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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 1038 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 134 p4p, 157 weight class). Larson Picker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Picker to score with a decent uppercut.
Harada with a nice cross.
Picker slips a jab from Harada.
Harada throws a right and a left that Picker avoids nicely.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada misses the jab.
Harada misses with a right hand
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Picker lands a jab to the head.
Harada throws out a loose jab but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Picker - just one landing.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Picker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Picker misses.
Harada walks into a stiff left hand from Picker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Picker finds it's way through Harada's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Harada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Harada is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Picker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Picker blocks a head kick by Harada.
Picker lands a jab to the nose.
Picker with a nice calf kick.
Harada throws a leg kick but Picker moved away.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Picker catches Harada right on the button with a cross.
Harada looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Harada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Picker ducks down to avoid it.
Picker moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Picker.
Picker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Picker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Picker lands with a straight right. Harada didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harada.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Harada throws a body shot but no joy.
Picker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
Picker throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada throws a leg kick but Picker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Picker moves out of range as Harada strikes.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picker slips under a jab from Harada.
Picker scores with a jab.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
and Picker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker slips under a jab.
Picker slips under a jab.
Picker throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Picker scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
Harada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Picker is out of range and Harada settles back down.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
Harada misses with a body kick.
Harada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Picker counters with a left to the body.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
Picker throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
Picker avoids a kick to the body.
Picker tests Harada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Picker.
Harada misses with a kick to the body.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Harada moved out of range.
Harada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Picker as he connects with a hook.
Picker scores with a hook.
Harada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Picker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker throws an off balance right hand
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harada misses with a body shot.
Harada tries to score with a low kick but Picker moves his leg out of the way.
Harada drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Picker swats away the attempt to clinch by Harada.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Harada.
Harada staying out of range there.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker scores with a nice strike.
Picker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harada takes a swing at Picker's ribcage but misses.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Harada is out of range.
Harada scoring well with a low kick there.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.
Harada blocks a jab.
Harada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Picker's shoulder, as Picker tries to avoid the shot.
Harada slips under a jab from Picker.
Harada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada slips under a jab from Picker.
Harada looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Harada throws a lazy head kick
enabling Picker to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Harada might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Picker lands a really nice looking cross but Harada seems unphased.
Picker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Picker looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Harada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harada breaks the clinch.
Picker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harada's head backwards.
Picker scores with the left hand. Harada knows he should have avoided that one.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harada went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
Picker lands a really nice looking cross but Harada seems unphased.
Picker moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Picker lands with a hook. Harada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Harada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harada misses with a head kick.
Harada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harada's hands.
Picker blocks a jab.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left lands for Picker.
Harada misses with a wild combination.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Picker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harada throws a hook to the side of Picker's head but Picker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Picker.
Harada avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Picker backs away, Harada returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Picker lands a glancing blow to the side of Harada's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker's corner calls for a 1-2. Picker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harada moves into range and clinches up with Picker.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Picker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Our sources have told us that Harada has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The referee calls for Harada to work.
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Picker staying out of range there.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Picker misses with a double jab
letting Harada counter with a right hand.
Harada throws a push kick but Picker slaps the foot to one side.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harada has time to react.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker throws a poor cross that misses
and Harada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Harada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harada misses the body punch
and Picker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada misses with an uppercut
and Picker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Harada drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Picker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Picker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harada moves away from the strike by Picker.
A lazy left from Picker finds it's target.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada moves out of range as Picker strikes.
A jab from Picker does it's job there.
Larson Picker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker lands a head shot.
Harada lands a jab to the nose.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.
It looked like Harada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harada throws out a loose jab but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harada's hands.
Harada throws a poor cross that misses
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Picker.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Picker lunges at Harada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harada's hand.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Harada off the cage and back into range.
Harada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harada motions for Picker to come forward. Harada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker lands with a good body shot.
Picker misses with a hook. Harada ducked under it nicely.
Picker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harada under the eye.
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Picker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Picker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Picker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harada throws the kick towards the body but Picker avoids it.
Harada staying out of range there.
Harada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harada looks to throw a body kick
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker staying out of range there.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Picker, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Harada takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada throws a shot from downtown. Picker moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker throws a leg kick but Harada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker blocks the body kick.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Picker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Picker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Picker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
Harada lands with a right hand.
Harada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Picker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harada doesn't seem bothered though.
Harada misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Picker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harada doesn't seem phased though.
Harada wants to land a leg kick but Picker is out of range.
Picker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Picker lunges at Harada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harada's hand.
Picker connects with a right hand. Harada shakes it off.
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Picker manages to avoid it.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada instigates a clinch.
Picker is working Harada over against the cage.
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Picker clobbers Harada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Picker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Picker as he checks the leg kick.
Picker slips a jab from Harada.
Harada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Picker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Harada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harada lands a jab to the head.
Harada misses with an uppercut
and Picker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Good exchange - Picker coming out on top.
Harada tries to clinch but Picker is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Picker sizes up Harada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Picker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larson Picker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Picker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!
Larson Picker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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