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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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222 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow is looking to score with low kicks.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snow looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Snow.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Snow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris has gone for a leg lock! Snow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harris's guard.
Snow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has Snow pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris working a defensive guard but Snow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Snow slows the pace down.
Harris is not content to let Snow control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Snow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harris looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Snow is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Snow is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow prevents Harris from improving his position.
Harris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris working to try and regain half guard.
Snow controlling his opponent.
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 Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Snow - the referee stops the clock and Harris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Snow. Harris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from Snow is predictable there
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris pushing down on Snow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harris with the ground and pound but Snow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Snow is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Snow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Harris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snow regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harris.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Snow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snow manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Snow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Snow has wrist control.
Harris postures up.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Snow blocks nicely.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab from Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Snow throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Snow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snow throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a hook.
Snow tries to clinch up.
Snow misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Snow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
Snow cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris thumps Snow with a low kick.
Snow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Harris misses with a looping right.
Snow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snow.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Snow's leg but Snow calmly moves out of range.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Snow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snow throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Snow throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Harris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris postures up in Snow's guard and throws a big left but Snow blocks it.
Snow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris connects with a couple of short punches.
Harris distracts Snow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harris wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Snow working a defensive guard but Harris passes into half guard.
Snow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris is thwarting Snow's attempts to control the position.
Snow moves into full guard.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Snow blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Let's hope that Harris has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Snow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Snow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Snow!
Harris tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harris!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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