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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen W.O.L.V.E.S as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Christopher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Christopher. Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christopher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Christopher lands a nice looking body kick. Bryan Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Christopher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick from Christopher lands but Harris takes it in his stride.
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut. Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Christopher. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christopher is defended easily by Harris. Harris misses with an uppercut. Christopher saw that one coming. Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off. Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Christopher tries a head kick but it misses.
Christopher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Christopher throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Christopher gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christopher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working. Harris is looking for a sweep. Christopher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Christopher performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Harris is staying active underneath Christopher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We're going to have a standup here because Bryan Christopher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Christopher lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into range. A head kick misses from Christopher. A big right from Harris misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christopher. Christopher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away. Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Christopher's head back.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Harris thows a body shot but no joy. Nice jab there from Harris. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Christopher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Harris takes a swing at Christopher's ribcage but misses. Christopher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Christopher. That's going to take a lot out of him. A slapping leg kick lands for Christopher.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Christopher is out of range. Christopher shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Christopher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Christopher dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Christopher's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harris misses the jab. Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Christopher is just out of range. Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Christopher. Christopher gets slowly back to his feet. Christopher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Christopher is breathing heavily. Christopher stopping the sweep attempt from Harris. Harris keeping moving, preventing Christopher from controlling successfully. Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Christopher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Harris is trying to keep Christopher in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bryan Christopher just wasn't active enough. Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A good leg kick by Christopher. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Christopher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Christopher lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice jab there from Harris. Christopher staying out of range there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Christopher dominated that round. The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Harris. Bryan Christopher is winning the standup battle so far. Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Harris misses the jab. Christopher throws a head kick that misses. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Christopher blocks a jab. Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christopher was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris. Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christopher. Christopher blocks a jab. Christopher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses. Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christopher circles away quickly and effectively. Christopher lands with a kick to the temple. Harris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harris misses with a wild body shot. Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christopher thows a body shot but no joy. Christopher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Christopher misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters circling a little - Christopher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Harris is breathing heavily. Donk. Christopher catches Harris right on the button with a cross. Alonzo Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christopher can pounce on him.
Christopher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Alonzo Harris's cut even more. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bryan Christopher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet. Christopher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side. Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Christopher. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Christopher is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Christopher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Christopher uses good head movement to avoid it. Christopher misses with a combination
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab. Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris scores with a jab. Christopher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Christopher throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily. Christopher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab. Christopher walks into a jab. Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away. Christopher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christopher misses with a double jab.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Christopher counters with a nice double leg into guard. Christopher preventing the sweep. Harris looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Christopher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Harris is trying to control the position but Christopher postures up. Christopher content to stall in guard here. Harris trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alonzo Harris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christopher. Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christopher is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Oh Christopher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Christopher's shoulder, as Christopher tries to avoid the shot. Christopher moves out of range of the strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target. Harris misses with an uppercut. Christopher misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a left to the body. Harris loads up on a big right hand but Christopher slips the punch. Christopher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab. Christopher ducks under a wild hook from Harris. Harris misses with a looping right. Christopher slips under a jab from Harris. Harris misses with a looping right. Christopher moves away from the strike by Harris. A big right followed by a crushing left from Harris knocks Christopher out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alonzo Harris! Our winner, Alonzo Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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