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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Hekickshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Hekickshin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Hekickshin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmon tries to clinch up but Hekickshin circles away and keeps his distance.
Hekickshin throws a fast counter high kick but Harmon manages to duck under it in time.
Hekickshin shoots in for a takedown but Harmon shows good takedown defense.
Hekickshin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harmon's waist but Harmon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hekickshin off to one side.
Hekickshin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hekickshin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harmon is trying to pull guard but Hekickshin has him pressed against the cage.
Harmon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmon tries to circle away but Hekickshin has him pinned against the cage.
Hekickshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harmon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hekickshin smiles and moves away.
Harmon throws the kick towards the body but Hekickshin avoids it.
Hekickshin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hekickshin showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekickshin winds up and cracks Harmon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harmon is staying active underneath Hekickshin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harmon is trying to stand back up but Hekickshin is controlling him
Hekickshin wants to pass to mount but Harmon is defending the position.
Hekickshin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harmon.
Harmon tries to get to full guard but Hekickshin has control of the leg.
Hekickshin is working for a submission of some sort.
Harmon tries to get to full guard but Hekickshin has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
Harmon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hekickshin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hekickshin's back!
Hekickshin manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Hekickshin.
Harmon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harmon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harmon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harmon passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Harmon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon working Hekickshin over with strikes.
Harmon has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hekickshin works to full guard.
Harmon stays in close to Hekickshin's body and controls the position.
Hekickshin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harmon.
Harmon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harmon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harmon throwing strikes from guard but Hekickshin blocks nicely.
Harmon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hekickshin is proving hard to escape from.
Hekickshin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harmon is looking to work some ground and pound but Hekickshin has wrist control.
Harmon postures up in Hekickshin's guard and throws a big left but Hekickshin blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harmon has closed the distance and engaged Hekickshin in a clinch.
Harmon tries to pull guard but Hekickshin holds him up against the cage and eventually Harmon drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Harmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harmon decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hekickshin tries to free his leg and advance position but Harmon is retaining full guard.
Hekickshin looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harmon is on top in guard.
Harmon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Tommy Harmon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hekickshin stuffs the takedown attempt from Harmon. Harmon gets slowly back to his feet.
Harmon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hekickshin gets a takedown into half guard.
Hekickshin wants to pass to mount but Harmon is defending the position.
Harmon is looking for a sweep. Hekickshin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hekickshin prevents Harmon from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hekickshin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harmon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harmon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Hekickshin with that takedown attempt.
Harmon moves in looking to clinch but Hekickshin pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hekickshin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harmon sprawls well. Harmon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hekickshin gets slowly back to his feet.
Hekickshin is breathing heavily.
Harmon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harmon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hekickshin circles away quickly and effectively.
Hekickshin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hekickshin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harmon pinned against the cage. Harmon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tommy Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Hekickshin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekickshin clinches up against the cage.
Harmon leaning against his opponent.
Hekickshin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harmon gets the takedown into side control.
Hekickshin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hekickshin taking a bit of punishment here - Harmon scoring with strikes.
Harmon landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmon scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hekickshin to his feet.
Hekickshin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hekickshin wants it to stay on the feet.
Hekickshin fails with a takedown attempt.
Harmon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hekickshin swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hekickshin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harmon somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harmon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hekickshin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hekickshin shoots in for a double leg but Harmon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harmon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hekickshin.
Harmon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tommy Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Hekickshin.
Hekickshin shoots in but Harmon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harmon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harmon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hekickshin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hekickshin fails with a takedown attempt.
Hekickshin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon clinches with his opponent.
Harmon is trying to pull guard but Hekickshin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harmon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tommy Harmon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harmon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hekickshin but Hekickshin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hekickshin fails to land the takedown.
Harmon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hekickshin.
Sloppy strikes from Harmon. Those never looked like landing.
Hekickshin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hekickshin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hekickshin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harmon dives in for a single leg takedown but Hekickshin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harmon has a takedown stuffed.
Harmon lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harmon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hekickshin can do to turn this around?
Harmon lands a couple of digs.
Harmon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harmon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harmon stands up over Hekickshin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harmon stands up over Hekickshin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harmon scoring with some ground and pound.
Harmon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harmon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harmon landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon with a nice head shot there.
Harmon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hekickshin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harmon passes into half guard.
Hekickshin is looking to improve his position.
Harmon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hekickshin defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hekickshin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harmon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mr Hekickshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Harmon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hekickshin is trying to stand back up but Harmon is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harmon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harmon 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harmon!
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energy
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RATING
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