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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Berzerk. Bark is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RUN DMC its like that. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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235 lbs
41 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 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
41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oakley Bark!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Bark persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Bark shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Bark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bark.
Bark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harris tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bark is in Harris's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bark wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Bark looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bark throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harris escapes and throws Bark's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The referee asks Harris politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harris prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bark is looking for a sweep.
Bark is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark tries to improve position but can't.
Bark is not content to let Harris control the position.
Bark is looking for a sweep.
Harris trying to control the position but Bark is working away.
Harris moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark manages to get back to half guard.
Harris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Alonzo Harris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harris throws the left hand but Bark avoids the punch easily.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bark was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Bark jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Bark.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Bark's takedown attempt.
Bark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bark.
Bark tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Bark has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harris uses from the top position.
Bark seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Bark told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bark throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harris escapes and throws Bark's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harris is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bark will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bark is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bark gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bark working to try and regain half guard.
Bark wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris looking to control but Bark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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 Alonzo Harris 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.
Bark has his takedown stuffed
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Bark.
Bark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Bark tightens his grip and picks Harris up, before dumping him to the ground. Harris manages to land in guard.
Bark trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Bark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harris haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bark gets slowly back to his feet.
Bark keeps the fight on the outside.
Bark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bark has a takedown stuffed.
Bark has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters by clinching up.
Bark has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bark backwards.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bark backwards.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bark fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Bark wants the takedown. Harris is fighting it off but Bark persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harris's guard against the cage.
Bark looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Bark is breathing heavily.
Harris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Bark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris keeping full guard, as Bark tries to pass.
Harris is pulling down on Bark's head to control his posture.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris is trying to control the position but Bark postures up.
Oakley Bark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bark trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alonzo Harris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Bark fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bark jumps guard.
Harris forces his way into half guard.
Bark wants to get back to full guard.
Bark wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Bark trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bark is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oakley Bark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harris has managed to clinch.
Bark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bark jumps guard but Harris stands there with Bark around his waist. Bark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Bark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Bark backwards.
Bark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Harris.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Bark avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Bark goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Bark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bark.
Bark with a poor takedown
and Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris pushes Bark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Oakley Bark has been cut.
Bark can't get the takedown.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Bark is rocked!
Bark blocks an uppercut.
Bark is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bark tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Bark uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Bark seems to have recovered his senses.
Bark wants a takedown but no success here.
Harris pushes Bark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Bark.
Bark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bark! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Harris is unloading with more strikes now! Bark drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
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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