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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seth Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorozhkin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SMC HOODRATS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Seth Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorozhkin moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Harris takes a swing at Dorozhkin's ribcage but misses.
Dorozhkin tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorozhkin moves away.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Dorozhkin moves out of range easily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dorozhkin's calf.
We've been informed that Dorozhkin 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.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dorozhkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dorozhkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dorozhkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorozhkin tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorozhkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dorozhkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Dorozhkin lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Harris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorozhkin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Harris is looking to wear down Dorozhkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorozhkin scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dorozhkin lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Dorozhkin seems unphased.
Dorozhkin throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Dorozhkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dorozhkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris 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.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Dorozhkin avoided it.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorozhkin moves away.
Harris with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Harris.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Dorozhkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Dorozhkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Dorozhkin throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Dorozhkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dorozhkin is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorozhkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dorozhkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Harris lands a jab to Dorozhkin's midsection.
Dorozhkin avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dorozhkin misses with a low kick.
Dorozhkin lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Dorozhkin.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Dorozhkin off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dorozhkin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dorozhkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorozhkin. Dorozhkin obviously looking to wear him down.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses.
Dorozhkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorozhkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dorozhkin.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Harris misses with a hook.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that Harris semi-blocks.
It looks like Seth Harris has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris connects with a right hand. Dorozhkin shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick from Dorozhkin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Dorozhkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorozhkin flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Dorozhkin misses with a head kick.
Harris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorozhkin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dorozhkin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dorozhkin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dorozhkin throws a lazy head kick
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Dorozhkin backs away, Harris returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Dorozhkin misses.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dorozhkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dorozhkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into range.
Harris lands a front kick.
Dorozhkin misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seth Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seth Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris throws a body punch but Dorozhkin moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dorozhkin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dorozhkin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Dorozhkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorozhkin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dorozhkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorozhkin is just out of range.
Dorozhkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorozhkin motions for Harris to come forward. Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Dorozhkin.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorozhkin throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Harris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorozhkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dorozhkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris misses with a hook. Dorozhkin ducked under it nicely.
Dorozhkin avoids the head kick by Harris.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Dorozhkin counters with a leg kick.
Anton Dorozhkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorozhkin throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dorozhkin misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Dorozhkin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harris.
Dorozhkin tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Harris blocks a head kick by Dorozhkin.
It looked like Harris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris connects with a jab.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
enabling Dorozhkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
Dorozhkin scores with a push kick.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorozhkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Dorozhkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Dorozhkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorozhkin manages to avoid it.
Dorozhkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin throws a big counter head kick but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Dorozhkin avoids the body shot from Harris.
Dorozhkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Dorozhkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dorozhkin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dorozhkin is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris with a hook.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dorozhkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin slips a jab from Harris.
Dorozhkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dorozhkin, as that shot connected.
Dorozhkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris misses with the body kick
and Dorozhkin counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorozhkin. Dorozhkin obviously looking to wear him down.
Dorozhkin dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick but Dorozhkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorozhkin lands a front kick.
Dorozhkin connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
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 cracks the inside of Dorozhkin's front leg.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dorozhkin thinking.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dorozhkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorozhkin.
A good leg kick by Dorozhkin.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorozhkin tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dorozhkin scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Dorozhkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth 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. And we move into the final round!
Harris looks to land a left hand but Dorozhkin moved out of range nicely.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Dorozhkin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris blocks a head kick by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris defending well as Dorozhkin loads up on a big left hand.
Harris digs a good body shot into Dorozhkin's ribs.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Harris moves away from the strike by Dorozhkin.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorozhkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Dorozhkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dorozhkin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Dorozhkin counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Dorozhkin tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Dorozhkin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Dorozhkin moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Dorozhkin lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Dorozhkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Dorozhkin throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters by clinching up.
Dorozhkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorozhkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorozhkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Dorozhkin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dorozhkin.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorozhkin.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Dorozhkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorozhkin misses with the head strike.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorozhkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris tries to work over Dorozhkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Dorozhkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorozhkin.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Dorozhkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris tries a body shot but Dorozhkin blocks it.
Dorozhkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Dorozhkin just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Dorozhkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dorozhkin fails to land.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dorozhkin as the two fighters clinch.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Dorozhkin controls the action.
Dorozhkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorozhkin's elbow.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris working aggressively here.
Dorozhkin trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
Dorozhkin scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Dorozhkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seth Harris.
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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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