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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Aidan Harrison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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167 cm
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aidan Harrison! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Shain takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses. Shain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrison on the side of the head. Harrison throws a leg kick that is checked and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Shain looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range. Sampson Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Shain stuns Harrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Shain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet. Shain pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Harrison throws out a counter right but Shain avoids it with no problem. Shain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Harrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shain. Shain throws a right hand that misses
and Shain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain throws a lazy head kick and Shain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shain cracks a nice hook into Harrison's ribs. Nice uppercut lands for Shain. That snapped Harrison's head back.
Shain lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target. A jab from Harrison does it's job there. Harrison swings away with a leg kick that misses. Shain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Shain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shain throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily. Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Shain checks the leg kick. Harrison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shain finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrison's head. Shain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Good work by Shain as he checks the leg kick. An attempted straight right counter from Shain misses the target. Harrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harrison slips under a jab. Harrison takes one on the button. Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shain cracks Harrison with a right hand to the side of the head. Shain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Harrison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Shain misses with a looping left. Shain throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily. Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot. Harrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Shain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Shain. Shain punishes Harrison's body with a nice straight punch. Shain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Harrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrison looks winded! Shain misses with a hook
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab. Shain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrison drops his hands momentarily and Shain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range. Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harrison looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range. Shain throws a big shot that misses. Shain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab. Shain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison. Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain. Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shain. Shain wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range. Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shain. Shain throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison. Harrison throws a leg kick but Shain sees it coming and checks it nicely. Shain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target. Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Shain slips the punch. Harrison looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range. Shain throws a hook but Harrison blocks it. Shain looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shain works Harrison's body with a nice hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice defenses there by Harrison. Shain connects with a right hand. Harrison shakes it off. Nice straight punches there by Shain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shain. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Shain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shain lands the left hand. Nice uppercut lands for Shain. That snapped Harrison's head back.
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range. Harrison throws a jab when Shain was well out of range. Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Shain sees it coming and moves out of range. Harrison throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shain throws a big shot that misses. Harrison jabs Shain to the body, keeping him at a distance. Shain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Shain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shain takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses. Harrison ducks right into an uppercut from Shain. Shain catches Harrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target. A swing and a miss from Shain. Shain throws a hook but Harrison blocks it. Shain misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely. Shain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Shain. A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target. Shain tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Shain. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harrison throws a chopping leg kick but Shain manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Shain lands a jab to Harrison's midsection. Shain scores with a jab. Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it. Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Shain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Shain moves out of range easily. Harrison is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shain misses with a looping left. Shain lands with a nice body punch. Shain cracks Harrison with a good jab. Shain misses with a body shot.
Shain scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Shain misses. Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison counters with a body kick. Shain throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shain throws out the jab. Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving. Shain throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range. Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Shain misses with a jab to the body
and Harrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Shain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Shain throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it. Shain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Shain misses with a shot to the body and Harrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Shain with a body punch. A glancing blow. Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison. Harrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Shain lands a jab. Sampson Shain is winning the standup battle so far. Shain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrison. Harrison looks to land a right hand but Shain moved out of range. Shain scores with a jab to the jaw. Jab from Shain. Shain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison takes one to the chin there. Shain with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Shain does a little dance to reset his feet. Harrison misses with a right hand and Shain counters with a straight right hand. Harrison tries to move into range but Shain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Harrison takes one on the button. Shain takes a kick to the side of the head. Shain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Harrison needs to keep his hands up - Shain had a free shot at his head there. Shain swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target. Shain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harrison's head backwards. Harrison blocks a jab. Harrison takes a shot right to the bread basket. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circling - Shain throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from Shain misses. Shain misses with the body kick and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Harrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Harrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Shain misses. Harrison takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses. Harrison misses with an uppercut
letting Shain counter with a right hand. Shain throws a head kick that misses. Harrison moves out of range of the strikes. Shain cracks Harrison with a good jab. Shain digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs. Shain scores with a nice head shot. Shain cracks Harrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shain throws a big shot that misses. Shain misses with the body kick and Harrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Harrison moves out of range of the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain dominated that second round. That's time! Shain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Shain counters with a nice uppercut. A low kick from Harrison is predictable there and Shain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Shain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison. Harrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shain works Harrison's body with a nice hook. Harrison on the wrong end of a nice hook. Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Shain misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely. A punch lands to the side of Harrison 's head but he takes it in his stride. Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Harrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Harrison misses with a body kick. Shain misses the shot to the body. Harrison misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Shain loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch. Shain keeps the fight on the outside. Harrison on the wrong end of a nice jab. A big left from Shain misses. Harrison moves forwards but Shain connects with a nice, crisp jab. Shain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around? Shain misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Shain throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison. Shain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A shot to the body from Shain misses letting Harrison counter with a right hand. Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Shain swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shain to score with a decent uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shain jabs Harrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shain throws a big shot that misses. A big left from Shain misses. Shain throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it. It seemed like Harrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick. Shain misses with a body kick. Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain. Shain lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Jab by Shain. Harrison forces Shain back against the cage and clinches. Shain tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison lands a right hand. Shain throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison. Shain lands a hook to the side of the head. Harrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shain throws a head punch that misses. Shain can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Shain throws an elbow but misses. Shain lands a shot to the body. Shain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Shain pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Shain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside. Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison. Harrison blocks a body shot from Shain. Harrison prevents a body shot from Shain. Shain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shain gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short body shot lands from Shain as the two fighters clinch.
Shain misses with a punch to the body.
Shain misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shain tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harrison slowing the pace effectively. Harrison blocks a body shot from Shain. Shain throws a head punch that misses. Shain misses with a hook from the clinch. Shain trying to control the position but instead, Harrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shain into the cage. Harrison blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Harrison. Aidan Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Harrison scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shain's elbow. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow. Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison tries to work over Shain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight! Sampson Shain showed his dominance in that final round. Well Shain 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampson Shain!
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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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