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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's entrance music is Jedi Theme Music. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Rami Harris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rami Harris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rami Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Koko avoids the head kick by Harris.
Koko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Koko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koko.
Koko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Koko throws a head kick that half lands.
Harris slips under a jab from Koko.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koko just manages to avoid it.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris has hold of one of Koko's legs. Koko is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Koko blocks nicely.
Koko managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Koko is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
Koko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Koko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koko pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris is thwarting Koko's attempts to control the position.
Koko is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koko's head.
Koko is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris is nestled in close to Koko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris prevents Koko from improving his position.
Harris trying to control the action but Koko is working from the bottom.
Harris trying to control the pace.
Koko tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koko wants to get back to his feet.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koko trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris prevents Koko from standing back up.
Koko is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koko trying to control here.
Harris slows the pace down in half guard.
Harris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Koko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Koko.
Koko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koko.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris has hold of one of Koko's legs. Koko is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Koko wants to get back to his feet but Harris passes into half guard.
Koko is not content to let Harris control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koko throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Koko. Those never looked like landing.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koko.
Koko lands a nice shot to the body.
Koko checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koko's sensitive parts.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris scores with a takedown into Koko's guard.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Koko.
Koko managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris is fighting to break Koko's control of his arms but Koko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Koko looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris stops Koko from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Koko tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Koko connects with the punch.
Michael Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
Harris lunges at Koko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koko's hand.
Good exchange - Koko coming out on top.
Koko is looking to land body kicks.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Koko has Harris pushed against the cage.
Koko prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koko.
Koko rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rami Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Koko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Koko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Koko is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Koko's ribcage. Koko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tries to work over Koko's front leg with a kick but Koko checks it.
Koko throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris tries to work over Koko's front leg with a kick but Koko checks it.
Koko is looking to score with low kicks.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koko.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Koko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koko.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koko.
A lazy left from Koko finds it's target.
Koko slips under a jab from Harris.
As Harris backs off Koko throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Koko is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris defending well as Koko loads up on a big left hand.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Koko avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Koko tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koko tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Koko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koko staying out of range there.
Koko digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Koko thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koko throws out a powerful jab.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koko defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Koko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick there by Koko.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Koko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Koko working aggressively here.
Koko stalling against the cage.
Harris gets through Koko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koko lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koko is keeping busy.
Koko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harris passes Koko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koko trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koko is looking to improve his position.
Koko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Koko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko pulls Harris in to control the position.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koko's guard.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harris is thwarting Koko's attempts to control the position.
Koko is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Koko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris prevents Koko from improving his position.
Koko kicks off Harris and gets to his feet.
Koko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Koko misses with a double jab
and Harris moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koko tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Koko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Koko is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koko down to the mat. Koko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
A combination from Koko does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris clinches.
Koko pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koko takes a shot to the head.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rami Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko misses with a punch to the body.
Koko tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Koko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rami Harris.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rami Harris!
A relieved looking Rami Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Michael Koko had this to say: 'Koko sad.'.
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