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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 2488 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 3794 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
40 - 29 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Fenix.
Fenix moves away from the strike by Harris.
Raven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a hook but Fenix blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Fenix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fenix tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Fenix.
Fenix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris cracks Fenix with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
It looked like Fenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Fenix quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Fenix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Fenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
Fenix drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
We've been hearing reports that Fenix has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fenix in his tracks.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris throws a hook to the side of Fenix's head but Fenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Fenix.
Harris moves out of range as Fenix throws a body kick.
Fenix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Fenix misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris scores with a hook.
Fenix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris looks to throw the jab but Fenix is out of range.
Fenix throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Fenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Fenix looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fenix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris moves away from the strike by Fenix.
Fenix avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Fenix throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Fenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Fenix.
Fenix throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fenix thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Fenix there.
Fenix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fenix throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenix throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Fenix moved out of range.
Fenix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris takes a swing at Fenix's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fenix misses the target.
Fenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
A quick step to the side and Fenix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fenix blocks a jab.
Fenix is looking to counter punch.
Fenix checks a leg kick nicely.
Fenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris misses the body punch
and Fenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raven Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris lands a jab.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenix.
Fenix throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Fenix throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Fenix is out of range.
Fenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Fenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Harris misses with a body shot.
It looked like Fenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris lands a jab to Fenix's midsection.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fenix misses with a hook.
Fenix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fenix doesn't seem phased though.
Fenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fenix misses the target.
Fenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fenix might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Fenix.
Fenix fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Fenix.
Fenix jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fenix throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Fenix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fenix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenix moves away.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fenix moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fenix.
Harris cracks Fenix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fenix.
Fenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Fenix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fenix counters with a left to the body.
Fenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Fenix with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenix moves away.
Fenix looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris throws a body punch but Fenix moves out of range.
Fenix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fenix lands with a right hand.
Harris thuds a left hand into Fenix's body.
Harris takes a swing at Fenix's ribcage but misses.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Fenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris blocks a head kick by Fenix.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fenix misses with a looping left.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenix.
A big right from Harris misses.
Fenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fenix slips a jab from Harris.
Harris tests Fenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Fenix.
Fenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Fenix moves away and avoids it.
Fenix takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenix.
Fenix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Nice cross by Harris.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris lunges at Fenix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fenix's hand.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fenix momentarily.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fenix.
Fenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a jab when Fenix was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Harris.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcus Fenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws the left hand but Fenix avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Fenix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Fenix counters with a straight right hand.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fenix.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Fenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Fenix throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris lands with a straight right. Fenix didn't see that one coming.
Fenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fenix misses with a kick to the body.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
A big right from Harris misses.
Fenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Fenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fenix half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fenix throws a shot to the body.
Fenix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris misses the body punch
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a left hand
and Fenix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Fenix counters with a body kick that stops Harris in his tracks momentarily.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Fenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fenix.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Fenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fenix swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Fenix is out of range.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Fenix.
Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Fenix lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Raven Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Fenix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Fenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Harris!
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energy
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hype
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