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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eulalio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Gonzalez controlling Harris's posture.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gonzalez dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harris working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Harris keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzalez's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Harris throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzalez trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Gonzalez chips away with some ground and pound.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Harris working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris pulls Gonzalez in to control the position.
Gonzalez stands and throws Harris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gonzalez working the body and head with strikes.
Gonzalez lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to improve position but can't.
Gonzalez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harris, who protects the arm well.
Gonzalez wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eulalio Gonzalez 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 looking to score a takedown here. Gonzalez is defending well but Harris drives through and ends up in Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Harris is in close to Gonzalez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris cracks Gonzalez with a solid left hand.
Cliff Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Gonzalez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Gonzalez up and slammed him! Gonzalez can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Harris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gonzalez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris misses with the ground and pound.
Harris in side control, throwing shots but Gonzalez defends.
Gonzalez defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Harris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris working the head with strikes.
Gonzalez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gonzalez working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Gonzalez trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez manages to get full guard.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzalez's guard.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
Harris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris is thwarting Gonzalez's attempts to control the position.
Harris throwing shots but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Harris thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzalez is holding on to half guard well.
Harris seems to be looking for submissions.
Harris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez trying to control here.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Harris is looking for a kimura but Gonzalez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Harris trying to advance position but Gonzalez counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Harris clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris drives through with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harris won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gonzalez dives on top into guard.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez with a nice head shot there.
Gonzalez passes into half guard.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Gonzalez passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzalez trying to control but Harris is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is landing with some decent strikes but Harris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Harris had his way with Eulalio Gonzalez in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris is rocked!
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gonzalez did well to prevent Harris getting side control.
Gonzalez gets full guard.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harris!
Gonzalez with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Harris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzalez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gonzalez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzalez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harris is just riding it out for now. Gonzalez eventually gives up the hold.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzalez pulls his head out easily.
Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gonzalez passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Harris really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gonzalez lands a big elbow.
Harris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Gonzalez drops an elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Gonzalez blocks the strikes from Harris.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzalez lands a couple of digs.
Gonzalez trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris is trying to control the position but Gonzalez postures up.
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzalez defends it easily.
Cliff Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Gonzalez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eulalio Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Harris!
Cliff Harris is the new welterweight champion!
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