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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's entrance music is Not again - You all ready dropped?. A fine choice. MacAuliffe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notorious by Duran Duran. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris thuds a left hand into MacAuliffe's body.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacAuliffe's hands.
MacAuliffe throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and MacAuliffe only half commits.
MacAuliffe misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
MacAuliffe misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacAuliffe blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAuliffe misses with the combination.
MacAuliffe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MacAuliffe shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baeddan MacAuliffe.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacAuliffe tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacAuliffe thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAuliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAuliffe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Baeddan MacAuliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAuliffe misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacAuliffe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MacAuliffe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harris defends it well.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
MacAuliffe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacAuliffe is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Harris tries to get to full guard but MacAuliffe has control of the leg.
MacAuliffe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harris is pulling down on MacAuliffe's head. It's preventing any offense from MacAuliffe, at least for the moment.
Harris continues to stall.
MacAuliffe tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacAuliffe is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris controls MacAuliffe momentarily but MacAuliffe frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris controlling the position.
MacAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harris looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
MacAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris thows a body kick. MacAuliffe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harris works MacAuliffe's body with a nice hook.
MacAuliffe throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
MacAuliffe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacAuliffe will feel that in the morning.
MacAuliffe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
MacAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris trying to control the position.
MacAuliffe drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick MacAuliffe off! MacAuliffe jumps back into Harris's guard.
Harris pulls MacAuliffe in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacAuliffe fails with the takedown.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harris cracks MacAuliffe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris jabs MacAuliffe right on the nose. MacAuliffe blinks but takes it well.
MacAuliffe misses with an uppercut
and MacAuliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacAuliffe is rocked!
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
MacAuliffe prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacAuliffe is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacAuliffe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends MacAuliffe's eyes rolling into the back of his head! MacAuliffe drops to his knees and Harris pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Harris!
Derek Harris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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