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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 6 p4p, 126 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 2 p4p, 18 weight class). Harris comes into the arena with The Assassin blaring out of the sound system. Kaarlo Susi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class 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 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Susi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Susi moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Susi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Susi off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Harris sizes up Susi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Susi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Susi throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Susi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris works Susi's body with a nice hook.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susi feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
Susi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Susi counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Susi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Susi counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris throws a push kick but Susi slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Susi counters with a stiff right hand.
Susi cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susi.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Susi misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Susi misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Susi throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Susi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Susi defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Susi throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws a leg kick but Susi moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris thows a leg kick but Susi checks it
and Susi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris misses the jab.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susi tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Susi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Susi off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Susi moves out of range easily.
Susi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Susi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Susi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Susi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Susi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Harris misses.
Susi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Susi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Susi is predictable there
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Susi misses
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris catches Susi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Susi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Susi takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Susi doesn't seem phased though.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Susi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Susi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harris has got the better of the exchanges.
Susi misses with a body shot.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Susi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Susi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Susi defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Susi throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Susi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
letting Susi counter with a right hand.
Raven Harris's cut is getting worse.
Susi looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris tests Susi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick but Susi moves out of range.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Susi.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Susi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Susi tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Susi as he connects with a hook.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi blocks a leg kick.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Harris catches Susi right on the button with a cross.
Susi moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Raven Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Susi slips the punch.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris had his way with Kaarlo Susi in that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris'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. This is the final round!
Susi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Susi off the cage and back into range.
Harris lands with a cross.
Susi slips a straight right by Harris.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Susi throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaarlo Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Susi.
Susi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Susi moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Susi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Harris.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raven Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Susi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris. Susi shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Harris!
Raven Harris retains his light heavyweight title!
Raven Harris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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