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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lanzaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanzaro comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Superman. Freddy Lanzaro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Lanzaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lanzaro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Lanzaro counters by clinching up.
Lanzaro misses with a knee strike.
Lanzaro trying to land knees to the body.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lanzaro prevents it.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Freddy Lanzaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Harris.
Lanzaro trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Lanzaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lanzaro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lanzaro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lanzaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lanzaro is trying to break free.
Lanzaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with a body punch.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lanzaro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lanzaro's efforts to push away.
Lanzaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris just leaning against Lanzaro, taking a breather.
Harris continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Lanzaro gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Lanzaro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lanzaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lanzaro looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Lanzaro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris is working for takedown but Lanzaro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lanzaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Lanzaro controls the action.
Lanzaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanzaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lanzaro is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lanzaro down to the mat. Lanzaro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lanzaro tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Lanzaro connects with a single shot there.
Harris tries a low kick but Lanzaro avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lanzaro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freddy Lanzaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Lanzaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harris showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lanzaro is trying to stand.
Lanzaro is breathing heavily.
Lanzaro is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lanzaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris wants to pass to mount but Lanzaro is defending the position.
Harris slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Harris.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Lanzaro tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lanzaro counters with a one-two to the body.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Lanzaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Lanzaro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Freddy Lanzaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanzaro looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Lanzaro lands with a shot to the body.
Harris dives in and grabs Lanzaro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lanzaro pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Cliff Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Freddy Lanzaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Lanzaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lanzaro is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Lanzaro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Lanzaro.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Lanzaro counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lanzaro.
Lanzaro connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanzaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lanzaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanzaro moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Lanzaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Lanzaro moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lanzaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Lanzaro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lanzaro tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Lanzaro managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Lanzaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lanzaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cliff Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris shoots in and drives through. Lanzaro sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris drives through with a takedown into Lanzaro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris trying to control but Lanzaro is working from the bottom.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Lanzaro has wrist control.
Harris landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lanzaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Lanzaro is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Lanzaro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lanzaro moves into the clinch.
Lanzaro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lanzaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Lanzaro tries to tie him up.
Lanzaro is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Lanzaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lanzaro is looking to control Harris's arms but Harris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lanzaro has his back to the cage.
Lanzaro looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanzaro trying to land knees to the body.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lanzaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Lanzaro blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lanzaro keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Lanzaro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lanzaro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lanzaro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lanzaro!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to buck Lanzaro off but Lanzaro is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lanzaro wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Lanzaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Lanzaro keeps moving and retains side control.
Harris is not content to let Lanzaro control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harris prevents Lanzaro from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harris is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lanzaro jumps into side control!
Lanzaro trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Lanzaro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lanzaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris thows a huge punch but Lanzaro dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cliff Harris.
I've got Harris 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Cliff Harris!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Cliff Harris!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Cliff Harris!
Cliff Harris wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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