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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Harrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenix comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrass's choice of entrance music: Tomorrow. Phil Harrass has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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148 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harrass!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix cracks Harrass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrass misses the target.
Fenix tried to counter with a leg kick but Harrass avoided it.
Harrass misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Fenix misses its intended target.
Harrass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harrass takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fenix takes a swing at Harrass's ribcage but misses.
Harrass staying out of range there.
Harrass throws out a counter right but Fenix avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Harrass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrass swats away the attempt to clinch by Fenix.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrass! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrass.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrass! But no joy.
Fenix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrass under the eye.
Harrass dips to his left and cracks Fenix with an uppercut!
Harrass misses with an uppercut.
Fenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix moves into range and clinches up with Harrass.
Fenix scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrass.
Harrass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fenix's elbow.
Fenix breaks the clinch.
Fenix is looking to chop away at Harrass's legs.
Fenix throws a right hand that misses
and Harrass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
Harrass throws out a loose jab but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phil Harrass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fenix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Harrass tries to bench press Fenix off him but Fenix keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrass manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenix wants to take a breather but Harrass is having none of it.
Harrass gets full guard.
Harrass pulls Fenix in close to his closed guard and prevents Fenix from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harrass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fenix preventing the sweep.
Harrass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrass pulls Fenix in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenix is fighting to break Harrass's control of his arms but Harrass is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fenix preventing the sweep.
Fenix slips nicely into half guard.
Harrass trying to control from the bottom.
Harrass is staying active underneath Fenix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrass trying to control but Fenix postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fenix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrass trying to control but Fenix postures up.
Harrass is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fenix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harrass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrass! But no joy.
Fenix throws a right hand that Harrass ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrass also avoids with ease.
Fenix blocks a jab.
Harrass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fenix wants to slow Harrass down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Fenix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fenix misses with a leg kick
and Harrass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fenix misses with a hook.
It seemed like Harrass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fenix connects with a right hand. Harrass shakes it off.
Harrass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fenix misses with a hook.
Fenix clinches up with Harrass and pushes him back against the cage.
Harrass working aggressively here.
Harrass lands a shoulder strike.
Harrass lands an uppercut.
Fenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrass backwards.
Fenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Harrass lands with a left to the head.
Harrass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tristan Fenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fenix wants to break free but Harrass has control.
Fenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrass pushes Fenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
Harrass is pushing Fenix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harrass has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fenix avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrass lands with a left to the head.
Harrass misses with a punch to the body.
Harrass misses with a punch to the body.
Harrass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrass can do to turn this around?
Harrass has a couple of punches blocked by Fenix.
Fenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrass scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrass has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fenix regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrass tries to free his leg and advance position but Fenix is retaining full guard.
Harrass preventing the sweep.
Fenix is working hard here to advance position.
Harrass wants to control from the top but Fenix keeps moving.
Tristan Fenix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fenix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harrass gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harrass sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fenix's guard.
Harrass is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Harrass escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Harrass!
You can see the frustration on Fenix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fenix is looking to regain half guard here but Harrass keeps moving and retains side control.
Harrass has hold of Fenix's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fenix tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Harrass cranks the arm and Fenix screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fenix, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Phil Harrass!
Phil Harrass decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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