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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 112 p4p, 76 weight class) and David Choke (ranked 16 p4p, 12 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Choke with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Choke misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Choke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Choke is out of range.
And Choke tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Choke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raven Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Choke.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Choke gets slowly back to his feet.
Choke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Choke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Choke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choke feints the counter takedown.
Choke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Choke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Good work by Choke as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Harris misses.
Choke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Choke misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Choke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harris tries to land a body kick
so Choke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Choke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harris regains half guard.
Choke is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Choke misses with a head shot. Harris uses the momentum to regain guard.
Choke won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Choke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harris dives on top into guard.
Choke is looking for a triangle here but Harris uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Harris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Choke is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Choke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven 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.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choke under the eye.
Choke blocks a jab.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Choke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Choke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Choke counters with a shoot takedown. Harris fights it but they end up in guard.
Harris controlling the position.
Choke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choke throws a big elbow that misses.
Choke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choke.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Choke manages to get himself to full guard.
Choke wants to hit a sweep here but Harris passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Choke there!
Choke is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choke is looking to get to half guard.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harris blocks Choke's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Choke is looking to escape.
Choke is trying to escape the mount.
Harris tries to control but Choke wriggling away.
Choke tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choke can do to turn this around?
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Choke can't escape the position.
Choke keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris content just to control the position here.
Choke working to try and regain half guard.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choke flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Choke saw that one coming.
Choke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Choke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choke shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Choke 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke fails with the takedown.
Raven Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Choke.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choke with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Choke tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Choke moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raven Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Choke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Choke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Choke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Choke prevents Harris from improving his position.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Harris is controlling Choke's trapped leg to prevent Choke from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Choke throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Choke's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Harris preventing the sweep.
Choke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harris defends it easily.
Harris passes Choke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Choke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Choke actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke wants to get back to full guard but Harris has mounted him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Choke needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Harris tries a low kick but Choke avoids it.
Choke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Harris swings for the body but Choke moves out of range.
Choke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Choke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Choke off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Raven Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses the jab.
Choke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Choke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harris's guard.
Choke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Choke working Harris over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harris defends it well.
Harris is concentrating on defense, preventing Choke from advancing position.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harris defends it well.
Choke wants to work for an arm triangle but Harris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harris has his hands clasped together around Choke's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is pressing down on Choke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris controls Choke momentarily but Choke frees himself.
Choke is looking to advance position but Harris has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Choke regains half guard.
Choke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Choke punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Choke is looking to get back to full guard here but Harris has managed to pass to side control instead.
Choke looks to move to half guard but instead Harris has passed into mount! Damn!
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Choke is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Choke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris had his way with David Choke in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris swings for the body but Choke moves out of range.
Choke feints the counter takedown.
Harris tries to work over Choke's front leg with a kick but Choke checks it.
Choke staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Choke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choke wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Choke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Choke's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a leg kick but Choke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Harris misses.
Choke moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Choke's front leg but catches the back leg as Choke tries to avoid it.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Choke. Choke gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Choke shoots in.
Choke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harris keeping hold of Choke's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Harris is defending against the submission attempts here by Choke.
Harris won't allow Choke to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is controlling Choke's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Choke won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choke.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Choke throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Choke's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Choke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Choke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Raven Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
David Choke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Harris!
Raven Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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