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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henley Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Procter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Procter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wild Boys- Hardcore Superstar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henley Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Procter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris is trying to drag Procter to the mat but Procter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Procter misses with a knee strike.
Harris pulls guard.
Harris controls Procter momentarily but Procter frees himself.
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Procter defends well.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Procter trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Procter trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procter controlling from the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Liam Procter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Procter circles away.
Harris fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Procter is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter keeping control of the position.
Procter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Procter is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Procter looking for submissions off his back.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Procter is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris trying to control the action but Procter is working from the bottom.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Procter is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
Procter is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
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.
Well, if Harris is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Procter is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Procter avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is pressing down on Procter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Procter is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henley Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Procter stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Procter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Procter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Procter wants it to stay on the feet.
Procter throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harris goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Procter turns into him and now he's in Harris's guard.
Harris looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris striking off his back but it's not causing Procter any problems.
Harris striking off his back but it's not causing Procter any problems.
Procter cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Harris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procter is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Procter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Procter is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Procter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Procter tries to stand but Harris is controlling from the bottom.
Procter content to stall in guard here.
Harris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Procter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Procter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Procter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Procter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harris has his foot on Procter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Procter works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Procter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Procter stands up and waves to Harris to follow him.
Procter has managed to clinch.
Procter prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Procter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Procter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Procter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Procter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
Procter lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procter scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Procter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Procter lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Procter with a knee to the head.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Procter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris is trying to break free.
Procter stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Procter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Procter manages to end up in side control.
Procter advances to mount.
Procter landing strikes from the mount.
Procter raining down shots from the mount!
Harris is trying desperately to improve position.
Henley Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Procter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harris regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Procter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Procter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Procter's back!
Procter trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Harris tries to get the hooks in deep but Procter pushed the leg off.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Procter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harris goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Procter escapes and is now in half guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Procter is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Procter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris tries for a takedown but Procter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Procter. Those never looked like landing.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Procter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris misses with a combination
and Procter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris misses with a takedown
and Procter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Procter misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Procter counters with a one-two to the body.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Procter.
Procter stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Procter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Procter counters with a low kick, right behind Harris 's knee.
Donk. Procter catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Henley Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Procter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Procter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Procter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Procter.
Procter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Procter throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Procter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harris has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Procter is not content to let Harris control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procter is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Procter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Procter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Procter!
Procter is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Procter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Procter tries to buck Harris off but he can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Procter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Procter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Procter!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
54% |
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