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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 4442 p4p, 4464 weight class) and Nick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Harris!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Kiatpatarphan avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a kick to the body.
Nick Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Kiatpatarphan throws a one two combo.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiatpatarphan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiatpatarphan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiatpatarphan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiatpatarphan looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiatpatarphan tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiatpatarphan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiatpatarphan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to counter punch.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatpatarphan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Kiatpatarphan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiatpatarphan misses with an elbow strike.
Kiatpatarphan throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Kiatpatarphan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris has Kiatpatarphan pressed against the cage.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Harris blocks a body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiatpatarphan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Kiatpatarphan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Kiatpatarphan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Harris.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiatpatarphan or not.
Kiatpatarphan prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Kiatpatarphan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiatpatarphan is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Kiatpatarphan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris clinches up with Kiatpatarphan and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kiatpatarphan after a bit of a struggle.
Kiatpatarphan gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Kiatpatarphan gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Harris looks winded!
Kiatpatarphan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but Kiatpatarphan is having none of it.
Harris lands with a kick to the temple. Kiatpatarphan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Harris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiatpatarphan throws a good cross that connects.
Kiatpatarphan stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Kiatpatarphan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nick Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiatpatarphan throws a leg kick
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiatpatarphan tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Kiatpatarphan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiatpatarphan stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to control Harris's arms but Harris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiatpatarphan has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris gets control of Kiatpatarphan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kiatpatarphan tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to advance position but Harris has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harris throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kiatpatarphan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kiatpatarphan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kiatpatarphan tries to get out of the position.
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris cracks Kiatpatarphan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan is bucking up trying to escape but Harris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harris stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Kiatpatarphan looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiatpatarphan as he avoids it easily.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Harris.
Kiatpatarphan throws a nice head kick!
Harris takes one on the button.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris forces Kiatpatarphan back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiatpatarphan letting Harris take a breather here.
Kiatpatarphan tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Kiatpatarphan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kiatpatarphan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiatpatarphan circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiatpatarphan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiatpatarphan.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Kiatpatarphan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris lands a head kick. Kiatpatarphan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiatpatarphan is looking to land body kicks.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Kiatpatarphan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiatpatarphan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiatpatarphan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kiatpatarphan throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiatpatarphan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiatpatarphan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiatpatarphan, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Kiatpatarphan catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiatpatarphan.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiatpatarphan scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harris darts in looking for a takedown but Kiatpatarphan gets double underhooks and turns Harris into the cage.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Harris.
Kiatpatarphan lands a jab to the nose.
Kiatpatarphan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harris goes for a double leg but Kiatpatarphan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kiatpatarphan continues to drive forward.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiatpatarphan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
Kiatpatarphan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiatpatarphan thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiatpatarphan missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiatpatarphan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Kiatpatarphan settles back down.
Kiatpatarphan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris clinches.
Kiatpatarphan being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kiatpatarphan wants to stall.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiatpatarphan's waist but Kiatpatarphan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiatpatarphan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiatpatarphan is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Kiatpatarphan circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiatpatarphan throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Kiatpatarphan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris looks for a takedown but Kiatpatarphan sprawls well.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Nick Harris!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Nick Harris!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
Nick Harris wins by split decision!
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energy
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