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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jedi Theme Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
Great elbows
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rami Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrillo throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrillo. Those never looked like landing.
Cabrillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrillo looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrillo. Those never looked like landing.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrillo throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrillo tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Cabrillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Juan Cabrillo has been cut.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Cabrillo does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabrillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabrillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Cabrillo misses its intended target.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabrillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cabrillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris takes a swing at Cabrillo's ribcage but misses.
Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Cabrillo scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cabrillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cabrillo defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabrillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrillo.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Cabrillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrillo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harris did well to prevent Cabrillo getting side control.
Cabrillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris is trying to control but can't.
Harris is pressing down on Cabrillo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Cabrillo slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cabrillo wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrillo's guard.
Harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris won't allow Cabrillo to sweep him here.
Cabrillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Cabrillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris wants to control from the top but Cabrillo keeps moving.
Harris is looking to pass into half guard but Cabrillo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cabrillo is in guard.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Cabrillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cabrillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris is looking to sweep but instead, Cabrillo has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rami Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Cabrillo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabrillo tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Cabrillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Cabrillo tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrillo.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabrillo misses with the head strike.
Cabrillo lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabrillo takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Cabrillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrillo's elbow.
Harris scores with a hook 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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cabrillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rami Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris stalls.
A hook to the body from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Cabrillo controls the action.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Harris.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
I was talking to Cabrillo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cabrillo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harris can turn it around.
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Cabrillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Cabrillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrillos head.
Cabrillo tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Cabrillo.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Cabrillo.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Cabrillo, against the cage.
A short left from Harris.
Cabrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabrillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabrillo.
Harris stops a takedown attempt from Cabrillo.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Cabrillo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cabrillo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Cabrillo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cabrillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cabrillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Cabrillo avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris working aggressively here.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabrillo.
Harris tries to stall but Cabrillo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris prevents a body shot from Cabrillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow strike.
Cabrillo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Cabrillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabrillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabrillo misses with a punch to the body.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrillos head.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabrillo blocks a body shot from Harris.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris is leaning against Cabrillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cabrillo prevents a body shot from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabrillo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Harris working aggressively here.
Cabrillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabrillo tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Cabrillo misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juan Cabrillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rami Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabrillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Cabrillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Cabrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rami Harris.
I've got Harris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Harris!
Our winner, Rami Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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