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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Ding struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allan Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Ding!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding stuffs the takedown.
Ding looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Harris scores a takedown into full mount!
Harris lands a big shot there that rocks Ding but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harris is landing with some decent strikes but Ding is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Harris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ding takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris has hold of Ding's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ding manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ding takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ding can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harris scoring with strikes but Ding is staying in there.
Harris raining down shots from the mount!
Harris landing shots from mount.
Ding in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris looking to control but Ding is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris controlling his opponent.
Harris landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Harris has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ding.
Harris just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Harris scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ding.
Harris keeps control of the position as Ding tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ding knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ding for a finish.
Harris controls the position.
Harris connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ding to escape the position.
Harris cracks Ding with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ding from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ding showing good submission defense here.
Harris doesn't have the hooks in and Ding manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding preventing the sweep.
Ding trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Ding tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris wants to stand up but Ding is controlling him.
Ding throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harris drives through and clinches with Ding against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ding as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ding gets a takedown into half guard.
Harris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ding's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ding's back!
Harris is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Harris loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ding hold on?
Ding is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with punches to the body.
Harris lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The referee is taking a good look at Ding as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Harris!
Ding is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Harris is working the ground and pound. Can Ding escape?
Harris loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ding hold on?
Harris is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harris loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ding hold on?
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!
Harris slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Allan Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris struggling to keep hold of the position.
Harris controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Allan Harris just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harris lands with a straight right. Ding didn't see that one coming.
Ding shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ding won't be happy with that.
Harris just content to control the position.
Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Ding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ding knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ding is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Ding tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris trying to control the position but Ding is working away.
Harris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ding is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Harris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ding shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harris lands strikes from half guard.
Harris is controlling the pace.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ding keeps working.
Ding won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ding wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harris in particular looking to stall.
Ding is looking to improve his position.
Ding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Allan Harris just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harris rushes Ding and presses him up against the cage.
Harris jumps guard.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ding is one step ahead there.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Ding from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is pulling down on Ding's head. It's preventing any offense from Ding, at least for the moment.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ding defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harris lands a nice short elbow.
Harris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Ding is working away.
Ding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ding to stand up.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Allan Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris throws a series of punches but Ding avoids them all with ease.
Ding shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Bill Ding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Ding counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Ding looks to throw a body kick
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Harris!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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