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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ROAR by Katy Perry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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184 cm
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180 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
King throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King takes one to the chin there.
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!
King throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Calvin King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Harris feinted with a counter takedown.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King cracks Harris with a good jab.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
King defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King misses the shot to the body.
Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Harris lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harris connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
King wants to get back to full guard.
King is doing well to control the position and prevent Harris from advancing to side control.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris is fighting to break King's control of his arms but King is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King misses with a low kick.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from King.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris blocks a head kick by King.
King looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Harris cracks King with an open hand slap.
King misses with a kick to the body.
Harris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
King avoids the body shot from Harris.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King blocks a jab.
King pushes Harris away with a front kick.
Harris shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anselmo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Harris lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calvin King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
King stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
Harris gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Harris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Harris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harris's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harris thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harris lands strikes from half guard.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
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 Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
King slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Harris slips a jab from King.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Harris throws a jab when King was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harris tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
King misses with an uppercut.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from King.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris lands a jab to King's midsection.
Calvin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Harris swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Harris digs a good hook to King's body.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Harris catches King right on the button with a cross.
King connects with a body shot.
King feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Harris shrugs it off though.
King moves out of range as Harris strikes.
King gets caught napping as Harris dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes into half guard.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris lands with a punch from half guard.
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Well, if Harris is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
King actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
King wants to get back to full guard.
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 Anselmo Harris.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anselmo Harris!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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