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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Jergensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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184 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Jergensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jergensen swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jergensen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Jergensen defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Jergensen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jergensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Jergensen tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jergensen!
Jergensen is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jergensen down.
Jergensen's coaches at *Shrug* have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jergensen dodges the ground and pound from Harris.
Jergensen can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jergensen is not content to let Harris control the position.
Harris postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jergensen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jergensen is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Jergensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris lands some shots froms side control.
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harris working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Harris crashes against the mat.
Harris tries to advance to mount but Jergensen denies him.
Jergensen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris wants to control but Jergensen is keeping him busy.
Harris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jergensen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harris.
Jergensen trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jergensen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jergensen wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris distracts Jergensen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Jergensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harris won't allow Jergensen to sweep him here.
Jergensen working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jergensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Jergensen is just out of range.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Jergensen's shoulder, as Jergensen tries to avoid the shot.
Jergensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Harris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Jergensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jergensen misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jergensen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jergensen as he avoids it easily.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jergensen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jergensen is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Jergensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Jergensen misses with a left hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris slips a straight right by Jergensen.
Jergensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Jergensen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Jergensen there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Jergensen is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jergensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Jergensen connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice strikes from Jergensen there.
Harris is pressing down on Jergensen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Jergensen from controlling successfully.
Jergensen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Jergensen is looking to advance position but Harris has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jergensen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harris has his hands on Jergensen's head, controlling the position.
Harris is continuing to stall.
Harris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jergensen has passed into half guard!
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harris keeping full guard, as Jergensen tries to pass.
Jergensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jergensen has managed to get both his arms back between Harris's legs - danger averted.
Jergensen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris is trying to control the position but Jergensen postures up.
Jergensen wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Jergensen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jergensen trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Jergensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jergensen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jergensen cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jergensen swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris staying out of range there.
Jergensen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harris's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jergensen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jergensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Jergensen throws a big shot that misses.
Jergensen scores with a jab.
Jergensen scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab lands there for Jergensen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jergensen. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Jergensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jergensen misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Jergensen throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Jergensen moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris drags the fight down to the ground.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jergensen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jergensen chips away with some ground and pound.
Jergensen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jergensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jergensen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jergensen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harris is looking to sweep but instead, Jergensen has passed into half guard.
Jergensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris trying to control but Jergensen postures up.
Harris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jergensen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jergensen is working away from the top position though.
Jergensen lands strikes from half guard.
Jergensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Jergensen seems content to control.
Jergensen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harris!
Harris wants to control but Jergensen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jergensen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Jergensen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jergensen controlling from mount.
Jergensen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jergensen defends well and Harris ends up having to push Jergensen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sven Jergensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris cracks Jergensen with a good jab.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jergensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Jergensen lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jergensen.
Sven Jergensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris scores with a jab. Jergensen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jergensen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jergensen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jergensen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jergensen is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
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 jabs Jergensen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Jergensen.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jergensen lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Jergensen slips the punch.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Jergensen counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Good shot there by Harris.
Jergensen shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jergensen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jergensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jergensen misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Jergensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jergensen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Jergensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jergensen slips a jab from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Jergensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jergensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris connects with the punch.
Jergensen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris is trying to control Jergensen's posture but Jergensen avoids it.
Jergensen taking a breather here.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jergensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control here.
Harris tries to roll over but Jergensen keeps him under control.
Harris trying to control here.
Harris keeping control of the position.
Jergensen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jergensen trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Harris is trying to control but Jergensen manages to pass to mount!
Jergensen landing punches.
Jergensen controlling from the full mount.
Jergensen lands a couple of good shots and Harris has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Harris turns into Jergensen and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen had his way with Anselmo Harris in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jergensen misses with a two punch combination.
Jergensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jergensen blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jergensen swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a hook but Jergensen blocks it.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Jergensen.
Jergensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jergensen in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Jergensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Harris wants to control but Jergensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harris wants to get back to full guard but Jergensen has passed into side control.
Jergensen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jergensen taking a breather here.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven Jergensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jergensen trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Jergensen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jergensen is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sven Jergensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control Jergensen's posture but Jergensen avoids it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Jergensen slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris cracks Jergensen with a good jab.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jergensen misses with a body shot.
Jergensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jergensen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Jergensen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jergensen jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris avoids the body shot from Jergensen.
Jergensen misses with a wild body shot.
Jergensen slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris tries to bum rush Jergensen with a series of wild strikes but Jergensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Jergensen's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jergensen stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Jergensen misses.
Jergensen closes the distance and clinches.
Jergensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jergensen has Harris pushed against the cage.
Jergensen misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Jergensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jergensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Jergensen!
Sven Jergensen retains his welterweight title!
Sven Jergensen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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RATING
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