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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not again - You all ready dropped?. 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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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris keeps Ho at a distance using the push kick.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Ho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harris's guard.
Harris is controlling Ho's posture.
Ho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris pulls Ho in close to prevent any damage.
Ho lands a couple of digs.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris'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.
Ho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ho is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ho stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ho throwing strikes but missing.
Ho being controlled here momentarily.
Harris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ho works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Ho throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ho is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris has his hands on Ho's head, controlling the position.
Ho throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Ho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls Ho in close to prevent any damage.
Ho distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ho lands a couple of digs.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Ho is proving a slippery customer.
Ho postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Ho is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris has control of Ho's left arm, preventing Ho from doing any damage.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris trying to control the position.
Ho throws a big elbow that misses.
Ho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Ho is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Ho slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Ho is proving a slippery customer.
Ho lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Kong Ho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ho takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Ho lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Ho on that attempt.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ho or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris tests Ho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris throws a leg kick
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Li Kong Ho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho.
Ho slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Kong Ho.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ho with a jab.
Ho lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Ho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho misses with a hook.
Harris digs a good body shot into Ho's ribs.
Harris misses with a low kick as Ho jumps back.
Ho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris throws a low kick but Ho avoids it.
Li Kong Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Ho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Ho settles back down.
Ho blocks a low kick nicely.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Ho coming out on top.
Ho's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Ho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho just manages to avoid it.
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Ho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho misses the body punch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ho is out of range.
Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Derek Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ho takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Kong Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Ho misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ho wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Ho throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Ho ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Ho tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Ho manages to avoid the attempt.
Harris lands a front kick.
Ho throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Ho throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Harris tenderised Ho's leg. Ho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Ho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Ho catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Ho.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris pushes Ho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Ho.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tries to work over Ho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho.
Ho fails to pull guard.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Kong Ho.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derek Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Ho lands a left hand.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Ho blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Ho misses with some punches.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Kong Ho.
Well Ho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Kong Ho!
A very excited looking Li Kong Ho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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