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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panther comes to the cage accompanied by Redman. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Panther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacio Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Panther takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Panther moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panther closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Panther pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panther circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Panther's ribs.
Panther has a takedown stuffed.
Harris misses with the combination.
Panther is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Panther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panther looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Panther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panther shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Panther's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Panther 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Panther is having none of it.
Panther has managed to clinch.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Panther has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Panther has control.
Panther lands a left hand.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panther moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Harris.
Panther looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Panther doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Horacio Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panther blocking some punches.
Panther lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Panther avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Panther drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Panther.
Harris tries to stall but Panther uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Panther has him pressed against the cage.
Panther tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Panther.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Panther's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Panther clinches.
Panther just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Panther misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris is trying to stall.
Panther breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Tommy Panther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panther wants to clinch.
Panther shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Panther's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panther fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harris tries to clinch but Panther is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Panther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panther throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Panther tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Panther looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Panther slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Panther closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Panther pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Panther looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Panther wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Panther tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panther.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Panther is looking to clinch.
Panther has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Panther works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Panther has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris prevents Panther from breaking the clinch.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris tries to clinch up but Panther circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panther.
Panther pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panther was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Panther.
Panther fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Panther both land. Nice combination.
Panther fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Horacio Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panther 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.
Harris rushes Panther and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Panther manages to break the clinch.
Panther keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Panther.
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!
Panther tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
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 Tommy Panther will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harris tries to clinch but Panther moves out of range.
Harris clinches up with Panther and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Panther as the two fighters clinch.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris clinches up with Panther and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Panther wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panther swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Panther misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Panther is defended easily by Harris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panther changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Panther manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Panther tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panther.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Panther tries a head kick but it misses.
Panther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Panther shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Panther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Panther with that takedown attempt.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panther.
Harris tries to clinch there but Panther circles away.
Harris tries to clinch up but Panther circles away and keeps his distance.
Horacio Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Panther in a clinch.
Panther misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harris works over Panther's head and body with a nice combination.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Panther circles away.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panther sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Panther. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Panther wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Panther.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up but Panther circles away and keeps his distance.
Panther avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panther fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Panther backs up against the cage.
Panther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panther tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Panther pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to clinch up but Panther circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Harris!
Our winner, Horacio 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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RATING
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