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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Harlan (ranked 1249 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Dio Nysus (ranked 172 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Harlan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dio Nysus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nysus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harlan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nysus throws an off balance right hand
and Harlan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harlan lands with a right to the head.
Nysus struggles to land a body shot inside as Harlan controls his hands.
Nysus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harlan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harlan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nysus's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Nysus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Harlan.
Nysus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nysus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nysus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nysus tries to throw a body punch but Harlan avoids it by throwing Nysus back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Harlan as the two fighters clinch.
Nysus misses with a punch on the inside.
Harlan lands with a left to the head.
Harlan blocks a body shot from Nysus.
Nysus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nysus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Nysus.
Harlan working aggressively here.
Nysus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nysus breaks from the clinch.
Harlan clinches up against the cage.
Nysus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harlan misses with the head strike.
Harlan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nysus.
Nysus misses with a punch on the inside.
Harlan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harlan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlan misses with the head strike.
Harlan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harlan has a couple of punches blocked by Nysus.
Harlan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nysus backwards.
Nysus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harlan has him pressed against the cage.
Nysus is trying to break the clinch but Harlan is controlling him.
Harlan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harlan is pushing Nysus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harlan can't find room to land a body shot as Nysus controls the action.
Nysus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nysus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harlan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nysus takes a swing at Harlan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan misses with an uppercut.
Harlan avoids the body shot from Nysus.
Josiah Harlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harlan moves into range and clinches up with Nysus.
Nysus blocks a body shot from Harlan.
Nysus tries to circle away but Harlan has him pinned against the cage.
Harlan gets through Nysus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harlan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Harlan.
Nysus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nysus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harlan cracks Nysus with a nice body shot.
Harlan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harlan misses with a body punch.
Harlan lands with a left to the head.
Harlan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harlan tries to throw a body punch but Nysus avoids it by throwing Harlan back against the cage.
Harlan misses with a body punch.
Nysus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nysus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harlan counters with a left to the body.
Harlan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nysus counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Harlan misses.
Harlan slips a straight right by Nysus.
Nysus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Nysus misses
and Harlan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Harlan.
Harlan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harlan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nysus's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Harlan dominated that round.
That's time! Harlan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Harlan.
Harlan slips a jab from Nysus.
Harlan misses with a shot to the body
letting Nysus counter with a right hand.
Harlan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nysus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nysus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harlan manages to avoid it.
Harlan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nysus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harlan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harlan throws a body punch but Nysus moves out of range.
Nysus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nysus counters with a straight right hand.
Nysus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harlan manages to avoid it.
Nysus misses the shot to the body.
Harlan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nysus counters with a nice body shot.
Harlan is looking to wear down Nysus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlan throws an off balance right hand
and Nysus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nysus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nysus moves out of range as Harlan strikes.
A swing and a miss from Harlan.
Nysus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harlan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nysus throws a jab when Harlan was well out of range.
Harlan slips a jab from Nysus.
Harlan throws a good cross that connects.
Harlan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nysus jabs Harlan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harlan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlan misses with a hook. Nysus ducked under it nicely.
Harlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nysus was well out of range. Poor timing from Harlan.
We've been informed that Nysus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nysus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlan looks to clinch
and Nysus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harlan misses with a shot to the body
and Nysus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nysus lands an overhand right.
Harlan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nysus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Harlan misses the target.
Nysus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harlan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nysus is rocked!
Harlan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nysus can do to turn this around?
Harlan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harlan takes a swing at Nysus's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nysus circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nysus! But no joy.
Nysus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harlan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harlan missing with a left hand there. Nysus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harlan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harlan throws a right hand that misses
and Nysus counters with a right hand to the body.
Nysus slips a jab from Harlan.
Harlan swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Nysus to counter with a crisp jab.
Harlan misses with an uppercut
and Nysus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harlan scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harlan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harlan misses with a looping right.
Harlan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harlan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harlan looks to land a right hand but Nysus moved out of range.
Harlan wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dio Nysus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harlan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nysus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nysus throws a lazy right hand but Harlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nysus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harlan jabs at Nysus's body.
Harlan missing with a left hand there. Nysus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harlan looks to land a combination but Nysus avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlan lands a lovely overhand right.
Nysus misses with a hook.
Nysus connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlan misses with a hook.
Harlan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harlan throws a looping overhand right but Nysus ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Nysus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nysus throws a jab but it's blocked by Harlan.
Nysus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harlan closes the distance and clinches.
Nysus can't find room to land a body shot as Harlan controls the action.
Harlan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nysus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harlan misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nysus.
Nysus breaks the clinch.
Josiah Harlan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nysus throws a poor cross that misses
and Harlan counters with a straight right hand.
Nysus is still on wobbly legs! Can Harlan finish him?
Nysus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harlan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlan lands a big right hand that drops Nysus! The killer instinct kicks in and Harlan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Harlan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josiah Harlan!
Josiah Harlan retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Josiah Harlan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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