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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harris.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Cliff Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harris - that will leave a mark!
Lee looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
Harris lands a head kick!
It looks like Michael Lee has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Harris.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Harris fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Harris advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Harris taking a breather here.
Harris is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee wants to control but Harris postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee prevents Harris from improving position.
Lee is not content to let Harris control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harris did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Harris regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Harris wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Harris passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harris lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Harris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harris.
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scores with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Harris is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee is rocked!
Cliff Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Michael Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
A solid body kick from Harris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Harris stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Harris thumps Lee with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
A head kick from Harris lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab by Harris.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris scores with a head kick.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Michael Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harris looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
Michael Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Harris!
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