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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy McRandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the ring accompanied by Flower lady- jerky boys. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 cm
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170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 London, Paul Harris! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy McRandy! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McRandy sees it coming and avoids it easily. Harris feints a jab promting McRandy to slip. Harris then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McRandy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Harris lands a jab-cross combination. McRandy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. McRandy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harris to see if he's OK. Harris regains half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ground and pound from McRandy. Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from McRandy. Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Harris is staying active underneath McRandy, who seems content to just control the action from this position. McRandy lands strikes from half guard. Harris is looking to control McRandy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harris avoid being mounted? McRandy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. McRandy wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it. Harris is looking to improve his position.
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. McRandy connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harris actively working from the bottom here. Harris looks like he's trying to stand up.
McRandy tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it. Harris regains full guard. Nicely done. Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but McRandy is one step ahead there. McRandy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McRandy defends it easily. Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McRandy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McRandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. McRandy wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McRandy looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. McRandy is striking but Harris is not phased and passes to half guard. Harris is pressing down on McRandy's thigh, looking to free his foot. McRandy is holding on for now. McRandy wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McRandy trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McRandy can do anything to dispel that myth. Harris is pressing down on McRandy's thigh, looking to free his foot. McRandy is holding on for now. McRandy moves into full guard.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work. Harris trying to control the position but McRandy is working away. McRandy is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it. Harris tries to advance to mount but McRandy denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on McRandy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Harris wants to control but McRandy is keeping him busy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. You can see the frustration on McRandy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Harris lands some shots froms side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McRandy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard. McRandy throws a big right hand that misses. McRandy landing with the ground and pound. Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McRandy defends well. McRandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Harris looking for a guillotine here but McRandy defends easily.
Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McRandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McRandy trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McRandy is aware though and is defending well. McRandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. McRandy 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. Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harris looking to finish with strikes here!
Harris trying to control but McRandy is having none of it. McRandy is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harris with a couple of short strikes. Harris is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McRandy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McRandy is looking to escape. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McRandy wants to control but Harris is having none of it. Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McRandy is looking to escape. Harris swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McRandy is now in Harris's guard. A big mistake from Harris there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round. McRandy throws a big right hand that misses. McRandy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now. Harris looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McRandy is defending well. Harris quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McRandy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Harris celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Harris! Paul Harris retains his welterweight title! Our winner, Paul Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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