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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harvey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to E-17 . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harvey!
Soto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harvey can't escape the position.
Soto controlling from mount.
Harvey tries to reverse the position but Soto maintains control.
Harvey is trying to reverse the position but instead Soto has taken his back - oops!
Soto is looking to control Harvey but Harvey is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Harvey is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto is landing with strikes. Harvey can't take much more of this.
Harvey rolls, trying to escape but Soto keeps control of the position.
Well, with Soto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Harvey is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Harvey has hold of Soto's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Soto has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Soto softening up his opponent with strikes here.
A lull in the action here.
Soto is riding his opponent, not letting Harvey buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control momentarily.
Harvey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Harvey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soto looking to control but Harvey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soto avoids the attempt from Harvey to control.
Harvey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto misses with a head shot.
Harvey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Soto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harvey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Soto trying to control but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey is trying desperately to improve position.
Soto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to control but Harvey wriggling away.
Harvey tries to reverse the position but Soto maintains control.
Soto misses with a head shot.
Soto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harvey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soto wants to control the pace but Harvey is squirming around nicely.
Soto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Soto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soto moves out of range of the body kick.
Luiz Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
Soto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a low kick, right behind Soto 's knee.
Soto moves in looking to clinch but Harvey pushes him off.
Soto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harvey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harvey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harvey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harvey is trying to defend but Soto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto trying to control the action but Harvey is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey tries to roll over but Soto keeps him under control.
Harvey wants to control but Soto is keeping busy.
Harvey keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Soto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harvey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to control but Soto is keeping busy.
Soto trying to control from Harvey's half guard. Harvey has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harvey looking to control.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Harvey as Soto shoots in.
Brian Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Soto.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Soto moves out of range easily.
Soto gets tackled into the cage by Harvey. Harvey maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harvey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harvey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harvey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harvey lands with a right to the head.
Harvey landing knees to the head.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Soto controls his hands.
Soto prevents a body shot from Harvey.
Soto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harvey after a bit of a struggle.
Soto has picked Harvey up - he's going for a ride! Soto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Harvey trying to control but Soto postures up.
Soto lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto is looking to stall here but Harvey recovers full guard.
Luiz Soto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harvey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Soto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Harvey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soto misses with a takedown attempt - Harvey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Soto throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soto moves in looking to clinch but Harvey pushes him off.
Harvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Soto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harvey's guard.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is pulling down on Soto's head. It's preventing any offense from Soto, at least for the moment.
Soto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harvey's head.
Soto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soto preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Soto won't allow Harvey to sweep him here.
Harvey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harvey is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto is looking to advance position but Harvey has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Harvey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soto is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey controlling his opponent.
Soto is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harvey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Harvey.
I think Harvey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Harvey!
Brian Harvey spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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