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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Back looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari fails to land with a series of punches.
Hari throws a front kick that sends Back stumbling back into the cage.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Back fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hari avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hari!
Back closes the distance and clinches up with Hari, looking for a takedown. Back pushes Hari against the cage but Hari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hari misses with a double jab.
Hari looks gassed!
Hari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Back. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Back tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Back misses with a combination
and Hari counters with an inside leg kick.
Hari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Back avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Back throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari counters with a big head kick but Back shrugs it off.
Back misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hari takes one to the side of the head.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hari moves away from the strike by Back.
Hari throws a shot to the body.
Back misses with a takedown attempt
and Hari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hari lands with a kick to the temple. Back shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Back's calf.
Nice uppercut lands for Hari. That snapped Back's head back.
Hari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hari throws a head kick that Back semi-blocks.
Back lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Back takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Back tries for a takedown but Hari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Back moves out of range easily.
Back pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Hari.
Hari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Back pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Back misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Back tries for a takedown but Hari circles away easily
and Hari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hari has Back pressed against the cage, preventing Back from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Hari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Back is trying to force a seperation but Hari has the dominant position.
Back is trying to break free.
Back escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Back closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari wants to break free but Back has control.
Back's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hari lands a head kick. Back smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Back misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hari.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Hari throws a head kick that Back semi-blocks.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Back displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Travis Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari throws a head kick but Back moves out of range.
Hari rushes Back and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Back on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Back jumps guard but Hari stands there with Back around his waist. Back gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Back working hard to break the clinch.
Hari working hard to break the clinch.
Hari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Back drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Back pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Back throws the left hand but Hari avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Hari.
Back misses with a double jab
and Hari counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hari throws a head kick but Back moves out of range.
Hari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Back throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hari counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Back's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Back pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Back tries to clinch up.
Hari wants to clinch
and Back cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hari wants it to stay on the feet.
Back on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hari. Hari obviously looking to wear him down.
Back lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Travis Back is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hari moves out of range of the body kick.
Hari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hari throws a front kick that sends Back stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back shoots in but Hari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hari throws a combination that misses
and Back counters by moving into the clinch.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Back scores with a kick to the body.
Hari lands with a hook. Back tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hari moves into the clinch.
Hari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Back blocks it with crossed arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hari in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Back pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Back throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick from Hari lands but Back takes it in his stride.
Badr Hari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Back's head.
Hari staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari looks to land a combination but Back avoids it well.
Hari ducks under a wild hook from Back.
Back fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Back. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Back misses with a low kick.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Back moves out of range easily.
Back throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Back scores with a sloppy right hand. Hari should have avoided that one.
Back tries to clinch there but Hari circles away.
A low kick from Back is predictable there
and Hari counters with a head kick. That will keep Back thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Back waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hari.
Back has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hari.
Hari lands with a kick to the temple. Back shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Back fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hari is out of range.
Back fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari drives through and clinches with Back against the cage.
Hari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Back tries to circle away but Hari has him pinned against the cage.
Back wants to break free but Hari has control.
Back breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hari fails to land with a series of punches.
Back lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hari's sensitive parts.
Hari moves into the clinch.
Hari breaks from the clinch.
Hari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Back.
Back throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari counters with an outside leg kick.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Back misses the body punch
and Hari counters with a head kick. That will keep Back thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a nice head kick!
Back throws a nice looking combination but Hari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Back looks to land a combination but Hari avoids it well.
Back misses with a leg kick
and Hari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Back is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Hari. No joy for Back on that attempt.
Back gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hari has Back pressed against the cage, preventing Back from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Back utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hari can't break the clinch.
Back wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
Hari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari thumps Back with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari 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!
Back takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hari counters with an inside leg kick.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Back lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hari circles away quickly and effectively.
Back misses with a wild combination.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Back swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Back, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Back misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Back scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Back.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Back swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari lands with a nice body punch.
Hari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Back trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.
Back is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hari is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Back wants to get up but he can't break Hari's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari pushes Back off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Back shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Back swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Back scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Back closes the distance but Hari moves to the side
and Hari counters with a stiff right hand.
Hari scores with a decent looking hook.
Back fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Back. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hari lands a head kick. Back smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Back throws the left hand but Hari avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari scores with a head kick.
Back misses with a takedown
and Hari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Back misses with a body shot.
Hari rushes Back and presses him up against the cage.
Back taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Back's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Back breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Back looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Back blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari doesn't manage to clinch there - Back circles away.
A low kick from Back misses
and Hari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hari lands with a kick to the temple. Back shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Back clinches but Hari breaks the clinch
and Hari counters with a body kick.
Hari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Back avoids the head kick by Hari.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Back misses.
Travis Back has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari pushes Back up against the cage in a clinch.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Back misses with the combination.
Hari closes the distance and pushes Back back into the cage.
Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Back jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hari walks away with a smile on his face. Back gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Back looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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