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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mashrafe Mortaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Mashrafe Mortaza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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152 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mashrafe Mortaza!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harland missing with a left hand there. Mortaza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Harland. Beautiful body shot.
Harland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harland connects with the punch.
Mortaza blocks a jab.
Mortaza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mortaza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mortaza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harland misses with an uppercut. Mortaza saw that one coming.
Mortaza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mortaza wants to control from the top but Harland keeps moving.
Harland looking for a guillotine here but Mortaza defends easily.
Mortaza throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harland wants to sweep but no luck.
Mortaza stands and throws Harland's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortaza misses with the ground and pound.
Harland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harland wants to control but Mortaza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mortaza trying to control from Harland's half guard. Harland has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mortaza looking to pass the guard.
Harland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mortaza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harland perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortaza is not content to let Harland control the position.
Harland trying to control from Mortaza's half guard. Mortaza has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Mortaza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mortaza is keeping the position for now.
Mortaza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harland is stalling in the full guard.
Mortaza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland stopping the sweep attempt from Mortaza.
We've been hearing that Harland has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mortaza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mortaza is keeping the position for now.
Harland trying to control but Mortaza is working from the bottom.
Harland stays in close to Mortaza's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harland missing with a left hand there. Mortaza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mashrafe Mortaza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Harland as Mortaza shoots in.
Mortaza ducks under a wild hook from Harland.
Harland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mortaza shoots for a takedown but Harland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harland scores with the left hand. Mortaza knows he should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Harland there.
Harland slaps away a takedown attempt from Mortaza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zander Harland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mashrafe Mortaza.
Harland scores with a shot to the body.
Harland throws an overhand right that lands on Mortaza's shoulder, as Mortaza tries to avoid the shot.
Harland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mortaza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harland sprawls well. Harland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mortaza gets slowly back to his feet.
Harland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zander Harland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harland lands a nice shot that snaps Mortaza's head back.
Mortaza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mortaza somewhat.
It looked like Harland was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mortaza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Harland dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mortaza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harland throws the left hand but Mortaza avoids the punch easily.
Mortaza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harland to the mat! Harland manages to get full guard.
Harland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mortaza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harland keeping full guard, as Mortaza tries to pass.
Harland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland is controlling Mortaza's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harland is on top in guard.
Harland drops back looking for a leg! Mortaza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mortaza manages to kick Harland off! Harland jumps back into Mortaza's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortaza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harland wants to pass the guard but Mortaza is keeping the position.
Mortaza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harland tries to free his leg and advance position but Mortaza is retaining full guard.
Harland sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mortaza keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harland wants to control from the top but Mortaza keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mortaza has his takedown stuffed
and Harland counters with a straight right hand.
Mortaza shoots in but no luck this time.
Zander Harland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mashrafe Mortaza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harland wants it to stay on the feet.
Harland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mortaza.
Harland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mortaza fails with the takedown
and Harland counters with a nice uppercut.
Mortaza closes the distance and clinches up with Harland, looking for a takedown. Mortaza pushes Harland against the cage but Harland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mortaza is breathing heavily.
Harland jabs Mortaza right on the nose. Mortaza blinks but takes it well.
Mortaza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harland, as that shot connected.
Mortaza shoots in but Harland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harland throws a lazy right hand but Mortaza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harland cracks a nice hook into Mortaza's ribs.
Mortaza walks into a straight right hand from Harland.
Zander Harland is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harland scores with a nice head shot.
Harland misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mortaza with that takedown attempt.
Mortaza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mortaza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mortaza ducks under a wild hook from Harland.
Mortaza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harland.
Mortaza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harland throwing a counter right hand but Mortaza manages to avoid it.
No luck for Mortaza with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Harland misses the target.
A jab lands there for Harland.
Mortaza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harland as he jumps to the side.
Harland scores with a hook to the body. Mortaza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mortaza misses with a takedown
and Harland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Harland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harland lands an overhand right.
Mortaza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harland defends well and Mortaza ends up having to push Harland into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mortaza fails with a takedown attempt.
Harland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mortaza.
Harland lands the left hand.
Mortaza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mortaza blocks a jab.
Harland 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.
Mortaza has a takedown stuffed.
Zander Harland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mashrafe Mortaza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mortaza tries for a takedown but Harland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Harland misses its target.
Harland's corner calls for a 1-2. Harland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harland scores with a decent looking hook.
Harland works the jab nicely.
Mortaza is rocked!
Mortaza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Harland.
Mortaza is still on wobbly legs! Can Harland finish him?
Mortaza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mortaza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harland counters with a crisp right that sends Mortaza to the canvas! Harland follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander Harland!
After winning the bout, Zander Harland 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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