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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avigdor Liberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bitches Brew. Doug Harvey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avigdor Liberman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberman misses with a straight right.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liberman gets a clinch.
Harvey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liberman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harvey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liberman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harvey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harvey darts in and clinches Liberman up against the cage.
Liberman looking for a takedown.
Come on Harvey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harvey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harvey avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Harvey.
A left hand lands to the body for Harvey.
Harvey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Liberman up against the cage.
Harvey continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Liberman 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liberman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Liberman avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberman tries to clinch but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey misses with a low kick as Liberman jumps back.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harvey.
Liberman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harvey as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avigdor Liberman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liberman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liberman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liberman clinches up with Harvey and pushes him back against the cage.
Harvey lands a damaging elbow.
Liberman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harvey is defending well.
Harvey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harvey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liberman avoids it.
Harvey scores with a shot to the side of Liberman 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Liberman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harvey to the mat. Harvey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harvey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harvey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liberman is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liberman forces his way into half guard.
Liberman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harvey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harvey wants to improve his position but Liberman is controlling well.
Harvey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harvey.
Harvey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Liberman controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to sweep but no luck.
Liberman trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Avigdor Liberman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Liberman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liberman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Harvey doesn't manage to clinch there - Liberman circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liberman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liberman at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harvey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harvey misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Liberman with that takedown attempt.
Doug Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liberman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harvey's guard.
Harvey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Liberman throws a big elbow that misses.
Harvey controlling Liberman 's posture.
Liberman throws a big elbow that misses.
Liberman trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Liberman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liberman fails to land the takedown.
Harvey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey drops his hands momentarily and Liberman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liberman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harvey to the mat! Harvey manages to get full guard.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Liberman from controlling successfully.
Harvey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liberman wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Liberman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harvey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liberman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liberman looking to sit in guard and control but Harvey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liberman is trying to keep Harvey in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harvey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Liberman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey stays in close to Liberman 's body and controls the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey gets tackled into the cage by Liberman . Liberman maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Liberman avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.
Liberman is working for takedown but Harvey is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avigdor Liberman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harvey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harvey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liberman .
Liberman managing to block the knees to the body from Harvey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberman tries to break free but Harvey pushes him back against the cage.
Liberman is looking for a takedown.
Harvey trying to stall but Liberman improves his position.
Harvey misses with a punch on the inside.
Liberman managing to block the knees to the body from Harvey.
A short right from Harvey on the inside.
Nice body punch from Harvey - that landed with a thud.
Harvey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liberman is defending well for now.
Liberman 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harvey misses with a body punch.
Liberman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liberman avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Doug Harvey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harvey working aggressively here.
Liberman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harvey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Liberman up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liberman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harvey leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Liberman loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Liberman tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.
Doug Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liberman swats away the attempt to clinch by Harvey.
Liberman is looking to clinch.
Harvey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Liberman .
Harvey tries to clinch but Liberman is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvey, right into the meat.
Liberman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harvey did well to prevent Liberman getting side control.
Liberman is taking a breather. Harvey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harvey is looking to improve his position.
Liberman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liberman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Avigdor Liberman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liberman prevents Harvey from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liberman is working away from the top position though.
Liberman trying to control the action but Harvey is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harvey tries to get to full guard but Liberman has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harvey moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liberman 's elbow.
Harvey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liberman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liberman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harvey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Harvey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harvey.
Harvey lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Avigdor Liberman has been cut.
Harvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvey avoiding damage.
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!
Liberman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avigdor Liberman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Liberman avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harvey is looking to control Liberman 's arms but Liberman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harvey has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harvey tries to work over Liberman 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harvey prevents the takedown attempt.
Harvey works on Liberman 's body with a couple of short punches.
Harvey tries to stall but Liberman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harvey.
Liberman is trying to drag Harvey to the mat but Harvey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harvey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Liberman up against the cage.
Harvey keeps control of Liberman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doug Harvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberman looking for a takedown.
Harvey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Harvey.
Liberman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harvey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harvey trying to stall but Liberman improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liberman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harvey after a bit of a struggle.
Avigdor Liberman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liberman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harvey 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Harvey!
An out of breath Doug Harvey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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