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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Grotesk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Grotesk struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Vladimir Grotesk has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Grotesk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris wants to clinch up but Grotesk keeps it at a distance.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Grotesk tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Vladimir Grotesk has been cut.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Grotesk is rocked!
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grotesk is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Grotesk looks gassed!
Grotesk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grotesk seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grotesk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Grotesk's ribcage.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Grotesk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Grotesk blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grotesk's face.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Grotesk is blocking nicely.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Grotesk is blocking nicely.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Grotesk is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Grotesk blocks it.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grotesk.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Grotesk wants a takedown but no success here.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harris.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harris.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grotesk's face.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Grotesk's takedown attempt.
Raymond Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Grotesk.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grotesk blocks it with crossed arms.
Grotesk wants to break free but Harris has control.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Grotesk blocks with his arms.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grotesk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grotesk tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grotesk wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grotesk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grotesk avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grotesk.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Grotesk avoids the damage to the body.
Grotesk goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Grotesk circles away.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Grotesk.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harris landing knees to the head.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Grotesk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grotesk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris wants to clinch up but Grotesk keeps it at a distance.
Harris's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
Grotesk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grotesk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris darts in and clinches Grotesk up against the cage.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grotesk.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Grotesk blocks with his arms.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grotesk blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grotesk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grotesk has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grotesk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grotesk avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Raymond Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Grotesk.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grotesk is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grotesk can't get the takedown.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Grotesk tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grotesk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grotesk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris tries to clinch but Grotesk moves out of range.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grotesk keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Grotesk up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris with a knee to the head.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grotesk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grotesk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grotesk goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grotesk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grotesk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grotesk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Grotesk wants to break free but Harris has control.
Grotesk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raymond Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grotesk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grotesk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Grotesk's cut.
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!
Grotesk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grotesk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris has Grotesk up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris with a knee to the head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grotesk blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grotesk has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Grotesk can't break the clinch.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Grotesk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Grotesk in a clinch.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Grotesk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grotesk looking for a takedown.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Grotesk blocks with his arms.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Harris.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grotesk blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grotesk.
Grotesk wants a takedown but no success here.
Raymond Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Grotesk.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grotesk.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Grotesk is blocking nicely.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grotesk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Grotesk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Grotesk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grotesk misses with a hook to the body
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grotesk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grotesk blocks it with crossed arms.
Grotesk jumps guard.
Grotesk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harris won't allow Grotesk to sweep him here.
Harris gets to his feet - Grotesk follows without any prompting.
Harris clinches.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grotesk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grotesk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Grotesk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vladimir Grotesk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Grotesk avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grotesk blocks it with crossed arms.
Grotesk jumps into guard, dragging Harris to the mat.
Grotesk striking off his back but it's not causing Harris any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Raymond Harris!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Raymond Harris!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Raymond Harris!
Raymond Harris wins by unanimous decision!
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