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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Gaskins.
Harris misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Gaskins misses.
A head kick misses from Gaskins.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gaskins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
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!
Gaskins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaskins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaskins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gaskins avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaskins lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Gaskins takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaskins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris stuns Gaskins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaskins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaskins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Gaskins settles back down.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Gaskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaskins sprawls well. Gaskins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris jabs Gaskins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaskins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaskins.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris with a jab.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Gaskins moves his leg out of the way.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaskins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gaskins trying to control the position.
Gaskins has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We're going to have a standup here because Donald Gaskins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Gaskins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Gaskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaskins. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaskins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Gaskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donald Gaskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Gaskins.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Gaskins off balance momentarily.
Harris lands with a cross.
Gaskins throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gaskins. That one must have hurt.
Gaskins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Gaskins settles back down.
Harris throws a series of punches but Gaskins avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaskins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris cracks Gaskins with a good jab.
Gaskins throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaskins counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris thumps Gaskins with a low kick.
Gaskins scores with a kick to the body.
Gaskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a leg kick
letting Gaskins counter with a right hand.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gaskins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gaskins misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Gaskins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaskins avoids the head kick by Harris.
Gaskins throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaskins ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Gaskins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Gaskins misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Gaskins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris's cut.
That's time! Gaskins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris tries for a takedown but Gaskins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaskins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gaskins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gaskins misses with a two punch combination.
Gaskins throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Gaskins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaskins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaskins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris cracks Gaskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris gets a double leg takedown into Gaskins's guard.
Harris won't allow Gaskins to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris stands and throws Gaskins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Gaskins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gaskins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harris.
Gaskins struggling a bit here.
Harris working the ground and pound from side control.
Gaskins is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Gaskins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gaskins is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gaskins is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaskins avoid being mounted?
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaskins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaskins keeps working.
Gaskins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Harris prevents Gaskins from improving his position.
Gaskins is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
Harris wants to control but Gaskins is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaskins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gaskins working a defensive guard here.
Gaskins keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaskins is keeping the position for now.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaskins 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.
Gaskins is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab from Harris.
Harris moves away from the strike by Gaskins.
Gaskins lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Gaskins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaskins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Gaskins checks a leg kick.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Paul Harris's cut even more.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaskins slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gaskins throws a leg kick
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gaskins controlling Harris's posture.
Harris trying to control but Gaskins is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donald Gaskins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gaskins counter with a right hand.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris throws a leg kick but Gaskins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaskins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris moves away from the strike by Gaskins.
Nice shot lands for Gaskins.
Gaskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Gaskins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gaskins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gaskins lands a right hook to the body.
Harris checks a low kick from Gaskins.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Gaskins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaskins's sensitive parts.
Donald Gaskins is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gaskins.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaskins doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaskins throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaskins. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Gaskins misses with a low kick.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaskins's hands.
Gaskins scores with a head kick. Harris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gaskins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaskins as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris cracks Gaskins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a low kick but Gaskins avoids it.
Gaskins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Gaskins down.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaskins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The cut above Paul Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harris throws a low kick but Gaskins avoids it.
Gaskins throws a head kick that misses
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaskins's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harris working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harris won't allow Gaskins to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaskins wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Gaskins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paul Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gaskins misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaskins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaskins delivers a nice body kick.
Harris misses with a hook. Gaskins ducked under it nicely.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaskins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaskins throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Gaskins's belly button to the back.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gaskins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Harris.
I think Gaskins 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Gaskins!
Donald Gaskins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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