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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Langston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a double jab.
Langston throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Langston works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Langston's head.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Langston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Langston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
A big left from Langston misses.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Langston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris tries to bum rush Langston with a series of wild strikes but Langston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langston lands with a shot to the body.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Langston looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Langston, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Langston.
Langston throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris clobbers Langston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Langston misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Langston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Langston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Langston moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Langston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Langston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Langston misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Langston backing up. Langston nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris lands with a nice combination. Langston backs away looking to recover.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Langston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Langston misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Langston is just out of range.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Langston looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Langston throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominic Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Langston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris tests Langston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Langston.
Left hook, right uppercut from Langston.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Langston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a cross.
Langston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris throws a right and a left that Langston avoids nicely.
Langston misses with a looping left.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Langston.
Langston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves away from the strike by Langston.
Langston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Langston throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Langston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Nice jab there from Langston.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Langston's ribs.
Langston misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Langston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Langston counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langston lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Langston throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Langston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris throws a body punch but Langston moves out of range.
Langston needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Langston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Langston.
Dominic Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris works over Langston's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Langston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris catches Langston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Langston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris throws a series of punches but Langston avoids them all with ease.
Langston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Langston throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Langston throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Langston checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris checks a low kick from Langston.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Langston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Langston.
A left and a right from Langston both land. Nice combination.
Langston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Langston.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Langston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Langston down.
Langston jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Langston counters with a one-two to the body.
Langston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Langston doesn't seem phased though.
Harris misses with a combination
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Langston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Langston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langston dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Langston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
enabling Langston to counter with a crisp jab.
Langston misses with a looping left.
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Langston is looking to land body kicks.
Langston throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Langston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Langston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Langston cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Langston misses with an uppercut.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langston manages to avoid it.
Joe Langston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langston misses with a looping right.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Langston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langston circles away quickly and effectively.
Langston dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Langston is just out of range.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Langston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Langston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Langston blocks the low kick.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Langston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Langston throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langston rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Langston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Langston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Langston.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Langston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Langston will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Langston just misses with a punch to the body.
Langston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langston misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Langston misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Langston throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris moves away from the strike by Langston.
Langston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Langston counters with a nice body shot.
Langston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
A jab from Langston misses.
Langston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harris slips under a jab.
Langston misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a jab.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston lands with a cross.
Langston tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Langston misses with an uppercut.
Langston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Langston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langston moves away.
A cross from Harris lands.
Langston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langston moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston misses with a wild combination.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Langston back into the cage.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Langston controls the action.
Langston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langston throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Langston tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Langston working hard to break the clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Langston controls his hands.
Langston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris blocks a body shot from Langston.
Langston misses with the head strike.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Langston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Langston, against the cage.
Langston throws an elbow but it misses.
Langston swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris avoiding damage.
Langston scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris works on Langston's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Langston controls the action.
Harris gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Langston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langstons head.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris is working Langston over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Harris works on Langston's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris is working Langston over against the cage.
Langston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Langston.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Langston or not.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Harris.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Langston takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris has Langston pressed against the cage.
A short left from Harris.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Harris!
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