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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
32
193 lbs
27 - 27 - 0 |
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192 cm
34
198 lbs
14 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hai Shang! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Harris clinches. Harris takes an elbow to the forehead. A short right from Harris. Shang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Harris. Shang missing with knees to the body.
Shang scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shang tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body. Harris avoiding damage as Shang throws knees to the body.
Shang misses with a knee to the head. Shang struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Shang.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shang or not. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Shang.
Shang tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harris dodges an elbow strike from Shang.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Shang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Shang gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Shang lands a nice uppercut. Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shang. Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage. Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shang is defending well for now. A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris avoiding damage as Shang throws knees to the body.
Shang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards. Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shang.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shang tries to clinch up. Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Shang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shang tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch. Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Shang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now. Harris breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Harris wants to clinch up but Shang keeps it at a distance. Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shang paws at him with a jab and circles away. Shang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Harris lands an overhand right. A looping hook to the body misses from Shang. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet. A cross from Harris lands. Shang throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it. Harris moves in looking to clinch but Shang pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Shang. Shang throws a shot to the body.
Harris lands a jab. Shang lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Harris swings for the body but Shang moves out of range.
Shang misses with a hook. Shang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard. Shang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harris has managed to free his arm - good work. Shang not landing any meaningful shots this time. Shang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shang looks to land a strike but Harris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shang tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard. Shang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Shang throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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! Harris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Shang can't do much from the bottom here. Shang is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control. Harris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shang to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hai Shang will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris misses with a body shot.
Bastien Harris is winning the standup battle so far. Harris lands a two punch combo.
Shang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Harris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Shang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Shang stalls. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Shang, against the cage.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Shang throws a half hearted mid kick. Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shang paws at him with a jab and circles away. Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Shang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Shang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Harris misses with a double jab
and Shang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Harris throws a right and a left that Shang avoids nicely. Shang misses with a kick to the body.
Harris misses with a looping left. Shang lands a jab to the nose. Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses. Shang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Shang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively. Harris blocks the body kick.
Shang scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Shang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shang misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely. Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shang momentarily.
Shang with a poor takedown and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Shang blocks a low kick nicely. Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. Harris scores with a nice hook to the head. Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris prevents a body shot from Shang. Shang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Shang. Shang swings and misses with a shot to the body and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body. Harris has Shang up against the cage in a clinch.
Shang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris swinging wildly here.
A jab from Shang misses. Shang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Harris 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 leg kick but Shang moved away. Bastien Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A swing and a miss from Shang. Harris blocks a head kick by Shang.
Harris checks the leg kick. Shang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Shang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shang throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range. Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Harris digs a good body shot into Shang's ribs. Shang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Shang is breathing heavily. Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shang's calf. Shang swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Shang tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shang. Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Harris wants to slow Shang down by chopping away at his legs. Shang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shang checks it well. Harris lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Shang sprawling to the canvas. Harris follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Shang hang on?
Shang is rocked!
It looks like Hai Shang has been cut. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harris trying to control the pace. Shang is still in real trouble! Can Harris finish him? Shang is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shang is still trying to improve position. Shang seems to have recovered his senses. Harris decides to stand and escape the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Hai Shang's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris. Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Shang moves out of range easily. A head kick misses from Shang. Shang works the jab nicely. Harris is looking to slow Shang down with leg kicks. The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Harris misses with a leg kick. Shang throws a jab when Harris was well out of range. Harris appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shang paws at him with a jab and circles away. Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shang is able to avoid easily. Harris throws a push kick but Shang slaps the foot to one side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shang keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick. Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Shang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Shang throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range. Harris avoids the head kick by Shang.
A nice combination there by Harris.
Shang 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts. Nice jab there from Harris. Shang lands a slapping body shot.
Harris tries to work over Shang's front leg with a kick but Shang checks it. Shang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris blocks a head kick by Shang.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick. Harris gets a clinch. Harris gets through Shang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shang to keep the fight standing. Harris blocks a body shot from Shang. Shang misses with a short punch on the inside. Shang takes an elbow to the temple. Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bastien Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far. Shang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shang working Harris over with knees to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Shang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A head punch on the inside from Shang fails to land. Harris scores with a shot to the side of Shang's head. Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shang tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Shang back against the cage. Harris lands a body shot. Shang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Shang blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shang throws an elbow but misses. Harris avoiding damage as Shang throws knees to the body.
Shang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris 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. Shang shoots in and gets a takedown into Harris's guard. Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shang checks a leg kick. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shang, as that shot connected.
Shang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris. Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A combination from Harris does no damage. Harris misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shang! But no joy. Shang misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Shang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shang pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris. Shang working some nice short punches in the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! A short right from Harris. Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shang.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris connects with a combination that backs up Shang into the cage. Harris lands a flurry of punches that gets past Shang's guard. Shang is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Harris bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bastien Harris! Bastien Harris took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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