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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herod Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Harden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herod Philips!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philips has a takedown stuffed.
Harden digs a good body shot into Philips's ribs.
Harden misses with an uppercut.
Harden misses with a hook. Philips ducked under it nicely.
Harden misses the jab.
Harden lands with a shot to the body.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Harden.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
Harden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harden throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Philips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harden throws out the jab.
Philips moves out of range as Harden strikes.
A lazy left from Harden finds it's target.
Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Harden.
Philips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harden tries to avoid it but Philips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harden to the ground. Harden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doug Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herod Philips.
Harden misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philips.
Philips avoids the body shot from Harden.
Philips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philips slips a jab from Harden.
Harden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Philips has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philips there as he acknowledges the shot.
Philips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harden swivels and escapes.
Harden lands with an uppercut that bounces Philips off the cage and back into rage.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harden lands a nice shot that snaps Philips's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philips.
Harden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harden misses with a looping right.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harden trying to control from the bottom.
Philips stalling.
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Philips wants to pass the guard but Harden is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harden dominated that 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.
Harden misses with an uppercut. Philips saw that one coming.
Harden looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Philips.
Philips is looking to clinch but Harden is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Harden.
Philips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harden but Harden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips moves forwards but Harden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harden keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips moves out of range as Harden strikes.
Philips tries to clinch up.
Harden misses with a body shot.
Philips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harden swinging wildly here.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harden.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Harden. No joy for Philips on that attempt.
Doug Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herod Philips.
Philips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harden as he jumps to the side.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.
Harden throws a jab but it's blocked by Philips.
Philips dives in and grabs Harden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harden pushes down on Philips's head and hops out.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Harden misses with a looping left.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips slips a jab and a cross from Harden.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden lands with a nice body punch.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Harden swats away the attempt to clinch by Philips.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Philips slips a jab from Harden.
Doug Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philips closes the distance and clinches up with Harden, looking for a takedown. Philips pushes Harden against the cage but Harden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Philips on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden stuffs the takedown.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
Philips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harden throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips tries for a takedown but Harden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Philips tries to move into range but Harden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harden dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harden slaps away a takedown attempt from Philips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Philips slips under a jab from Harden.
A slow jab from Harden misses its intended target.
Philips dives in and grabs Harden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harden pushes down on Philips's head and hops out.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Philips on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Philips.
Doug Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herod Philips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden misses with a two punch combination.
Philips staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Harden misses with a body shot.
Harden stuffs the takedown.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
A big left from Harden misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harden. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harden.
Harden looks to land a combination. Philips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doug Harden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harden's waist but Harden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Philips off to one side.
Harden looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Philips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Philips somewhat.
Philips takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horrible takedown by Philips or perhaps it was just good defense by Harden which made him look bad.
Harden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Philips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harden.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Harden.
Philips shoots for a double leg takedown but Harden sprawls well. He's pushed Philips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harden looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Philips moves away from the strike by Harden.
Herod Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harden fails to land with a series of punches.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Philips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harden throws out the jab.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
Doug Harden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harden swivels and escapes.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Philips does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
Philips shoots in looking for a takedown. Harden tries to sprawl out of it but Philips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Harden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harden, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Harden!
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energy
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hype
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