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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remigijus Morkevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remigijus Morkevicius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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200 cm
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cleveland Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remigijus Morkevicius!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morkevicius tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harding sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morkevicius somewhat.
Good leg kick by Harding there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morkevicius tries to keep at a distance but Harding has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harding tries a body shot but Morkevicius blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morkevicius is trying to pull guard but Harding turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harding tries a knee to the head but Morkevicius blocks it.
Morkevicius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harding gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cleveland Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remigijus Morkevicius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkevicius landing knees to the body.
Morkevicius tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morkevicius wants to stall.
Morkevicius is trying to pull guard but Harding turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harding.
Morkevicius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harding lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harding'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.
Morkevicius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harding really is a fat lump.
Morkevicius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harding walks away with a smile on his face. Morkevicius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morkevicius dives in for a single leg takedown but Harding sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morkevicius swats away the attempt to clinch by Harding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding darts in and clinches Morkevicius up against the cage.
Morkevicius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harding moves into the clinch.
Harding is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morkevicius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morkevicius is trying to stall.
Harding dodges an elbow strike from Morkevicius.
Harding wants to break free but Morkevicius has control.
Harding working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morkevicius trying to control the position but instead, Harding has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morkevicius into the cage.
Morkevicius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harding prevents it.
Harding is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Harding.
Nice body punch from Harding.
Harding is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morkevicius manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morkevicius is defended easily by Harding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morkevicius dives in and grabs Harding's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harding pushes down on Morkevicius's head and hops out.
Harding throws a counter high kick but Morkevicius was just alert enough to avoid it.
Harding rushes Morkevicius and presses him up against the cage.
Morkevicius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harding avoids the head kick by Morkevicius.
Morkevicius looks winded!
Harding wants to clinch.
Morkevicius is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Morkevicius feints and as Harding raises his hands in defense, Morkevicius changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morkevicius preventing the sweep.
Harding keeping moving, preventing Morkevicius from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Harding dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morkevicius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harding is fending him off so far but Morkevicius persists. Nope, Harding circles away and we're back to standing.
Morkevicius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harding pinned against the cage. Harding gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morkevicius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harding is fending him off so far but Morkevicius persists. Nope, Harding circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleveland Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remigijus Morkevicius.
Morkevicius has managed to clinch.
Morkevicius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harding decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harding is thwarting Morkevicius's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morkevicius defends it well.
Morkevicius is breathing heavily.
Harding lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morkevicius defends it well.
Morkevicius wants to improve his position but Harding is controlling well.
Harding working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morkevicius wants to control the action here but instead Harding manages to pass to full mount!
Harding is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morkevicius tries to hold on but Harding pushes him away.
Morkevicius regains half guard.
Harding 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.
Harding working Morkevicius over with strikes.
Morkevicius is looking to control Harding's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morkevicius avoid being mounted?
Harding seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morkevicius can do to turn this around?
Harding lands strikes from half guard.
Harding looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morkevicius is trying to maintain the position but Harding is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harding seems to be working for a kimura but Morkevicius defends the submission attempt.
Morkevicius trying to control here.
Morkevicius is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morkevicius has a hand on Harding's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harding takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Morkevicius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Harding dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morkevicius lands a glancing blow to the side of Harding's head.
Cleveland Harding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morkevicius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morkevicius moves into the clinch.
Harding can't break the clinch.
Harding stops a takedown attempt from Morkevicius.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harding slows down the pace here.
Cleveland Harding has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harding holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morkevicius fails to pull guard.
Cleveland Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remigijus Morkevicius.
Harding wants to get back to striking at distance but Morkevicius won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkevicius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harding stalling in the clinch.
Morkevicius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morkevicius blocks a head kick by Harding.
Morkevicius moves into the clinch successfully.
Morkevicius is working for takedown but Harding is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harding misses with a knee to the head.
Morkevicius throws an elbow that misses.
Harding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morkevicius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harding but Harding pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morkevicius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morkevicius avoids the head kick by Harding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding looks to land a left hand but Morkevicius moved out of range nicely.
Morkevicius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harding misses with a body kick.
Morkevicius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harding drives through and clinches with Morkevicius against the cage.
Harding missing with knees to the body.
Harding tries to stall but Morkevicius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morkevicius stalling the fight.
Harding wants to get back to striking at distance but Morkevicius won't allow it.
Morkevicius drags the fight down to the ground.
Harding throwing strikes from guard but Morkevicius blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harding missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding throwing strikes but missing.
Harding with a nice head shot there.
Morkevicius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harding is looking to work some ground and pound but Morkevicius has wrist control.
Harding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morkevicius is looking for a triangle but Harding pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Morkevicius trying to control the position.
Morkevicius has his foot on Harding's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harding works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harding is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harding postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harding with a nice head shot there.
Harding might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harding working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morkevicius's head.
Remigijus Morkevicius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleveland Harding is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harding stands up over Morkevicius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleveland Harding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harding 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Harding!
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