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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Harris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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179 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Brady!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady misses with the combination.
Harris leaves Brady with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brady throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Brady walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Brady fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brady tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brady. That did some damage!
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brady.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Brady pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Brady.
Brady throws a body shot but no joy.
Brady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brady misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brady throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Brady sees coming a mile off.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris avoids the body shot from Brady.
Brady looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Brady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Brady takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brady throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paul Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Harris was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brady misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris throws a push kick but Brady slaps the foot to one side.
Brady misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brady misses with a head kick.
Harris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Brady on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brady moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Tom Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Brady blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Brady.
Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Brady is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Brady has the dominant position.
Harris prevents a body shot from Brady.
Harris blocks a body shot from Brady.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Brady digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Brady misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brady really felt that one!
Brady throws a body shot but no joy.
Brady moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Brady avoids it.
Brady cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Brady moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris thinks about countering with a head kick.
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 Paul Harris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brady throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Brady was not able to check.
Brady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris blocks a head kick by Brady.
Brady getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brady looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Brady misses.
Brady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tom Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brady.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brady checks a leg kick.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brady can do to turn this around?
Brady looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brady shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brady feints and as Harris raises his hands in defense, Brady changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brady.
Harris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brady is controlling him.
Harris pulls Brady in close to prevent any damage.
Harris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brady is controlling him.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harris seems keen to control Brady's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Brady down.
Harris lands with a slapping head kick.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris looks to land a body kick but Brady moved away.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brady.
Brady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris walks into a jab.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady just misses with a punch to the body.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brady avoids it.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brady looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brady throwing strikes but missing.
Harris keeping full guard, as Brady tries to pass.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brady on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brady throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris wants to stand up but Brady is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brady throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Brady looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Brady drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Brady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Harris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Brady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Brady.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Brady's leg but Brady calmly moves out of range.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Brady tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brady avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Brady sees coming a mile off.
Brady throws a head kick that misses.
Brady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brady fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Brady throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris throws a hook but Brady avoids it easily.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Brady wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brady.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Brady misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tom Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Brady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses the jab.
Brady takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Brady misses with a double jab.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Brady lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Harris slips under a jab from Brady.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Brady off the cage and back into range.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brady will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a jab from Brady.
Brady lands a lovely overhand right.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris lands a head kick. Brady smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brady misses with a low kick.
Brady shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paul Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris moves away from the strike by Brady.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris thuds a left hand into Brady's body.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Brady shoots in.
Paul Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Brady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
As Brady backs away, Harris returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harris scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brady falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
Brady looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Paul Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Brady misses with a wild body shot.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harris!
Paul Harris bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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