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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sugato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Sugato!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sugato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Sugato on that attempt.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into Sugato's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sugato can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harris won't allow Sugato to get back to his feet.
Harris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sugato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Sugato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sugato, not yet.
Harris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sugato, up you get!
Sugato fails to land the takedown.
Sugato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sugato gets slowly back to his feet.
Dante Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sugato.
Harris lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris looking to score a takedown here. Sugato is defending well but Harris drives through and ends up in Sugato's guard.
Sugato has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harris is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sugato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugato tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harris presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sugato is looking to get to half guard.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sugato is trying to stand but he's just given Harris his back.
Harris keeps control of the position as Sugato tries to break free.
Harris is persistently looking for the submission but Sugato is defending it well.
Sugato tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugato looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sugato showing good submission defense here.
Sugato is trying to break free.
Harris looking to break Sugato's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sugato remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Harris will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sugato is in bad spot here.
Harris is landing with strikes. Sugato can't take much more of this.
Sugato is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sugato has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Harris has the hooks in. Sugato is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sugato 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugato looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Harris is persistently looking for the submission but Sugato is defending it well.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Sugato holding both Harris 's hands and preventing any damage.
Harris slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Harris keeps control of the position as Sugato tries to break free.
Sugato defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harris's arms.
Sugato rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sugato keeps working.
Sugato wants to sweep but Harris has passed to side control!
Sugato is trying to get back to his feet.
Sugato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sugato is not content to let Harris control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sugato is trying to buck Harris off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sugato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony Sugato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sugato.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sugato.
Sugato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sugato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sugato fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sugato is defended easily by Harris.
Dante Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sugato.
Sugato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sugato tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Sugato.
Sugato is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Sugato gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris advances to half guard.
Harris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sugato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
Sugato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Harris passes the guard and advances to mount!
Harris controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugato is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sugato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugato tries to improve his position but instead Harris has taken his back!
Sugato showing good submission defense here.
Sugato is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugato looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sugato tries to escape the position.
Harris patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sugato tries to break free.
Harris lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
I would not like to be Sugato right now.
Sugato is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugato trying to get back to his feet but Harris is in full control for now.
Harris working for the choke.
Sugato has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sugato defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harris's arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sugato is trying to break free.
Sugato is trying to get back to his feet but Harris has full control of the position and if anything, Sugato has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dante Harris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Dante Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sugato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Sugato fails to land with a series of punches.
Sugato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sugato gets slowly back to his feet.
Sugato fails with the takedown.
Dante Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sugato.
Harris tries to clinch up but Sugato circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sugato's guard.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sugato isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Sugato on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugato is trying to improve his position.
Harris has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Harris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sugato looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Harris has Sugato flattened out and is raining down punches.
Harris has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sugato's body.
Sugato tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tightening his grip on Sugato, looking for the choke.
Sugato is trying to stand back up.
Harris keeps control of the position as Sugato tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls the action.
Sugato is in bad spot here.
Sugato is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Harris gets his way!
Harris is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sugato. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Harris working for a choke but Sugato is defending well.
Sugato trying to get back to his feet but Harris is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sugato.
Harris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sugato tries to break free.
Dante Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sugato has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sugato could be in trouble here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Dante Harris!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Dante Harris!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Dante Harris!
Dante Harris wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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