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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Caceres Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Caceres Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Harris!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris. Caceres Junior shrugs it off though.
Caceres Junior shoots in and bounces Harris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Caceres Junior is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harris is wriggling around but Caceres Junior manages to pass to half guard.
Caceres Junior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres Junior gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Caceres Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Caceres Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caceres Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Caceres Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Caceres Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Caceres Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ethan Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caceres Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Caceres Junior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Caceres Junior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caceres Junior decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Caceres Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caceres Junior's head.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caceres Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caceres Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caceres Junior drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Caceres Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caceres Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caceres Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caceres Junioris looking to pass into half guard but Harris pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harris is in guard.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres Junior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Caceres Junior pulls Harris in close to prevent any 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!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Caceres Junior just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Caceres Junior on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Caceres Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caceres Junior.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Caceres Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Caceres Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caceres Junior tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caceres Junior shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Caceres Junior takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ethan Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caceres Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Caceres Junior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caceres Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris works over Caceres Junior's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Victor Caceres Junior has been cut.
Caceres Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caceres Junior's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Caceres Junior.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caceres Junior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harris!
Caceres Junior looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Caceres Junior thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres Junior throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Caceres Junior stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Caceres Junior shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caceres Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Caceres Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caceres Junior's head.
Harris scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caceres Junior shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caceres Junior shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris lands a nice hook to Caceres Junior's body. Caceres Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caceres Junior on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris fakes the leg kick and cracks Caceres Junior in the body.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caceres Junior backs up against the cage.
Caceres Junior scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Caceres Junior has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Caceres Junior lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harris tries to escape but Caceres Junior is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres Junior wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caceres Junior goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harris has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Caceres Junior but great work by Harris.
Victor Caceres Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caceres Junior tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harris presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Caceres Junior tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Caceres Junior's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Caceres Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Caceres Junior darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Harris lands a head kick!
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Caceres Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caceres Junior drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caceres Junior stays in close to Harris's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres Junior wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Victor Caceres Junior wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Caceres Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caceres Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caceres Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caceres Junior is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Caceres Junior.
A low kick from Caceres Junior misses
and Harris counters with a big head kick but Caceres Junior shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres Junior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Caceres Junior moves out of range easily.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Caceres Junior feints and as Harris raises his hands in defense, Caceres Junior changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris keeping full guard, as Caceres Junior tries to pass.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Caceres Junior looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Caceres Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris cracks Caceres Junior with a good jab.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Caceres Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Caceres Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caceres Junior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Caceres Junior.
Victor Caceres Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caceres Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Caceres Junior tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethan Harris.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Harris!
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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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