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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonzo Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Mieto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris throws a body punch but Mieto moves out of range.
Mieto lands a body shot.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mieto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mieto misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
The fighters circling - Mieto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Mieto. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Mieto throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Mieto misses with an uppercut.
Mieto misses with a double jab.
Mieto throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mieto.
Mieto moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris cracks Mieto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Mieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Juha Mieto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mieto misses with a head kick.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mieto swivels and escapes.
Mieto walks into a left hand.
Harris lands with a cross.
Mieto slips under a jab from Harris.
Mieto misses with a body shot.
Mieto tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Mieto.
Mieto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mieto moves away.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Mieto takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Mieto connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mieto misses with an uppercut.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mieto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Mieto rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mieto.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mieto scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mieto tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mieto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mieto wants to land a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mieto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris checks a low kick from Mieto.
Mieto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mieto to score with a decent uppercut.
Mieto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mieto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mieto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mieto on the side of the head.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Mieto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mieto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Mieto's belly button to the back.
Mieto throws a body kick that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris scores with a hook.
Mieto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Mieto throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mieto throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Mieto misses the target.
Mieto tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mieto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mieto misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Mieto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mieto.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Mieto moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Mieto's head back.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mieto was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Mieto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Mieto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alonzo Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Mieto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mieto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Mieto.
Mieto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mieto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mieto staying out of range there.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
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.
Mieto misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mieto.
Mieto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mieto ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
Mieto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mieto missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mieto swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mieto doesn't seem phased though.
Mieto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris takes a swing at Mieto's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Mieto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mieto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Mieto wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mieto keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Harris takes a swing at Mieto's ribcage but misses.
Mieto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mieto rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mieto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris is trying to drag Mieto to the mat but Mieto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mieto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Mieto.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Mieto is controlling him.
Harris working aggressively here.
Mieto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mieto misses with some punches.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mieto fails to land.
Mieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mieto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris has Mieto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mieto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mieto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mieto backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mieto prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mieto regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mieto controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Mieto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Harris prevents Mieto from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mieto slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Mieto throws a body kick.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mieto throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Mieto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mieto throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mieto moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Mieto feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Mieto checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Harris.
Mieto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards Mieto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Mieto.
Mieto takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Mieto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Mieto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Mieto.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mieto misses with a hook.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mieto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris avoids the body shot from Mieto.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Mieto misses with a looping left.
Mieto misses with a head kick.
Harris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mieto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris is stalling here. Mieto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mieto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mieto has knee on belly momentarily but Harris bucks him off and regains half guard.
Harris is not content to let Mieto control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris kicks off Mieto and gets to his feet.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mieto.
Mieto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Mieto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris's head backwards.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Mieto's shoulder, as Mieto tries to avoid the shot.
Mieto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mieto tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mieto to the ground. Mieto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mieto doesn't seem phased though.
Mieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mieto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Juha Mieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris looks to throw the jab but Mieto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Mieto moved out of range.
Mieto 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mieto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris misses with a hook. Mieto ducked under it nicely.
Mieto feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Mieto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mieto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mieto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mieto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mieto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris checks a low kick from Mieto.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juha Mieto.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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