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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Deep End. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Woods!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woods shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Woods throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Woods or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Harris clinches.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Woods lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woods's defenses.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woods has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Woods jumps guard and drags Harris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Woods has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Woods looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woods looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Harris trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Woods looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris postures up in Woods's guard and throws a big left but Woods blocks it.
Woods looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods looks gassed!
Harris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Woods on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Woods tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woods manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Woods is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Woods blocks it.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woods.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woods avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woods.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woods avoids it.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Woods has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Woods avoids the damage to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Woods blocks with his arms.
Harris taking a breather.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woods ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Woods no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Woods not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Woods avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woods preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woods looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woods throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Woods shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Woods avoids the damage to the body.
Harris has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Woods shoots in.
Harris drives through and clinches with Woods against the cage.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woods avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Woods's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Woods avoids the damage to the body.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods is working Harris over against the cage.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woods.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.
Woods is trying to drag Harris to the mat but Harris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Randall Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Woods.
Woods takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris clinches.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dante Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Harris scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Harris lands but Woods takes it in his stride.
Harris lands a head kick. Woods smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Randall Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Woods looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods fails to land the takedown.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Woods blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Woods blocks it.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Woods blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woods avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Woods wants to break free but Harris has control.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Woods tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Woods has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harris.
Woods can't get the takedown.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Woods tries to pull guard but Harris holds him up against the cage and eventually Woods drops back down to his feet.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Woods is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Woods lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woods blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Harris tries to tie him up.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Woods goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Woods tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Woods takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Woods blocks it.
Woods can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Woods shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
Woods avoids the head kick by Harris.
Woods scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Woods, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Woods looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Harris lands a head kick!
Woods throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Woods takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods avoids the head kick by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Harris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Woods.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris slips under a jab.
Woods closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Woods pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woods scores with a jab to the head.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Harris lands but Woods takes it in his stride.
Woods lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris pushes Woods up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris slips a jab from Woods.
Woods fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Woods catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Woods moved away.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Woods connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Woods misses the jab.
Harris lands a head kick. Woods smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Woods moved away.
Woods dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woods sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Woods takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Woods takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Woods on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randall Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Woods takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
Randall Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Woods.
Woods throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris throws a head kick that Woods semi-blocks.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a front kick that sends Woods stumbling back into the cage.
Woods on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods misses with the combination.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Woods fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harris - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harris. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dante Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods being controlled against the cage.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Harris!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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