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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawnn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawnn Chen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Chen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Chen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Chen struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chen stalling in the clinch.
Chen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen slows down the pace here.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Harris.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris wants to break free but Chen has control.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chen is defending well.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chen to the mat. Chen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Harris won't allow Chen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shawnn Chen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut lands for Chen. That snapped Harris's head back.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Chen counters with a straight right hand.
Chen misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Chen, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Chen against the cage but Chen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chen tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawnn Chen dominated that 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.
Chen clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Chen.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chen is defending well.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris gets through Chen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen misses with some punches.
Harris has Chen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen lands a body shot.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen working aggressively here.
Shawnn Chen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Chen to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
Chen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.
Chen misses with some punches.
A short right from Chen.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Chen is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chen down to the mat. Chen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Chen. Chen maintains the clinch.
Harris blocking some punches.
Chen lands a left hand.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Chen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chen prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Chen throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Chen only half commits.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chen closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a single leg into guard. Chen didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawnn Chen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chen tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chen to the ground. Chen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris dives in and grabs Chen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chen pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chen counters with a straight right hand.
Harris tries for a takedown but Chen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chen is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chen's guard now.
Chen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chen is defending well.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Anderson Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harris stops Chen from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen with a jab.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Chen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chen throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris moves away from the strike by Chen.
Chen misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a single leg into guard. Chen didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anderson Harris just wasn't active enough.
Chen looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
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 Anderson Harris.
I think Chen 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawnn Chen!
An out of breath Shawnn Chen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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