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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
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185 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
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186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robb Stark! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Harris! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stark slips under a jab. Stark scores with a spinning back kick! Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Stark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Stark misses with an elbow over the top. Stark is struggling to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harris tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position. A short right from Stark on the inside. Stark throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those. Our sources have told us that Stark has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Harris tries to circle away but Stark has him pinned against the cage. Stark scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head. Harris pressing his opponent against the cage. Harris is trying to break the clinch but Stark is controlling him. Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Harris rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris cracks Stark with an open hand slap. Harris closes the distance and clinches. Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stark is looking to score with low kicks. Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harris throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it. Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris. Stark misses with a leg kick and Harris counters with a one-two to the body. Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it. Conor Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage! Stark throws a nice inside leg kick. Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Stark holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment. Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage. Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris stalling.
Stark is struggling to control the position. Stark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy. Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body. Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark just leaning against Harris, taking a breather. Harris breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stark clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage. Harris misses with some punches.
Harris presses Stark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Stark missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Stark. Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Harris darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage. Harris blocks an elbow strike. Stark looking to slow down the pace here. Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor Harris will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris instigates a clinch. Harris presses Stark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage. A short left from Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts. Stark tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Stark thinks about countering with a body kick. Harris tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A low kick from Stark is predictable there and Harris counters with a stiff right hand. Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing. Conor Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup. Stark looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely. Harris throws a counter combo. Harris rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Harris breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harris clinches up against the cage. Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body. Harris is trying to break free. Harris misses with a knee to the head. Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Stark prevents a body shot from Harris. Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Harris blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark has Harris pushed against the cage. Harris manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Stark lands. Harris rushes Stark and presses him up against the cage. Stark slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Stark throws a head kick that misses. Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Harris drops his shoulder and cracks Stark with a huge uppercut! Stark goes down! Can Harris finish him?
Stark is rocked! Harris throws a big right hand that misses. Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Harris preventing the sweep. Harris stays in close to Stark's body and controls the position. Stark seems to have got his legs back now. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Harris preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stark feinted there with a counter leg kick. Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris instigates a clinch. Harris has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Stark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Harris is working Stark over against the cage. Stark dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Stark tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Oooh a lovely combination from Harris sends Stark down but not out. Harris dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Robb Stark has been cut. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harris in side control, throwing shots but Stark defends. You can see the frustration on Stark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Harris cracks Stark with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Harris immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Stark is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Harris!
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