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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris jumps guard and drags Kearney to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris trying to control the position.
Kearney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
Kearney stands up and waves to Harris to follow him.
Kearney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch there but Kearney circles away.
Kearney scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kearney tries to escape but Harris is in control.
Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harris scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kearney keeps working.
Harris cracks Kearney with a big elbow.
Kearney is trying to buck Harris off.
Harris wants to control but Kearney is keeping him busy.
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kearney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Kearney sneaks out the side door and pushes Harris away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kearney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris dives in and grabs Kearney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kearney pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
A clash of legs there as Kearney blocks the low kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kearney but Kearney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris looks for a takedown but Kearney sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kearney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Kearney lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kearney does it's job there.
Kearney lands with a good body shot.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Kearney catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Kearney moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kearney pushes Harris off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kearney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kearney as he jumps to the side.
Kearney lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Kearney scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Kearney, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Kearney against the cage but Kearney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kearney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kearney walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kearney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kearney.
Harris is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kearney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Kearney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kearney has Harris pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris tries to pull guard but Kearney holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
Kearney throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Kearney improves position.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kearney throws a head punch that misses.
Harris successfully pulls guard.
Kearney tries to stand but Harris is controlling from the bottom.
Kearney stands and steps away. Harris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kearney leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kearney tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Kearney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kearney feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Kearney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kearney tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Kearney stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kearney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Kearney misses.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris fails with the takedown
letting Kearney counter with a right hand.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris tries to counter with a takedown but Kearney is quick to defend against it.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Kearney shows good takedown defense.
Junior Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kearney lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kearney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris takes one on the button.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kearney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris misses with a combination
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kearney manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris jumps guard but Kearney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Kearney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kearney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kearney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris jumps guard but Kearney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kearney.
Harris tries to pull guard but Kearney won't allow it.
Kearney lands a body shot.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Harris tries to pull guard but Kearney won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney misses with some punches.
Kearney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kearney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kearney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Kearney slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Kearney on the inside.
Kearney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kearney misses with a punch to the body.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris successfully pulls guard.
Kearney gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kearney sprawls well. Kearney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Kearney counters with a right hand to the body.
Kearney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kearney tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Kearney throws a shot to the body.
Kearney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kearney drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Kearney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kearney looking to stall.
Kearney has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Kearney misses with a punch on the inside.
Kearney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Barry Kearney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Kearney has Harris pressed against the cage.
Kearney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kearney lands with a light punch inside.
Harris pulls Kearney into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kearney wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Kearney stands and steps away. Harris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kearney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kearney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kearney wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Kearney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Kearney connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kearney to counter with a crisp jab.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kearney counters with a nice uppercut.
Kearney with a jab.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kearney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kearney wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Kearney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harris is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kearney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kearney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris moves forwards but Kearney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kearney.
Kearney lands with a big left! Harris is wobbled badly! Kearney comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Harris to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barry Kearney!
Barry Kearney gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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