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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruarc Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruarc Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Bitch!'s leg but Bitch! calmly moves out of range.
Bitch! swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bitch! slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bitch!.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It appears Bitch! was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bitch! gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Bitch! lands an uppercut.
Bitch! misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bitch! as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
Harris has Bitch! pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bitch! manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bitch! lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ruarc Harris has been cut.
Bitch! misses with some punches.
Bitch! stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris just leaning against Bitch!, taking a breather.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bitch! connects with a jab.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bitch! scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bitch! misses with some punches.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Bitch! pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruarc Harris.
Bitch! thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Bitch! with a jab.
Bitch! lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Bitch! stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bitch! connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Bitch! checks a low kick from Harris.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bitch! - that will leave a mark!
Bitch! has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitch!.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bitch! comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Bitch! scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Bitch! is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bitch! creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bitch! gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitch!.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Bitch! misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bitch! trying to land knees to the body.
Harris blocking some punches.
Bitch! misses with an elbow strike.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bitch! walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bitch! stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bitch! wants it to stay on the feet.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the head.
Bitch! lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bitch! slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Good leg kick by Bitch! there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch!.
Harris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bitch! throws a head kick that misses.
Bitch! throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bitch! clinches up against the cage.
Bitch! looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bitch! working aggressively here.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Bitch! scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris has Bitch! pushed against the cage.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it misses.
Bitch! lands with a light punch inside.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Bitch! tries to tie him up.
Harris taking a breather.
Bitch! makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruarc Harris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bitch! misses with a body shot.
Bitch! looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bitch! paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bitch! scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Bitch! lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Bitch! can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitch! controls his hands.
Bitch! avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Harris tries to circle away but Bitch! has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bitch! up against the cage.
Bitch! misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bitch! throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris is looking to control Bitch!'s arms but Bitch! gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bitch! to keep the fight standing.
Bitch! lands with a right to the head.
Bitch! keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bitch! lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Bitch! feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitch!.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Bitch! fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
Bitch! lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bitch! on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bitch! cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Bitch!.
Ruarc Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bitch! lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
A jab lands there for Bitch!.
Harris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bitch! misses the jab.
Bitch! lands with a good body shot.
Bitch! thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Harris throws a series of punches but Bitch! avoids them all with ease.
Bitch! scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitch! lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rick James, Bitch! is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitch! listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Bitch!. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bitch!.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Bitch! makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch!.
Bitch! throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Harris tries to counter it with a takedown but Bitch! pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bitch! uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Good leg kick by Bitch! there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris misses with a hook. Bitch! ducked under it nicely.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Bitch! back into the cage.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris trying to stall but Bitch! improves his position.
Bitch! comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitch! lands with a left to the head.
Harris is rocked!
Bitch! has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Bitch! finish him?
Rick James, Bitch! has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Bitch!.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitch! slows down the pace here.
Bitch! tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris pushes Bitch! up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris tries to pull guard but Bitch! forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Bitch! has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Bitch! leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitch!.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruarc Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bitch! with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bitch! circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Bitch!.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bitch!.
Bitch! fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
Bitch! scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants a takedown.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Bitch! won't allow it.
Bitch! tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Bitch! back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bitch! misses with some punches.
Harris taking a breather.
Bitch! tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
Bitch! struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Bitch! is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harris is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
Harris tries to stall but Bitch! uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Bitch! works the jab nicely.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bitch! swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bitch!.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitch!.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bitch! swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bitch! connects with the punch.
Harris throws a series of punches but Bitch! avoids them all with ease.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch!.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitch! bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Rick James, Bitch! is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bitch! swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
A swing and a miss from Bitch!.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bitch!.
Bitch! throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
And Harris tries to counter it with a takedown but Bitch! pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bitch! misses with a body shot.
Bitch! will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bitch! fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bitch! manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Bitch! bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bitch! tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bitch! ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Bitch! misses with a looping left.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris rushes Bitch! and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bitch! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitch! is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Bitch! into the cage.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bitch! gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Ruarc Harris's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitch! just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a body shot but Bitch! blocks it.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Bitch! lands an uppercut.
Bitch! looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bitch! misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris jumps guard but Bitch! turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruarc Harris.
Bitch! prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruarc Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitch! is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bitch! down to the mat. Bitch! avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bitch! cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Bitch! lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bitch!.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James, Bitch! showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bitch! 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick James, Bitch!!
A relieved looking Rick James, Bitch! thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ruarc Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost this match because i had a injured heart you see someone ran over my dog earlier today. If it where not for that i would have kicked this guys ass.'.
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