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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azell Harshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Got Money. Cabrera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Where The Hood At kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
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195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azell Harshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilson Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Harshaw pushes him off.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Harshaw is having none of it.
Cabrera is looking to clinch but Harshaw is avoiding it.
Harshaw forces Cabrera back against the cage and clinches.
Harshaw landing knees to the body.
Cabrera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harshaw wants the takedown. Cabrera is fighting it off but Harshaw persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cabrera's guard against the cage.
Harshaw wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet but Harshaw passes into half guard.
Harshaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cabrera is trying to stand up here but Harshaw is controlling him well.
Cabrera trying to control but Harshaw postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to stand back up but Harshaw is controlling him
Cabrera is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cabrera wants to clinch
and Harshaw counters with a single leg into guard. Cabrera didn't expect that.
Harshaw won't allow Cabrera to sweep him here.
Harshaw wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
Harshaw stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cabrera looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harshaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harshaw tries to control but Cabrera wriggling away.
Harshaw thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cabrera wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Harshaw is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cabrera defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Harshaw wants to control but Cabrera is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harshaw is not going to allow Cabrera to sit and survive in this position.
Cabrera controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Harshaw is hanging on to Cabrera's back as he tries to escape.
Cabrera looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Harshaw avoiding Cabrera 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cabrera rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cabrera keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cabrera lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera tries to clinch up
and Harshaw counters by clinching up.
Cabrera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harshaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Cabrera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harshaw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azell Harshaw dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cabrera tries to clinch
and Harshaw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cabrera!
Cabrera sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harshaw is controlling the pace.
Cabrera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harshaw is working away from the top position though.
Cabrera is not content to let Harshaw control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to stand up here but Harshaw is controlling him well.
Cabrera controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harshaw is thwarting Cabrera's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cabrera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harshaw counters with a shoot takedown. Cabrera fights it but they end up in guard.
Harshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrera wants to stand and escape but Harshaw is having none of it.
Cabrera looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harshaw won't allow Cabrera to sweep him here.
Harshaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrera is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Harshaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Harshaw is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cabrera with a lazy takedown attempt
so Harshaw counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabrera wants to stand but Harshaw is controlling the position.
Harshaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azell Harshaw dominated that second round.
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!
Cabrera tries to clinch but Harshaw moves away
and Harshaw counters with a single leg into guard. Cabrera didn't expect that.
Harshaw tries to stand but Cabrera is controlling from the bottom.
Cabrera wants to stand and escape but Harshaw is having none of it.
Cabrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabrera wants to sweep but no luck.
Harshaw prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
Harshaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harshaw manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harshaw wants to control but Cabrera is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harshaw stalling away here and it's allowed Cabrera to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cabrera wants to clinch
and Harshaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cabrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cabrera throws an elbow but misses.
Cabrera throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cabrera letting Harshaw take a breather here.
Cabrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabrera stalls.
Harshaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harshaw goes for a takedown attempt but Cabrera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cabrera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harshaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cabrera trying to stall but Harshaw improves his position.
Cabrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cabrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabrera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cabrera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harshaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Cabrera is working for takedown but Harshaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harshaw manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harshaw wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cabrera is now in half guard.
Cabrera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harshaw wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
Cabrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabrera tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harshaw.
Harshaw wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harshaw has a hand on Cabrera's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cabrera takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cabrera looking to finish with strikes here!
Harshaw is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azell Harshaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harshaw, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azell Harshaw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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