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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert De La Bath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by gangs of new york. Frane Harm is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hubert De La Bath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frane Harm!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harm looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Bath is just out of range.
Harm has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De La Bath shoots in looking for a takedown but Harm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Bath's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Bath with a poor takedown
enabling Harm to counter with a crisp jab.
Harm misses with a body kick.
De La Bath seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De La Bath has his takedown stuffed
and Harm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert De La Bath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harm scores with a jab to the jaw.
De La Bath shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harm counters with a thumping low kick.
Harm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De La Bath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harm connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Bath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harm.
Harm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harm throws a push kick but De La Bath slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bath ducks under a wild hook from Harm.
De La Bath shoots in looking for a takedown but Harm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Bath's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Bath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Bath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De La Bath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Bath tries to clinch up.
Harm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harm scores with a hook to the body. De La Bath takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De La Bath has his takedown stuffed
and Harm counters with a slapping leg kick.
De La Bath tries to clinch there but Harm circles away.
Harm delivers a nice body kick.
Harm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harm. That's going to slow De La Bath down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Harm.
Harm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Bath looks for a takedown but Harm sprawls well.
De La Bath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harm throws a right hand that De La Bath ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Bath also avoids with ease.
Harm misses with a leg kick
and De La Bath counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harm throws a shot from downtown. De La Bath moves away and avoids it.
Harm throws a body kick that misses.
De La Bath fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harm misses with a wild body shot.
De La Bath wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De La Bath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Bath fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm lands a nice hook to De La Bath's body. De La Bath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De La Bath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De La Bath tries to close the distance and clinch but Harm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown but Harm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harm. That's going to slow De La Bath down.
De La Bath checks a low kick from Harm.
De La Bath tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harm defends well and De La Bath ends up having to push Harm into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De La Bath fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harm avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harm.
Harm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown but Harm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De La Bath's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De La Bath looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harm connects with a solid leg kick.
De La Bath lands a right hook to the body.
De La Bath shoots for a double leg takedown but Harm sprawls well. He's pushed De La Bath's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harm throws a big shot that misses.
As Harm tries to get set, De La Bath tries to push him back and clinch up but Harm manages to avoid the attempt.
De La Bath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harm counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Harm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De La Bath looks for a takedown but Harm sprawls well.
Harm throws a lazy right hand but De La Bath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De La Bath might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harm.
Harm throws out a loose jab but De La Bath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harm tries a head kick but it misses.
Harm works over De La Bath's head and body with a nice combination.
De La Bath checks a leg kick.
De La Bath shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harm is trying to defend but De La Bath finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harm is trying to maintain the position but De La Bath is very close to passing his half guard.
De La Bath is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De La Bath is stalling here. Harm is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! De La Bath seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harm has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harm taking a breather here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harm cracks De La Bath with a big right hand but De La Bath just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De La Bath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harm is trying to get an arm triangle but De La Bath is defending well.
De La Bath dodges the ground and pound from Harm.
De La Bath is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harm taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harm trying to control the action but De La Bath is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action 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.
Harm wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Bath keeps working.
Harm lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harm looks up at the clock and then as De La Bath takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harm smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De La Bath can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Bath tries to bench press Harm off him but Harm keeps the position.
Harm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Harm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! De La Bath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De La Bath will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De La Bath throws a front kick aimed at Harm's knee but Harm avoids it well.
Hubert De La Bath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Bath throws a sloppy head kick
and Harm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harm scores with a hook.
De La Bath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Harm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De La Bath is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harm is controlling him.
Harm trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Bath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Bath is keeping the position for now.
De La Bath controls Harm momentarily but Harm frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De La Bath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De La Bath not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harm is pushing down on De La Bath's leg trying to pass to half guard. De La Bath is fighting to maintain full guard but Harm has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harm is thwarting De La Bath's attempts to control the position.
Harm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harm is looking to take a break and control but De La Bath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
De La Bath is looking for a sweep. Harm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De La Bath is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Bath on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harm swings for the body but De La Bath moves out of range.
De La Bath misses with a takedown attempt - Harm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert De La Bath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Bath fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harm is defended easily by De La Bath.
De La Bath avoids the head kick by Harm.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harm as he avoids it easily.
And Harm tries to counter it with a takedown but De La Bath pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De La Bath tries to clinch but Harm is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm lands a body shot.
De La Bath with a poor takedown
and Harm counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Bath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Bath pinned against the cage. De La Bath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Harm misses its intended target.
Harm just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe La Bath.
De La Bath throws a lazy head kick
and Harm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De La Bath avoids the body shot from Harm.
De La Bath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As De La Bath backs off Harm throws a huge counter combo but De La Bath manages to avoid it all.
De La Bath blocks a head kick by Harm.
De La Bath walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harm misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De La Bath dives in and grabs Harm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harm pushes down on De La Bath's head and hops out.
Harm lands a head kick!
Harm cracks a nice hook into De La Bath's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Bath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harm can pounce on him.
De La Bath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harm can pounce on him.
Harm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harm lands with a good body shot.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harm as he avoids it easily.
Hubert De La Bath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Bath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frane Harm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harm 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frane Harm!
Frane Harm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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