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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ant Thrax (ranked 893 p4p, 304 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 121 p4p, 44 weight class). Bastien Harris told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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188 cm 30 170 13 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm 29 177 17 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ant Thrax! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax. Thrax was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Harris misses with a low kick. Thrax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Thrax throws a sloppy head kick enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab. Thrax misses with a left hand and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ant Thrax has been cut. Thrax misses with a body punch
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand. Thrax 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.
Thrax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris. Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Thrax throws a head kick that misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thrax lands with an overhand left. Thrax misses with a hook to the body
and Thrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrax.
Harris feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thrax misses with a hook
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab. Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab. Thrax throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Thrax misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a leg kick. Thrax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrax throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Thrax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Thrax blocks it well. Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Thrax lands with an overhand left. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harris throws a nice outside leg kick. Thrax throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Ant Thrax's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harris slips a straight right by Thrax. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy. Thrax looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely. Thrax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thrax with a body shot. Thrax misses with a looping left. Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Thrax throws a right hand that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand. Thrax pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Harris is trying to counter with his kicks. Harris misses with a right hand and Thrax counters with a right hand to the body. Harris ducks under a wild hook from Thrax. Harris throws out a counter right but Thrax avoids it with no problem. Harris throws a hook to the side of Thrax's head but Thrax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Harris misses with a leg kick. Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrax lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Thrax throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it. Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thrax throws a good cross that connects.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Harris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thrax had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Thrax looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range. Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Thrax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Ant Thrax's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Harris lands the left hand. Ant Thrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut. Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thrax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a nice body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harris thows a left - swing and a miss! Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thrax in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harris scores with a kick to the midsection. Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand. Thrax throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot. Thrax throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it. Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thrax. Harris scores with a body shot.
Thrax misses with a body punch
and Thrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Ant Thrax's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrax. Thrax throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it. Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harris digs a good hook to Thrax's body.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax. Thrax misses the body punch and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ant Thrax's cut. 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. Nice shot lands for Thrax. Thrax throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick. Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand. Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup. Thrax thows a left - swing and a miss! Harris slips under a jab from Thrax. Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thrax. A big right from Harris misses. Thrax swings widly with a right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Harris digs a good body shot into Thrax's ribs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice body kick from Harris. Thrax misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Harris counter with a right hand. Thrax misses with a shot to the body and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ant Thrax's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bastien Harris!
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energy
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hype
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