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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirks Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King Drum. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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276 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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268 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirks Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hari!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazarus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lazarus clinches.
Hari working aggressively here.
Hari working aggressively here.
Hari misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lazarus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hari throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazarus.
Hari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.
A short right from Hari.
Lazarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hari.
Hari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lazarus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hari avoiding damage as Lazarus throws knees to the body.
Hari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lazarus backwards.
Lazarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lazarus missing with knees to the body.
Lazarus blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hari throws a head punch that misses.
Lazarus working Hari over with knees to the body.
Lazarus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazarus misses with a knee strike.
Lazarus lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.
Hari working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hari.
Hari misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazarus.
Hari letting Lazarus take a breather here.
Lazarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lazarus looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Lazarus digs a right hand into Hari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hari's gas tank.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hari.
Lazarus blocking some punches.
Lazarus misses with a body punch.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Hari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hari prevents a body shot from Lazarus.
Lazarus missing with knees to the body.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hari is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hari managing to block the knees to the body from Lazarus.
Hari misses with a punch on the inside.
Lazarus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazarus.
Lazarus is struggling to control the position.
Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lazarus is trying to stall.
Hari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hari misses with a punch on the inside.
Hari lands with a left to the head.
Lazarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hari is defending well for now.
Lazarus lands a knee to the body.
Lazarus blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus stalling.
Hari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hari has a couple of punches blocked by Lazarus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari working aggressively here.
Lazarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Hari avoids the damage to the body.
Lazarus lands a right hand.
Lazarus misses with a knee to the head.
Lazarus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lazarus stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazarus obliges.
Hari looks winded!
Hari misses with the head strike.
Hari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.
Hari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hari avoiding damage as Lazarus throws knees to the body.
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 Kirks Lazarus will probably get the nod.
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.
Lazarus throws a chopping leg kick but Hari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Hari tries to counter it with a takedown but Lazarus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lazarus drives through and clinches with Hari against the cage.
Hari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hari.
Lazarus landing knees to the body.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazarus landing knees to the body.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazarus.
Hari managing to block the knees to the body from Lazarus.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Lazarus landing knees to the head.
Lazarus has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lazarus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hari misses with the head strike.
Hari misses with the head strike.
Hari throws a head punch that misses.
Lazarus blocking some punches.
Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lazarus blocks an uppercut.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirks Lazarus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lazarus lands a knee to the head.
Lazarus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hari or not.
Lazarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hari blocks it with crossed arms.
Lazarus lands a good knee to the midsection. Hari won't want to take too many of those.
Lazarus blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus is working Hari over against the cage.
Lazarus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lazarus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazarus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lazarus lands with a light punch inside.
Lazarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hari is defending well for now.
Lazarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hari can do to turn this around?
Lazarus stalls.
Hari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hari as Lazarus tries to tie him up.
Lazarus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lazarus stalling the fight.
Hari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hari lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari has a couple of punches blocked by Lazarus.
Lazarus looking to stall.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazarus blocks an uppercut.
Hari working aggressively here.
Lazarus just leaning against Hari, taking a breather.
Lazarus stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hari.
Lazarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Hari avoids the damage to the body.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lazarus stalling in the clinch.
Lazarus scores a nice knee to the body.
Lazarus lands a nice uppercut.
Hari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hari misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus lands a knee to the body.
Lazarus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lazarus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lazarus gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hari misses with some punches.
Lazarus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hari is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirks Lazarus.
Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Hari moves out of range easily.
Lazarus throws a low kick, looking for Hari's leg but Hari calmly moves out of range.
Harold Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lazarus tries to clinch but Hari moves out of range.
Hari with the counter takedown but Lazarus avoids it easily.
Lazarus throws a leg kick
and Hari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hari thows a huge punch but Lazarus dodges it nicely.
Lazarus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hari with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirks Lazarus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lazarus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Lazarus misses.
Hari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Lazarus jabs Hari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lazarus tries a low kick but Hari avoids it.
Lazarus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lazarus throws a body punch but Hari moves out of range.
Hari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lazarus can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Lazarus coming out on top.
Lazarus throws a lazy right hand but Hari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hari manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari blocks a head kick by Lazarus.
Hari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lazarus defends it well.
Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Hari feints the counter takedown.
Lazarus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lazarus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lazarus scores with a push kick.
Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazarus tries to score with a low kick but Hari moves his leg out of the way.
Hari feints the counter takedown.
Hari checks a leg kick nicely.
Hari avoids a kick to the body.
Hari feints the counter takedown.
Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
Lazarus throws a leg kick but Hari checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lazarus throws a chopping leg kick but Hari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hari with the counter takedown but Lazarus avoids it easily.
Lazarus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirks Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari blocks a leg kick.
Lazarus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hari checks it well.
Hari with the counter takedown but Lazarus avoids it easily.
Lazarus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hari with the counter takedown but Lazarus avoids it easily.
Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good leg kick by Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lazarus tries to clinch but Hari moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lazarus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lazarus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Kirks Lazarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lazarus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
Hari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lazarus defends it well.
Lazarus tries to clinch but Hari moves out of range.
Hari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lazarus tries to land a leg kick but Hari saw it coming and moves away.
Lazarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lazarus defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus throws a leg kick but Hari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hari with the counter takedown but Lazarus avoids it easily.
Hari avoids the body shot from Lazarus.
Hari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kirks Lazarus is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lazarus.
Hari moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirks Lazarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lazarus looks for the body kick but Hari saw that one coming.
Lazarus digs a good hook to Hari's body.
Lazarus misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hari checks a leg kick.
Harold Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari avoids the head kick by Lazarus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirks Lazarus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lazarus, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirks Lazarus!
Kirks Lazarus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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