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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costello has chosen LOOKING FOR TRUBLE as his entrance music. The key to victory for Manny Harris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Costello!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris instigates a clinch.
Costello prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costello as Harris tries to tie him up.
Costello looking to slow down the pace here.
Costello avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris looking to stall.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Costello keeps him there for the moment.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Costello keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris tries to break free but Costello pushes him back against the cage.
Costello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris darts in and clinches Costello up against the cage.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris has Costello pressed against the cage.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two 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.
Costello tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costello blocks an uppercut.
Costello is trying to break free.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Costello has him pressed against the cage.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costello keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Costello blocks the elbow strike.
Costello letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Costello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Costello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costello has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Costello can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris tries to work over Costello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Costello up against the cage.
Costello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costello gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Costello has him pressed against the cage.
Costello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris tries a knee to the head but Costello blocks it.
Costello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costello is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Costello is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Costello letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manny Harris.
Costello takes one on the button.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris darts in and clinches Costello up against the cage.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costello has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to break free but Costello has control.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costello's elbow.
Costello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Costello tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Costello has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Costello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris avoids the head kick by Costello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costello raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Costello keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Harris wants to clinch.
Costello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manny Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Costello, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costello can do to turn this around?
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Costello avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Costello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Costello's head.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Costello has double underhooks.
Costello avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris tries to work over Costello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costello's elbow.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Costello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costello.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harris tries to clinch but Costello moves away
and Costello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Costello circles away.
Harris is looking to clinch but Costello is avoiding it.
Harris pushes Costello up against the cage in a clinch.
Costello blocks a body shot from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris stalling the fight.
Costello prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Manny Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Costello has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Costello blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Costello is controlling him.
Harris tries to circle away but Costello has him pinned against the cage.
Harris tries to circle away but Costello has him pinned against the cage.
Costello blocking some punches.
Harris wants to break free but Costello has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Costello has him pressed against the cage.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Costello is controlling him.
That's two 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.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costello's efforts to push away.
Costello tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Costello avoiding damage.
Costello keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Costello blocks an elbow strike.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costello blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to work over Costello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manny Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Costello is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Costello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costello breaks the clinch.
That's four 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.
Harris wants to clinch up but Costello keeps it at a distance.
Harris lands a nice hook to Costello's body. Costello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Costello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costello is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Costello has double underhooks.
Costello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costello prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Costello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Harris!
In defeat, Philip Costello stepped up to the mic, saying 'Am sorry..was great fight,and from this..I learn'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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