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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harmony Hill (ranked 25178 p4p, 2860 weight class) and George Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Porter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harmony Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Porter!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Porter counters with a two punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porter, as that shot connected.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Porter scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
George Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter clinches.
Hill is looking to control Porter's arms but Porter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hill has his back to the cage.
Porter has Hill pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Porter.
Porter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porter throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porter leaves Hill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porter is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Porter circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harmony Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porter is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Porter circles away and we're back to standing.
Porter slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Porter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Porter.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Hill looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.
Hill tries for a takedown but Porter circles away easily
and Porter counters with a left to the body.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Porter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - Porter had a free shot at his head there.
Hill fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Porter to counter with a crisp jab.
Porter avoids the head kick by Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Porter cracks Hill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Porter lands a slapping body shot.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter with a nice cross.
Porter swinging wildly here.
Porter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Porter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
A shot to the liver by Porter. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses the jab.
Porter lands an overhand right.
George Porter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porter's waist but Porter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Porter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hill walks into a stiff left hand from Porter.
Porter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hill takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter scores with a hook to the body.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Porter has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter misses with a punch on the inside.
Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill walks into a jab.
Porter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Porter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Porter misses with a looping left.
Porter moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Porter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Porter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter lands a left hand.
Porter prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porter.
Porter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Porter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Porter lands.
Porter thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
A leg kick checked by Porter.
Porter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Porter connects with a crisp jab.
Porter scores with a jab to the head.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porter misses with a punch to the body.
Porter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Porter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Porter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Porter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Porter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
Porter throws a good cross that connects.
George Porter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porter scores with a body shot.
Hill tries to clinch up
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porter digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Porter takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Porter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Porter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Porter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill misses with a kick to the body.
Hill is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Hill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porter, as that shot connected.
Porter punishes Hill's body with a nice straight punch.
Porter scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Porter dips to his left and cracks Hill with an uppercut!
Porter scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Porter scores with a body shot.
Hill tries to clinch up but Porter circles away and keeps his distance.
Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
Porter clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
Porter struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Hill prevents a body shot from Porter.
A short uppercut from Porter.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Porter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porter has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Porter has double underhooks.
Porter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porter scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
Hill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porter swivels and escapes.
Porter scores with a jab. Hill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter lands a jab to the head.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Porter. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porter.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harmony Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porter lands a body shot.
Hill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porter stuffs the takedown attempt from Hill. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porter swivels and escapes.
Porter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Porter tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porter punishes Hill's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill closes the distance but Porter moves to the side
and Porter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Porter. That snapped Hill's head back.
Porter scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
A jab from Porter misses.
Harmony Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Porter misses.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porter lands with a shot to the body.
Porter lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.
Hill has Porter up against the cage in a clinch.
Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Porter lands with a shot to the body.
Hill fails with the takedown
and Porter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harmony Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Hill slips under a jab.
Porter stuns Hill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Porter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Porter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Porter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hill tries to clinch but Porter moves away
and Porter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porter throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter lands an overhand right.
Hill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Porter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hill. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt
and Porter counters with a right hand to the body.
Porter scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Porter.
Porter connects with a nice looking jab.
Hill darts in looking for a takedown but Porter gets double underhooks and turns Hill into the cage.
Porter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Porter.
Porter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Porter lands an uppercut.
Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter's corner calls for a 1-2. Porter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hill takes one to the chin there.
Hill with a poor takedown
and Porter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Porter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the liver by Porter. Beautiful body shot.
Porter lands a nice shot that snaps Hill's head back.
Porter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porter lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter has Hill pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porter 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Porter!
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energy
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