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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Berzerk. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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248 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klitschko momentarily.
Klitschko gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harris tries to pass to full mount but Klitschko defends it.
Klitschko is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris controlling the pace.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Klitschko is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klitschko tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Klitschko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klitschko pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris tries to pass to full mount but Klitschko defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Klitschko is trying to stand up here but Harris is controlling him well.
Klitschko is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris lunges at Klitschko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klitschko's hand.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Klitschko.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Klitschko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Klitschko scores with a nice head shot.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris checks a low kick from Klitschko.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harris trying to control the action but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Klitschko gets back to half guard.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko kicks Harris off and gets back to his feet.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko avoids it really well and circles away.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Alonzo Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko slips under a jab.
Klitschko scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris catches Klitschko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Klitschko slips a jab from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Klitschko won't be happy with that.
Harris content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klitschko keeps working.
Harris has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Harris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Klitschko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Klitschko has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klitschko is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Klitschko off the cage and back into range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klitschko doesn't seem bothered though.
Klitschko misses with a few strikes there.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a jab when Klitschko was well out of range.
Klitschko throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Klitschko!
Klitschko is not content to let Harris control the position.
Klitschko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Klitschko's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harris trying to control the action but Klitschko just sinks the hooks in.
Klitschko thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Klitschko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko controlling well, preventing Harris from escaping the position.
Klitschko lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Harris hold on?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko biding his time, controlling Harris.
Klitschko missing with strikes.
Klitschko tries to keep control of the position but Harris is staying busy.
Klitschko is riding his opponent, not letting Harris buck him off.
Harris tries to escape but Klitschko has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Klitschko is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Harris up.
Alonzo Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris is keeping busy.
Harris tries to roll but Klitschko sticks to his back.
Klitschko struggling to keep hold of the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Harris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Klitschko is not going to allow Harris to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is hanging on to Harris's back as he tries to escape.
Harris is keeping busy.
Harris is really stuck here.
Klitschko lands punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klitschko throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Klitschko is hanging on to Harris's back as he tries to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klitschko has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Harris's body.
Harris trying to control the hands but Klitschko breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris wins by majority decision!
Alonzo Harris looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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