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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Harris (ranked 1237 p4p, 6211 weight class) and H H Holmes (ranked 176 p4p, 599 weight class). Kordell Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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6 - 4 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, H H Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris is looking to counter the offense by Holmes and move into the clinch.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Harris jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Harris avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris tries to counter by clinching up but Holmes breaks away and moves out of range.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Holmes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Kordell Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes throws out a powerful jab.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Harris shakes it off.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Harris lands with a cross.
Holmes scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Kordell Harris has been cut.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Holmes.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Harris misses.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Harris slips under a jab from Holmes.
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
A cross from Holmes lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmes clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but H H Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kordell Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Holmes tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holmes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holmes continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Kordell Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Holmes's head back.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Holmes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holmes 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.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harris lands a two punch combo.
Holmes is rocked!
Harris is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Holmes hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kordell Harris!
After the big win, Kordell Harris made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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