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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gimme Shelter--Rolling Stones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chopper Harley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harley tries to clinch but Rett moves out of range.
A combination from Harley does no damage.
Harley ducks under a wild hook from Rett.
Rett shoots for a takedown but Harley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rett circles away quickly and effectively.
Rett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rett wants to control but Harley is keeping him busy.
Harley regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rett's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rett trying to control from half guard but Harley is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett thows a huge punch but Harley dodges it nicely.
Rett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Rett.
Rett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rett.
Harley has one foot on Rett's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett misses with a wild body shot.
Harley throws a hook to the side of Rett's head but Rett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harley blocks a leg kick.
Harley stuns Rett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harley scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Rett misses its intended target.
Harley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rett dives in and grabs Harley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harley pushes down on Rett's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett slips under a jab.
Rett shoots in looking for a takedown but Harley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chopper Harley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Harley cracks a nice hook into Rett's ribs.
Jab from Harley.
A combination from Harley does no damage.
Rett keeps the fight on the outside.
Rett misses with a two punch combination.
Rett throws a front kick aimed at Harley's knee but Harley avoids it well.
Harley lands a nice shot that snaps Rett's head back.
Harley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harley was well out of range. Poor timing from Rett.
Rett misses with a hook. Harley ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harley misses with a body shot.
Harley wants to clinch.
Harley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harley misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rett.
Harley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harley throws the left hand but Rett avoids the punch easily.
Rett misses with a kick to the body.
Rett thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chopper Harley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harley moves into range and clinches up with Rett.
Harley lands a nice shot to the body.
Harley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rett backwards.
Rett blocking some punches.
Harley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harley misses with a punch to the body.
Rett blocks a body shot from Harley.
Rett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harley can't find room to land a body shot as Rett controls the action.
Harley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harley misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harley walks away with a smile on his face. Rett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harley manages to avoid it.
Harley throws a jab but it's blocked by Rett.
A telegraphed right hand from Rett misses the target.
Harley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rett shoots for a double leg takedown but Harley sprawls well. He's pushed Rett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rett closes the distance and clinches up with Harley, looking for a takedown. Rett pushes Harley against the cage but Harley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chopper Harley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Harley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rett momentarily.
Harley clinches up with Rett and pushes him back against the cage.
Harley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rett backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rett is trying to maintain a safe position but Harley gets an underhook and turns Rett into the cage.
Harley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harley tries a knee to the head but Rett blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harley tries a body shot but Rett blocks it.
Harley lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rett blocks a body shot from Harley.
Harley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rett's elbow.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harley digs a right hand into Rett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rett's gas tank.
Harley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harley misses with a body punch.
Harley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rett's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Harley as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Harley.
Harley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rett backwards.
Harley misses with a body punch.
Harley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rett.
Rett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rett wants a takedown but no success here.
Harley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Harley fails to land.
Harley lands a body shot.
Rett blocking some punches.
Rett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harley uses from the top position.
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.
Rett keeping moving, preventing Harley from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chopper Harley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab, jab by Harley - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harley lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chopper Harley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harley sprawls well initially but Rett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harley is trying to stand up here but Rett is controlling him well.
Harley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rett.
Harley trying to control from the bottom.
Rett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rett trying to control from half guard but Harley is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley tries to kick Rett off but Rett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harley defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rett connects with a nice short shot to Harley's temple.
Rett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harley is refusing to be controlled, as Rett sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rett prevents Harley from standing back up.
Harley is looking for a sweep. Rett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harley controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett seems to be working for a kimura but Harley defends the submission attempt.
Rett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rett winds up and cracks Harley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rett is trying to control the action in half guard but Harley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rett is stalling here. Harley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett is trying to improve his position.
Harley taking a breather here.
Rett is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rett struggling a bit here.
Randon Rett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rett has one of Harley's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Harley working away.
Randon Rett has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randon Rett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rett misses with a straight right.
Rett thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randon Rett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harley 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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