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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bash comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Paranoid. Harrison has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. William Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Bash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bash.
Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
William Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bash looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
Harrison lunges at Bash with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bash's hand.
A shot to the liver by Bash. Beautiful body shot.
Bash doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bash stuffs the takedown.
Bash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bash is looking to chop away at Harrison's legs.
Bash attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bash throws out the jab.
Bash misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash misses with a wild combination.
Harrison lands a body shot.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bash goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harrison scores with a shot to the body.
Harrison fails with the takedown
and Bash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Bash moves away and avoids it.
Bash misses with a low kick.
Bash misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bash takes one on the button.
Harrison lands a body shot.
Jon Bash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Bash.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Bash misses.
A big left from Bash misses.
Harrison scores with the left hand. Bash knows he should have avoided that one.
Bash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bash tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bash.
Good leg kick by Bash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bash scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison checks the leg kick.
Bash misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Bash misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Bash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Bash digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrison.
Jon Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bash missing with a left hand there. Harrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Harrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bash misses with a leg kick
and Harrison counters with a straight right hand.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Bash avoids them all with ease.
Bash loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch.
Harrison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Bash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harrison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrison tries for a kimura but Bash is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison laying and praying for a moment but Bash takes advantage and regains half guard.
Harrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bash is staying active underneath Harrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to mount his opponent but Bash defends it.
Harrison is trying to control. Bash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison content just to control the position here.
Bash is squirming around, avoiding Harrison's attempts to control the action.
Harrison can't control as he wanted to and Bash manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Harrison is keen to just control but Bash is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bash doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harrison.
Harrison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bash has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harrison is working for a kimura but Bash is defending it quite comfortably.
Harrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bash misses with an uppercut.
Bash misses with a body kick.
Bash slips a straight right by Harrison.
Bash blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Bash stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bash as he jumps to the side.
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Harrison.
Bash tries to land a leg kick but Harrison saw it coming and moves away.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Bash sprawls well.
Jon Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Bash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Bash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrison checks it well.
Bash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Harrison misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bash.
Bash lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bash sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
Harrison works Bash's body with a nice hook.
Bash throws a hook to the side of Harrison's head but Harrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Bash misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bash sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison blocking some punches.
Bash makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison is looking to control Bash's arms but Bash gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrison has his back to the cage.
Harrison holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Bash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bash swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Bash shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
Harrison is working for takedown but Bash is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison throws a body punch but Bash moves out of range.
Bash throws a jab when Harrison was well out of range.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bash throws a low kick, looking for Harrison's leg but Harrison calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bash manages to avoid it.
Harrison blocks a jab.
Harrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Harrison.
I think Harrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Harrison!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, William Harrison made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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