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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron White!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White tries to clinch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Chris Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron White.
Harris wants the takedown. White is fighting it off but Harris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in White's guard against the cage.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
Harris trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chris Harris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
White seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harris is trying to control but can't.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
White wants to pass the guard but Harris is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harris is breathing heavily.
White looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harris!
White controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White working Harris over with strikes here.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fails to advance to Harris's back.
White controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White raining down shots from the mount!
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
White is looking to work his way around to Harris's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ron White will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a body kick.
Harris scores with a takedown into White's guard.
White pulls Harris in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
White keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Harris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
White turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and White manages to end up in side control.
White has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Harris!
Harris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
White is looking to work his way around to Harris's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ron White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Harris is holding on tight.
White controlling his opponent.
White looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Harris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Harris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
Harris is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White controlling the action here.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
White passes to side control.
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.
White tries to advance to mount but can't.
White has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White controlling his opponent.
White landing punches.
White content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Harris as White shoots in.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ron White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris won't allow White to sweep him here.
White is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris is working an open guard so White takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
White closes the distance and clinches.
White has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harris regains guard immediately.
White wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White forces his way into half guard.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
White is looking to advance position but Harris won't allow it.
White works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
White scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harris?
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White landing strikes from the mount and Harris is in trouble!
Harris wants to control but White is having none of it.
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 defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from White.
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
White jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Harris is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Harris and White has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Harris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White advances to full mount.
Chris Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron White!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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