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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harris (ranked 877 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Joachim Murat (ranked 87 p4p, 333 weight class). Murat has chosen I Hate My Life - Youth Brigade as his entrance music. Benjamin Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joachim Murat's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joachim Murat!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murat fails with the takedown.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been hearing reports that Harris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris throws a combination. Murat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Murat backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Murat scores with a jab to the head.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Murat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris dives in and grabs Murat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murat pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Murat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Murat throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Murat avoids the body shot from Harris.
A countering left hand to the body from Murat misses.
Murat shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Murat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murat gets slowly back to his feet.
Benjamin Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joachim Murat.
Harris looks for the body kick but Murat saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Murat misses.
Harris throws a right and a left that Murat avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murat throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Murat.
Murat misses with a body shot.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Murat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murat with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Murat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Murat persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Murat fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Murat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benjamin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murat works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris looks for a takedown but Murat sprawls well.
Murat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murat shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris swings for the body but Murat moves out of range.
It seemed like Murat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Murat wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murat counters with a stiff right hand.
Murat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murat slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris throws a head kick but Murat moves out of range.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Murat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Murat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris punishes Murat's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Harris dominated that round.
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.
Murat blocks a head kick by Harris.
Murat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murat takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murat!
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murat can do to turn this around?
Murat is looking for a sweep.
Harris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murat looking for a sweep. Not yet Murat, not yet.
Murat is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Murat is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harris, into his guard.
Murat looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murat trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris has Murat pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murat trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murat passes Harris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harris manages to get to full guard.
Murat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Murat passes Harris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murat not doing much here.
Harris is not content to let Murat control the position.
Murat stops Harris from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murat counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murat prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
Murat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joachim Murat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Murat misses with a body shot.
Murat punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Murat misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Harris misses.
Murat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murat's waist but Murat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Murat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
Murat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murat manages to get himself to full guard.
Murat wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Murat seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Murat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Murat passes into half guard.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Murat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is staying active underneath Murat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris wants to control but Murat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris is controlling Murat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murat connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Murat working Harris over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murat in particular looking to stall.
Murat trying to pass the guard but Harris defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has one foot on Murat's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murat slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Harris misses.
Murat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murat changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Murat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Murat counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Harris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Murat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harris is staying active underneath Murat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris is controlling Murat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Well, if Murat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joachim Murat.
I think Murat 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joachim Murat!
Our winner, Joachim Murat, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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