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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 cm
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282 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai O Brian! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Brian throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range. Harris moves into range and connects with a jab. O Brian thows a left - swing and a miss! O Brian throws a big shot that misses. Harris fails with a takedown attempt. O Brian throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance. O Brian misses with a straight right. O Brian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. O Brian swings around for an armbar but Harris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into O Brian's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harris throwing strikes from guard but O Brian blocks nicely. O Brian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harris wants to control from the top but O Brian keeps moving. Harris 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. O Brian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Brian. O Brian is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! O Brian controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Brian throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harris is working to get back to half guard.
O Brian tries to control but Harris wriggling away. O Brian landing punches. Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. O Brian is looking to advance position but Harris won't allow it. Harris wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Brian throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard. Harris wants to sweep here but O Brian controlling him for the moment. O Brian trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
O Brian isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks O Brian on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris! Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Brian keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. O Brian tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it. O Brian takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
O Brian is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Harris wants to stand but O Brian is controlling his arm. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Harris is looking to take a break and control but O Brian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai O Brian dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Harris. O Brian circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris. O Brian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably and O Brian counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that. Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Harris controls O Brian momentarily but O Brian frees himself. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. O Brian pushes down on Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard. O Brian is just content to waste time from the top position. Harris takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brian is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. O Brian passes easily into side control. Nice work. O Brian trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom. O Brian cracks Harris with a big right hand but Harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
O Brian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Harris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. O Brian trying to control the pace. O Brian wants to advance to full mount but Harris doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Harris striking off his back but it's not causing O Brian any problems. O Brian is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Nikolai O Brian has got the better of the ground game so far. O Brian throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely. Harris working a defensive guard but O Brian passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harris regains full guard. Nicely done. Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet. O Brian prevents Harris from getting back to his feet. O Brian trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. O Brian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. O Brian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. O Brian forces his way into half guard. O Brian wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Brian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. O Brian is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brian circles away.
O Brian misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming. Harris defending well as O Brian loads up on a big left hand. O Brian misses with a straight left. Harris throws a nice looking combination but O Brian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. O Brian tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Brian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. O Brian 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. O Brian is in Harris's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai O Brian 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. This is the final round!
O Brian swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris. O Brian misses with a straight left. Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Brian. Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Harris tries to clinch there but O Brian circles away.
Harris has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from O Brian fails to land. O Brian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harris moves in looking to clinch but O Brian pushes him off. Harris tries to clinch there but O Brian circles away.
Harris fails with the takedown. O Brian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away. O Brian misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. O Brian throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris. Harris ducks under a wild hook from O Brian. O Brian throws a body shot but no joy. Harris feinted with a counter takedown. O Brian takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses. Harris has closed the distance and engaged O Brian in a clinch.
Harris is fighting off a takedown attempt but O Brian is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harris to the mat. Harris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Brian trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom. O Brian trying to move into half guard but instead Harris has managed to sweep!
Gunner Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nikolai O Brian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Brian is trying to keep Harris in close.
O Brian working a defensive guard but Harris manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harris trying to control the position but O Brian is working away. Who's going to make the next move? Harris controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harris trying to control the position but O Brian is working away. O Brian is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it. O Brian is not content to let Harris control the position. O Brian struggling a bit here.
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. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. O Brian is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. O Brian lands with a nice body punch. Harris fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Brian circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Some wild striking there from Harris.
Gunner Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Nikolai O Brian. I've got O Brian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai O Brian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
33% |
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