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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kade Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sgt Al Moranas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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174 cm
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164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kade Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sgt Al Moranas!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moranas tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harris stands up from half guard.
Moranas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris avoids the head kick by Moranas.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Moranas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moranas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moranas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moranas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moranas counters with a left to the body.
Moranas tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Kade Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moranas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Moranas counters with a straight right hand.
Moranas tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moranas is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
Moranas tries to kick Harris off in order to stand up. Harris Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Moranas pushes Harris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up and beckons Moranas to his feet.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moranas counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Moranas dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Moranas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Moranas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a combination
and Moranas counters with a straight right hand.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Moranas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moranas closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control.
Moranas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harris has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Moranas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Harris stands up and beckons Moranas to his feet.
Moranas moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris escapes and gets back to his feet.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris throws a series of punches but Moranas moves out of range.
Moranas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harris stands up from half guard.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moranas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moranas throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Moranas throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kade Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Moranas throws a body kick that misses.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Sgt Al Moranas has been cut.
Moranas misses with a two punch combination.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kade Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moranas swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moranas avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moranas has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moranas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sgt Al Moranas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moranas.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moranas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moranas tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Moranas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moranas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris throws a series of punches but Moranas avoids them all with ease.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Moranas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harris really felt that one!
Moranas darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moranas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris looks to land a combination but Moranas avoids it well.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moranas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab from Moranas.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Moranas moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moranas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a combination
and Moranas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moranas is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moranas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moranas scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kade Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sgt Al Moranas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moranas throws a head kick that misses.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moranas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moranas lands a nice shot to the body.
Moranas is looking to land body kicks.
Harris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moranas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Moranas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moranas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris throws a right and a left that Moranas avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Moranas tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moranas counters with a left to the body.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moranas is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Moranas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moranas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moranas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moranas connects with a body shot.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Moranas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Moranas wants to clinch.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Moranas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moranas misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moranas tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Moranas wants to clinch.
Moranas misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moranas 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 Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moranas.
Moranas tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Moranas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moranas.
Harris checks a low kick from Moranas.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moranas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moranas throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris tries to bum rush Moranas with a series of wild strikes but Moranas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moranas circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Moranas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moranas connects with a jab.
Sgt Al Moranas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kade Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moranas wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kade Harris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kade Harris!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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