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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selai Canbudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Harvey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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225 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Selai Canbudi!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canbudi throws the kick towards the body but Harvey avoids it.
Canbudi tries to clinch but Harvey moves away
so Harvey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harvey is looking to work some ground and pound but Canbudi has wrist control.
Canbudi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harvey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Canbudi wants to stand up but Harvey is controlling him.
Harvey throws a big elbow that misses.
Harvey stands and steps away. Canbudi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canbudi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selai Canbudi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canbudi's sensitive parts.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Canbudi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harvey has closed the distance and engaged Canbudi in a clinch.
Harvey is trying to drag Canbudi to the mat but Canbudi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Harvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canbudi throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Canbudi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Canbudi avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Canbudi as Harvey shoots in.
Canbudi darts in trying to clinch
and Harvey counters with a one-two to the body.
Harvey throws a head kick but Canbudi moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Canbudi.
Canbudi throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it.
Canbudi misses with a head kick.
Canbudi throws a head kick that misses.
Canbudi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canbudi looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canbudi looks for the body kick but Harvey saw that one coming.
Canbudi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canbudi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canbudi throws a sloppy head kick
and Harvey moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey jumps guard.
Canbudi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Harvey, not yet.
Harvey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canbudi gets tackled into the cage by Harvey. Harvey maintains the clinch.
Harvey effectively controlling the action here.
Harvey has clasped his hands together around Canbudi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Canbudi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harvey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Canbudi dodges the ground and pound from Harvey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harvey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harvey shoots in looking for a takedown but Canbudi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harvey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harvey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harvey avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Canbudi
and Harvey counters by clinching up.
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Canbudi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harvey is defended easily by Canbudi.
Canbudi lands with a kick to the temple. Harvey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harvey blocks a head kick by Canbudi.
Canbudi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Canbudi throws a head kick that misses.
James Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canbudi is breathing heavily.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Canbudi as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canbudi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Canbudi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvey's calf.
A punch combination from Harvey misses.
Canbudi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canbudi throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Canbudi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Canbudi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Canbudi misses with a body kick.
Canbudi throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Harvey moves into the clinch.
Canbudi has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Harvey gets control of Canbudi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harvey will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harvey is controlling Canbudi's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Canbudi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Selai Canbudi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey shoots in for a double leg but Canbudi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Canbudi misses with a head kick.
Canbudi tries to clinch up.
Harvey instigates a clinch.
Harvey lands a right hand.
Harvey jumps guard and drags Canbudi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Harvey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Canbudi's guard.
Canbudi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey passes Canbudi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harvey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harvey decides to stand and escape the position.
Selai Canbudi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Canbudi.
Harvey takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck for Harvey with that takedown attempt.
Canbudi throws a push kick but Harvey slaps the foot to one side.
Harvey has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harvey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Canbudi uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harvey 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!
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Canbudi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Canbudi throws a series of strikes that have Harvey backpedaling.
Canbudi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canbudi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Canbudi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canbudi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harvey's head.
Canbudi cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg.
Harvey shoots for a double leg takedown but Canbudi sprawls well. He's pushed Harvey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Canbudi throws a wild body kick that Harvey sees coming a mile off.
Harvey shoots in for a double leg but Canbudi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Canbudi!
Harvey closes the distance and pushes Canbudi back into the cage.
Harvey decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canbudi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is looking for a triangle here but Canbudi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
James Harvey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harvey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Canbudi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
What's Harvey going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Harvey manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harvey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harvey pulls Canbudi in close to his closed guard and prevents Canbudi from doing any damage or advancing position.
We're going to have a standup here because James Harvey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Canbudi throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Harvey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Canbudi, pushing him back against the cage.
Harvey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harvey wants the takedown. Canbudi is fighting it off but Harvey persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Canbudi's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because James Harvey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Canbudi scores with a kick to the body.
Harvey pushes Canbudi up against the cage in a clinch.
Canbudi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harvey pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canbudi.
Selai Canbudi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Canbudi throws a lazy body kick
and Harvey counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
James 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harvey!
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energy
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hype
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