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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. This should be fireworks!
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191 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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203 lbs
32 - 26 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JR Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harbor counters with a straight right hand.
Adams wants to clinch up but Harbor keeps it at a distance.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Harbor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harbor just misses with a punch to the body.
Harbor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Adams misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harbor! But no joy.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harbor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams throws a solid leg kick but Harbor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adams.
Adams misses with the combination.
Harbor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a front kick that sends Harbor stumbling back into the cage.
Adams pushes Harbor away with a front kick.
Harbor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harbor misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams dives in and grabs Harbor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harbor pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Harbor sprawls well.
Harbor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adams lands the left hand.
Harbor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harbor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harbor throws out a powerful jab.
Adams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adams tries to land a body kick
and Harbor counters with a single leg into guard. Adams didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harbor defends well.
Harbor looking to sit in guard and control but Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harbor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Harbor landing with the ground and pound.
Adams trying to control the position.
Harbor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harbor is one step ahead there.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harbor throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Harbor is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harbor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harbor throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harbor cracks Adams with a solid left hand.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harbor has gone for a leg lock! Adams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harbor's guard.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Harbor is keeping the position.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Harbor.
Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Adams advances nicely into full mount.
Harbor is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Harbor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that JR Adams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harbor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams feints and then cracks Harbor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harbor down.
James Harbor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harbor works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Adams tries to land a body kick
and Harbor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams clinches up against the cage.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harbor throws a head punch that misses.
Harbor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harbor blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Harbor.
Harbor misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Harbor presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harbor drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor wants to sweep but no luck.
JR Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor wants to control but Adams passes easily into half guard.
Harbor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harbor is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but Harbor defends it.
Harbor wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Harbor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harbor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Harbor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harbor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harbor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Adams wants to control from the top but Harbor keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harbor cracks Adams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Adams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams thows a leg kick but Harbor checks it
and Harbor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harbor is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor wants to control but Adams is keeping busy.
Adams wants to control but Harbor is keeping him busy.
Harbor trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
Harbor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Harbor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harbor jabs at Adams's body.
JR Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams.
Harbor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harbor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harbor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adams with a body shot.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harbor's waist but Harbor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Adams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adams misses with a low kick.
Adams misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left and a right from Harbor both land. Nice combination.
Harbor lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harbor moves out of range of the body kick from Adams.
Harbor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to bum rush Harbor with a series of wild strikes but Harbor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Harbor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harbor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Adams misses
enabling Harbor to counter with a crisp jab.
Harbor throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Harbor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harbor working his ground and pound in the gym.
Harbor wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Harbor stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harbor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harbor scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harbor landing some decent shots from guard.
Adams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harbor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harbor wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams is looking to pass into half guard but Harbor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harbor is in guard.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harbor defends well.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harbor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Harbor slips an elbow through the middle.
Harbor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Harbor wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Harbor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harbor throws an elbow that misses. Adams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harbor's guard. Nice move by Adams!
Adams lying in Harbor's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Harbor decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Adams taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Harbor!
A victorious James Harbor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated JR Adams had this to say: 'Ain't this terrible?!'.
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energy
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hype
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