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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Fish had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Seth Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Harris misses.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris tries to bum rush Fish with a series of wild strikes but Fish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fish - that will leave a mark!
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fish lands with a nice body punch.
Fish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Fish cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fish blocks a jab.
Fish drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Fish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish scores with a spinning back kick!
Fish blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes the leg kick and cracks Fish in the body.
Seth Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Fish off the cage and back into range.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fish with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Fish punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Fish throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris tries to bum rush Fish with a series of wild strikes but Fish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seth Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Fish's head and hops out.
Fish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Fish misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Fish moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Fish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fish gets a clinch.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Harris gets through Fish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fish.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Fish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seth 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.
Fish scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Fish slips a straight right by Harris.
Fish appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Fish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Fish changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Fish saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Fish settles back down.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Fish counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Fish is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fish.
Harris swings for the body but Fish moves out of range.
Fish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fish avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Fish sees coming a mile off.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Fish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fish avoids the head kick by Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris tries to move into range but Fish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fish.
Harris misses with the combination.
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris closes the distance but Fish moves to the side
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fish doesn't seem phased though.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Fish avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Fish lands a shoulder strike.
Fish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Fish utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fish lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Fish lands a body punch.
Fish is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris working aggressively here.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Fish.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Fish crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Fish unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Fish.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Fish scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fish misses with a body punch.
Fish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that second round.
That's time! Fish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Fish saw it coming and moves away.
Fish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Fish was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fish.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fish attempts a counter takedown but Harris avoids it well and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fish swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Fish's ribcage. Fish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Fish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
A short left from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish prevents a body shot from Harris.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Fish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Fish's head.
Fish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Harris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish blocking some punches.
Fish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris misses with some punches.
Fish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Fish.
Fish digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Fish misses with some punches.
Harris prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Seth Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishs head.
Fish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to work over Fish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Fish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
It looks like Seth Harris has been cut.
Harris blocks a body shot from Fish.
Fish prevents a body shot from Harris.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Fish.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Fish.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tries to work over Fish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Fish tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Harris!
After winning the bout, Seth Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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