cracks Overfield Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Overfield Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a combination
and Overfield Jr counters by clinching up.
Overfield Jr landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Overfield Jr.
Overfield Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Overfield Jr manages to break the clinch.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charls Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris gets a clinch.
Overfield Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Overfield Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Overfield Jr's takedown attempt.
Overfield Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Overfield Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harris is trying to break free.
Harris is looking to control Overfield Jr's arms but Overfield Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Overfield Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris is pushing Overfield Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Overfield Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overfield Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Overfield Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overfield Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Overfield Jr wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Harris moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Overfield Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Overfield Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overfield Jr is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Overfield Jr down to the mat. Overfield Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Overfield Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overfield Jr.
Harris gets a clinch.
Overfield Jr lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Overfield Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Overfield Jr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Harris wants to get back to full guard but Overfield Jr has passed into side control.
Overfield Jr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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 is squirming around, avoiding Overfield Jr's attempts to control the action.
Overfield Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harris's face.
Overfield Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Overfield Jr unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Overfield Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overfield Jr, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Overfield Jr!
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