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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bridges comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck, TI, Game & Ludacris - Stomp . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Harris!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Bridges shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Bridges misses.
A slow jab from Bridges misses its intended target.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bridges.
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Bridges misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bridges finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Bridges throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Bridges counters with a two punch combo.
Clifford Bridges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Harris.
Bridges thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bridges looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Bridges.
Clifford Bridges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bridges misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris feints and as Bridges raises his hands in defense, Harris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Bridges.
Harris postures up.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bridges is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bridges's guard.
Harris is thwarting Bridges's attempts to control the position.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Bridges is defending well.
Bridges is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridges wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges gets full guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Bridges throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harris escapes and throws Bridges's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harris wants to control but Bridges is keeping him busy.
Bridges is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris scoring with punches and elbows.
Bridges regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bridges defending well though.
Bridges trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harris manages to pass to mount!
Harris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bridges?
Harris avoids the attempt from Bridges to control.
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 scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bridges?
Harris prevents Bridges from getting the reversal.
Harris with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bridges tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bridges tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Bridges gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bridges has his foot on Harris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harris works his way back into a safe position though.
Bridges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anderson Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Harris.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris dives in and scores a takedown into Bridges's guard.
Bridges manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bridges lands a big elbow.
Harris working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bridges thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Bridges sits in half guard.
Harris looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Bridges wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Bridges is keeping busy.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris wants to control but Bridges is keeping busy.
Bridges wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clifford Bridges has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bridges gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bridges looking to control.
Harris trying to control but Bridges is working from the bottom.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bridges trying to control the position.
Bridges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris postures up in Bridges's guard and throws a big left but Bridges blocks it.
Harris works over Bridges with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Harris tries for a takedown but Bridges circles away easily
and Bridges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bridges as he avoids it easily.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bridges circles away.
Clifford Bridges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Harris.
Bridges misses the shot to the body.
Bridges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bridges is looking for a sweep.
Bridges is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Bridges 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.
Harris trying to control the position but Bridges is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Bridges sneaks back into half guard.
Bridges is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Bridges is working away.
Bridges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clifford Bridges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bridges has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between Bridges's legs - danger averted.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bridges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Bridges trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bridges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bridges looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Bridges shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Bridges.
Bridges fails with a takedown attempt.
Bridges stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bridges misses.
A big right from Bridges misses.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bridges trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris is nestled in close to Bridges, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harris 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Harris!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Anderson Harris made sure he mentioned CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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