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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Harlowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Harlowe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harlowe.
Ambrose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Ambrose misses.
No luck for Harlowe with that takedown attempt.
Ambrose throws a nice looking combination but Harlowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harlowe.
Chris Ambrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Harlowe.
Ambrose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Ambrose does no damage.
A combination from Ambrose does no damage.
Ambrose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Ambrose. Those never looked like landing.
Ambrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chris Ambrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambrose lands a lovely overhand right.
Ambrose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ambrose misses with a combination
and Harlowe counters with a body kick.
Ambrose is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlowe rushes Ambrose and presses him up against the cage.
Harlowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Ambrose controls his hands.
Harlowe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ambrose walks away with a smile on his face. Harlowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ambrose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harlowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harlowe throws the kick towards the body but Ambrose avoids it.
Ambrose displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harlowe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ambrose tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harlowe is in Ambrose's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ambrose keeping moving, preventing Harlowe from controlling successfully.
Ambrose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harlowe is one step ahead there.
Ambrose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harlowe on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ambrose holds on and takes a little breather.
Ambrose's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jamie Harlowe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harlowe misses with a takedown
and Ambrose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harlowe throws a nice looking combination but Ambrose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ambrose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harlowe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ambrose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jamie Harlowe has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a jab-cross combination.
Ambrose drops Harlowe with a beautiful combination! Harlowe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ambrose is looking for the KO!
Harlowe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harlowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ambrose finish him?
Ambrose blocks a head kick by Harlowe.
Ambrose stuns Harlowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harlowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Ambrose tries to bum rush Harlowe with a series of wild strikes but Harlowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ambrose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ambrose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ambrose scores with a one two! Harlowe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ambrose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ambrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harlowe scores with a takedown into Ambrose's guard.
Ambrose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlowe wanted to stand there but Ambrose had control of the position.
Ambrose wants to stand but Harlowe is controlling the position.
Ambrose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ambrose tries to get out of the position.
Ambrose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose wants to stand up but Harlowe is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlowe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ambrose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Harlowe's cut.
That's time! Ambrose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Ambrose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chris Ambrose is winning the standup battle so far.
Ambrose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harlowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harlowe misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ambrose lands with an overhand left.
Ambrose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harlowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ambrose.
Harlowe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ambrose as he avoids it easily.
Harlowe darts in and clinches Ambrose up against the cage.
Ambrose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harlowe controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlowe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harlowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ambrose misses with a double jab.
Ambrose misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Ambrose coming out on top.
Ambrose throws a shot to the body.
Ambrose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ambrose thuds a left hand into Harlowe's body.
Harlowe is breathing heavily.
Harlowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ambrose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ambrose.
Horrible takedown by Harlowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Ambrose which made him look bad.
Chris Ambrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Harlowe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlowe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ambrose counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlowe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body. Harlowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ambrose misses with a double jab.
Ambrose feints a jab promting Harlowe to slip. Ambrose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harlowe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ambrose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ambrose misses with a two punch combination.
Harlowe misses with a left hand
and Ambrose counters with a nice uppercut.
Ambrose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harlowe is looking to clinch but Ambrose is avoiding it.
Ambrose punishes Harlowe's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlowe drops his hands momentarily and Ambrose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harlowe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chris Ambrose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the body.
Ambrose throws out a powerful jab.
Harlowe scores with a head kick. Ambrose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ambrose throws a nice looking combination but Harlowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ambrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harlowe shoots in looking for a takedown but Ambrose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harlowe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ambrose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harlowe circles away quickly and effectively.
Harlowe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ambrose as he jumps to the side.
Ambrose misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose throws a right and a left that Harlowe avoids nicely.
Harlowe closes the distance and clinches.
Ambrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ambrose can't break the clinch.
Harlowe jumps guard but Ambrose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ambrose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harlowe breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harlowe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ambrose but Ambrose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ambrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Ambrose. Those never looked like landing.
Ambrose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harlowe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ambrose tries to avoid it but Harlowe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ambrose to the ground. Ambrose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ambrose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Harlowe's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ambrose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harlowe fails to land the takedown.
Harlowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Ambrose lands a nice shot to the body.
Ambrose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harlowe misses with a body shot.
Ambrose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ambrose scores with a one two! Harlowe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlowe slips a jab and a cross from Ambrose.
Ambrose connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Ambrose misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harlowe dives in and grabs Ambrose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ambrose pushes down on Harlowe's head and hops out.
Chris Ambrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Harlowe.
Ambrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ambrose scores with a jab. Harlowe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harlowe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ambrose tries to avoid it but Harlowe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ambrose to the ground. Ambrose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ambrose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harlowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harlowe dodges the punch combination from Ambrose.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harlowe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harlowe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harlowe backs up against the cage.
Harlowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ambrose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Ambrose. Those never looked like landing.
Harlowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Ambrose misses with a series of wild punches.
Ambrose lands a slapping body shot.
Ambrose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harlowe's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harlowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ambrose misses with a double jab
and Harlowe counters by moving into the clinch.
Ambrose working hard to break the clinch.
Harlowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harlowe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ambrose.
Harlowe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ambrose!
Ambrose cracks a nice hook into Harlowe's ribs.
Ambrose misses with a wild combination.
Harlowe shoots in for a takedown but Ambrose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chris Ambrose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ambrose both land. Nice combination.
Ambrose fails to land with a series of punches.
Harlowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ambrose.
Harlowe clinches up against the cage.
Harlowe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ambrose is defending well.
Ambrose gets underhooks to prevent Harlowe's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambrose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Ambrose.
Jamie Harlowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ambrose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harlowe backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ambrose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ambrose, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Ambrose!
Chris Ambrose really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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