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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unit comes into the arena with Doom Unit - Killing Time blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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32
193 lbs
27 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit misses with a low kick.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
Unit misses with an uppercut. Harbor saw that one coming.
Doom Unit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unit misses with a straight right.
Unit ducks under a wild hook from Harbor.
Unit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harbor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Unit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harbor jabs Unit right on the nose. Unit blinks but takes it well.
Unit shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been informed that Harbor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Unit jabs Harbor right on the nose. Harbor blinks but takes it well.
Unit slips a straight right by Harbor.
Harbor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor thuds a left hand into Unit's body.
Unit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harbor as he avoids it easily.
And Harbor tries to counter it with a takedown but Unit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Unit moved out of range.
Unit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Unit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harbor scores with a nice strike.
Harbor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harbor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Unit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harbor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unit.
Harbor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harbor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Harbor - just one landing.
Harbor takes a swing at Unit's ribcage but misses.
Unit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harbor counters with a single leg into guard. Unit didn't expect that.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harbor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harbor wants to pass the guard but Unit is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit being controlled here, momentarily.
Harbor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Unit keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.
Unit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harbor is one step ahead there.
Harbor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor wants to pass the guard but Unit is keeping the position.
Harbor chips away with some ground and pound.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Unit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harbor slips nicely into half guard.
Unit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harbor throwing shots but Unit is blocking nicely.
Unit manages to get to full guard.
Harbor won't allow Unit to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor wants to control from the top but Unit keeps moving.
Harbor throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unit pulls Harbor in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harbor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harbor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harbor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Unit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Harbor misses.
Unit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harbor moves away.
Harbor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Unit defends it well.
Harbor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harbor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Unit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harbor finds it's way round the side to connect with Unit's head.
Unit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Unit shoots in and bounces Harbor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Unit distracts Harbor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Unit throws a strike but Harbor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harbor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Unit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unit controlling the position.
Unit trying to control the position.
Harbor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harbor trying to control but Unit is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Unit working a defensive guard here.
Harbor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harbor postures up and lands a big shot to Unit's brow.
Unit looking to control.
Harbor stopping the sweep attempt from Unit.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Unit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Unit looking for a sweep. Not yet Unit, not yet.
Harbor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harbor connects with a couple of short punches.
Harbor trying to control but Unit is working from the bottom.
Unit looking to control.
James Harbor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harbor postures up in Unit's guard and throws a big left but Unit blocks it.
Harbor is looking to work some ground and pound but Unit has wrist control.
Unit keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Unit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Unit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Unit.
Harbor sizes up Unit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit gets caught napping as Harbor dives in and scores a takedown. Unit manages to retain guard.
Harbor lands a couple of digs.
Unit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Unit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Unit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harbor postures up and lands a big shot to Unit's brow.
Unit keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.
Harbor sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harbor is one step ahead there.
Harbor postures up.
Harbor trying to control but Unit is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harbor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Harbor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unit misses the shot to the body.
Harbor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harbor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Unit misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Unit throws a jab when Harbor was well out of range.
Harbor drops his hands momentarily and Unit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Harbor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Unit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harbor.
Harbor misses with the combination.
Unit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harbor.
Harbor misses with a straight left.
Unit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Unit closes the distance and clinches up with Harbor, looking for a takedown. Unit pushes Harbor against the cage but Harbor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor misses with a straight right.
Harbor just misses with a punch to the body.
Unit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harbor misses with an uppercut.
Harbor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor misses the jab.
Unit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harbor wants to control but Unit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Unit slips a nice elbow through Harbor's hands, connecting with Harbor's forehead.
Unit trying to control from half guard but Harbor is working away.
Harbor gets full guard.
Doom Unit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harbor looking for a guillotine here but Unit defends easily.
Unit stopping the sweep attempt from Harbor.
Unit stands up over Harbor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unit postures up.
Harbor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harbor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit won't allow Harbor to sweep him here.
Harbor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Unit throws a big elbow that misses.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Unit from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Unit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Unit throwing strikes but missing.
Unit is working Harbor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Unit is sitting in close to Harbor's body. Harbor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Unit is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Unit is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harbor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Harbor!
During a confident post fight interview, James Harbor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Doom Unit spoke after the fight, saying 'Diipadaapa..'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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