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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pokey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokey has chosen Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robert Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pokey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokey scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Pokey misses with the combination.
Pokey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris throws a leg kick but Pokey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pokey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Pokey misses with a lunging right hand
and Pokey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pokey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pokey thinking.
Pokey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Pokey persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Pokey's ribs.
Pokey moves away from the strike by Harris.
Pokey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris tries to move into range but Pokey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Pokey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris 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 cracks Pokey with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Pokey throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Pokey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pokey.
Harris lands the left hand.
Pokey misses with a low kick.
Pokey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Pokey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pokey misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokey with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robert Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Pokey.
Pokey misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Pokey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pokey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Pokey throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pokey tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Pokey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pokey moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Pokey's shoulder, as Pokey tries to avoid the shot.
Pokey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pokey is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Pokey throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pokey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pokey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pokey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Pokey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Good leg kick by Pokey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Pokey misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Pokey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pokey looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Pokey misses with a double jab
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris scores with the left hand. Pokey knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Pokey misses with a low kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Pokey motions for Harris to come forward. Pokey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pokey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pokey throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris slips under a jab from Pokey.
Pokey just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Pokey finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pokey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris feints and then cracks Pokey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pokey down.
Big Pokey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Pokey misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pokey.
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 Robert Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pokey. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pokey misses with a takedown attempt
and Pokey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pokey. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris avoids the body shot from Pokey.
Pokey lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Harris cracks Pokey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pokey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pokey misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Pokey is just out of range.
Harris misses with a hook
and Pokey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Pokey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pokey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pokey tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Pokey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pokey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pokey counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pokey slips a straight right by Harris.
Sloppy strikes from Pokey. Those never looked like landing.
Big Pokey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pokey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Pokey slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris jabs at Pokey's body.
Pokey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Pokey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pokey throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pokey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Harris lands a high kick!
Pokey misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Pokey with an uppercut!
Pokey connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pokey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pokey slips under a jab from Harris.
Pokey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pokey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Pokey darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Pokey into the cage.
Pokey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pokey dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Robert Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Pokey.
Pokey is breathing heavily.
Pokey connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pokey.
Pokey misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Pokey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pokey.
Pokey misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a left 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!
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pokey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pokey.
Pokey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pokey throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Harris takes one on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pokey or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pokey. Pokey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Robert Harris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harris lands a nice hook to Pokey's body. Pokey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Pokey tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris avoids the head kick by Pokey.
Pokey misses with a straight right.
Pokey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pokey missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pokey throws a leg kick
and Pokey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pokey throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pokey misses with a body shot.
Harris avoids the head kick by Pokey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris avoids the head kick by Pokey.
Pokey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pokey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Pokey.
Pokey shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Pokey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robert Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Pokey misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Pokey misses its intended target.
Pokey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokey.
Harris connects with a right hand. Pokey shakes it off.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPokey.
Big Pokey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a jab. Pokey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pokey throws a lazy head kick
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pokey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pokey.
Pokey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pokey swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Pokey ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Pokey throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Pokey misses with the body kick
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pokey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pokey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Pokey misses.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris with a nice cross.
Harris throws a hook but Pokey avoids it easily.
Harris throws a right and a left that Pokey avoids nicely.
Pokey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pokey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris throws the left hand but Pokey avoids the punch easily.
Pokey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Pokey moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Pokey throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Pokey goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.
Pokey swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris takes a swing at Pokey's ribcage but misses.
Pokey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pokey throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Pokey dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Robert Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Pokey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pokey throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Harris misses its target.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robert Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Pokey down.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Pokey moved out of range.
Pokey throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pokey.
Pokey throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Pokey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pokey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Harris!
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