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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Like Me. Johnny Reach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Harbor's chin.
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harbor thinking.
Harbor fails with the takedown
and Reach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harbor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harbor is trying to ground and pound but Reach uses the momentary lack of control by Harbor to regain half guard.
Reach is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at K.O.N.Y., so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Harbor working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Reach's thigh. Reach counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Harbor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor postures up and lands a big shot to Reach's brow.
Reach trying to control the position here.
Harbor wants to pass the guard but Reach is keeping the position.
Harbor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harbor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reach pulls Harbor in to control the position.
Harbor postures up.
Harbor wants to control from the top but Reach keeps moving.
Reach is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Harbor presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harbor.
Harbor wants to take the fight to the mat but Reach manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reach is pressed up against the cage. Harbor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reach down to the mat. Reach avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnny Reach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harbor.
Reach scores with a decent looking hook.
Harbor throws out a loose jab but Reach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harbor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnny Reach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harbor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reach misses with a body shot
and Harbor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor throws a right and a left that Reach avoids nicely.
Harbor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harbor.
Harbor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reach's head.
Harbor keeps the fight on the outside.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
Harbor looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Reach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reach lands with an uppercut that bounces Harbor off the cage and back into range.
Harbor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reach on the side of the head.
Harbor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reach.
James Harbor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Reach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harbor doesn't seem phased though.
Reach lands a lovely overhand right.
Reach looks for the body kick but Harbor saw that one coming.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Harbor moves out of range easily.
Harbor connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Harbor. Those never looked like landing.
Harbor scores with a shot to the body.
Harbor ducks under a wild hook from Reach.
Harbor lands with a hook. Reach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reach misses with a hook.
Reach moves out of range of the strikes.
Reach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from Reach.
Nice straight punches there by Harbor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harbor.
Harbor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harbor lands a lovely overhand right.
Reach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harbor's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Harbor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Harbor coming out on top.
Harbor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab from Reach.
Reach scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Reach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Reach does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Reach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor misses with a straight right.
Harbor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harbor throws a series of punches but Reach avoids them all with ease.
James Harbor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harbor scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reach scores with a nice body kick.
Harbor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reach pushes Harbor off and gets back to his feet.
Harbor throws a poor cross that misses
and Reach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach lands a lovely overhand right.
Harbor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reach throws out the jab.
Harbor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harbor misses with a body shot
and Reach counters with a series of strikes. Harbor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harbor is rocked!
Harbor misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Reach misses its target.
Reach moves into the clinch.
Reach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harbor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Harbor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harbor successfully pulls guard.
Reach wants to control from the top but Harbor keeps moving.
Harbor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reach controls the pace.
Reach postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reach not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harbor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reach thuds his right hand into Harbor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reach scores with a body shot.
Harbor connects with a looping right hand.
Harbor misses with a lunging right hand
and Reach counters with a crisp one two that drops Harbor! Reach thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harbor to his feet! Harbor is in big trouble!
Harbor is still on wobbly legs! Can Reach finish him?
Harbor is holding his hands too far apart here. Reach throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Harbor is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Johnny Reach 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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