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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steel Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen The Warrior Song as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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135 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steel Chair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Chair shoots in but no luck this time.
Chair fails with the takedown
and Harrison moves into the clinch.
Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chair shoots in for a double leg but Harrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison pulls guard effortlessly.
Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chair is aware though and is defending well.
Chair throws an elbow that misses. Harrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chair's guard. Nice move by Harrison!
Harrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chair is trying to control the position but Harrison postures up.
Harrison postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chair is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harrison, into his guard.
Chair cracks Harrison with a solid left hand.
Chair stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Chair wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair controlling from the top position.
Chair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chair is aware though and is defending well.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair won't allow Harrison to get back to his feet.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair is really struggling to control Harrison but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chair throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harrison.
Chair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrison is one step ahead there.
Harrison throws a strike but Chair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but Chair is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chair wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrison is looking for a triangle but Chair pushes his legs off easily.
Chair drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chair jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chair looking to sit in guard and control but Harrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Harrison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harrison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Chair.
Harrison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chair dives in for a single leg takedown but Harrison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harrison tries to counter with a clinch but Chair shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chair shoots and misses
and Harrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chair fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chair tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily
and Harrison counters by clinching up.
Harrison effectively controlling the action here.
Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chair.
Chair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrison is working away from the top position though.
Harrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chair's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair trying to control here.
Harrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Harrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harrison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harrison is thwarting Chair's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chair actively working from the bottom here.
Harrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chair defends it well.
Chair is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Chair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Chair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrison but Harrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chair shoots in but Harrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steel Chair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Chair on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chair fails with the takedown
and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison thows a huge punch but Chair dodges it nicely.
Chair trying to control from the bottom.
Chair works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chair looking to control.
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Chair is retaining full guard.
Chair is trying to keep Harrison in close.
Harrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chair looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chair looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chair!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrison tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Chair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chair is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Harrison has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Harrison!
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chair is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair is trying to control the position but Harrison postures up.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Chair is keeping the position.
Chair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harrison tries to kick Chair off but Chair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chair seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chair working over Harrison with some ground and pound. Harrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steel Chair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chair frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Harrison.
Well Harrison 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Harrison!
After winning the bout, Chuck Harrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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