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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Harney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaheim Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sizzla - Taking Over kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enoch Harney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid scores with a decent looking hook.
Harney pushes Reid up against the cage in a clinch.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harney blocks a body shot from Reid.
Harney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Harney.
Harney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harney tries to close the distance and clinch but Reid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaheim Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid scores with a spinning back kick!
Harney gets a double leg takedown into Reid's guard.
Harney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harney sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harney gets to his feet - Reid follows without any prompting.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Harney has closed the distance and engaged Reid in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Harney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harney walks into a jab.
Harney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but Harney passes into half guard.
Harney stands up out of the half guard.
Harney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harney stands and steps away. Reid gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reid lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reid.
Harney moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
and Reid counters with an outside leg kick.
Harney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid is looking to improve his position.
Reid looks winded!
Harney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harney trying to control the pace.
Harney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harney controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Harney.
Harney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harney decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Reid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Reid. That snapped Harney's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Harney dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harney decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
Harney escapes and gets back to his feet.
Reid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good standup being displayed there by Harney as he connects with a hook.
Harney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reid being controlled here, momentarily.
Harney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Enoch Harney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harney gets to his feet - Reid follows without any prompting.
Reid is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harney tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid scores with a jab.
Harney doesn't manage to clinch there - Reid circles away.
Reid keeps the fight on the outside.
Harney walks into a straight right hand from Reid.
Reid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harney tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid scores with a jab. Harney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid thows a body kick. Harney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harney connects with the punch.
It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Harney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reid, pushing him back against the cage.
Reid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harney backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reid just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid trying to stall but Harney improves his position.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Harney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harney tries to clinch but Reid moves out of range.
Reid is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harney connects with a nice looking jab.
Harney tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Harney tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Harney drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harney misses with the ground and pound.
Reid trying to remain calm as Harney controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Harney.
Reid taking a bit of punishment here - Harney scoring with strikes.
Harney landing a few strikes.
Harney stands up.
Harney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reid looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Harney stands up.
Reid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harney content to stall in guard here.
Harney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Harney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
That's time! Harney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reid connects with a body shot.
Reid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reid lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reid is trying to defend but Harney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harney not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harney stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jaheim Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid thuds his shin into the meat of Harney's side.
No joy there for Harney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harney checks a leg kick.
Harney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harney stands up and beckons Reid to his feet.
Harney throws a head kick that misses.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reid gets caught napping as Harney dives in and scores a takedown. Reid manages to retain guard.
Reid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harney passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harney performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jaheim Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harney escapes and gets back to his feet.
Enoch Harney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid throws a lazy body kick
and Harney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harney pushes down on Reid's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harney is controlling the pace.
Reid taking some punishment here, with Harney in his half guard.
Reid wants to control but Harney is keeping busy.
Harney 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.
Harney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reid tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Harney passes to full mount!
Harney controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Enoch Harney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harney lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enoch Harney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harney, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Harney!
In defeat, Jaheim Reid stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bumboclaat!'.
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energy
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hype
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