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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Harada (ranked 5462 p4p, 163 weight class) and Jackson Ellis (ranked 7919 p4p, 208 weight class). Harada comes to the cage accompanied by M83 'Midnight City'. Takashi Harada had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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322 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Ellis.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Ellis slips the punch.
Ellis feints and then cracks Harada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harada down.
Ellis feints and then cracks Harada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harada down.
Ellis moves away from the strike by Harada.
Harada throws out a loose jab but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis lands a jab to Harada's midsection.
Harada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ellis. Ellis obviously looking to wear him down.
Harada throws out a loose jab but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harada just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada 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.
It looks like Jackson Ellis has been cut.
Ellis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellis scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Ellis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellis wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Ellis ducks down to avoid it.
Ellis lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Ellis clinches up against the cage.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Takashi Harada has been cut.
Harada goes for a takedown attempt but Ellis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ellis tries to avoid it but Harada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ellis to the ground. Ellis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Harada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ellis takes the fight into the clinch.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Ellis has the dominant position.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
Harada blocking some punches.
Ellis pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ellis pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but Ellis has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Ellis.
Harada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ellis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ellis on the inside.
Takashi Harada's cut is getting worse.
Harada is trying to break free.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis misses with some punches.
A short right from Ellis.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
Ellis prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Ellis has the dominant position.
Ellis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Ellis has the dominant position.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Harada can't break the clinch.
Harada has Ellis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ellis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harada has Ellis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ellis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harada wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Ellis fails to land.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ellis prevents Harada from breaking the clinch.
Harada is trying to break free.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harada wants to break free but Ellis has control.
Harada throws an elbow but it misses.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis lands a hook that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Takashi Harada's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis misses with some punches.
Harada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Harada wants to get back to striking at distance but Ellis won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Ellis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Nice body punch from Harada.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada wants to break free but Ellis has control.
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Harada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ellis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Harada tries to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling the position.
Harada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ellis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis gets underhooks to prevent Harada's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Harada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harada wants to get back to striking at distance but Ellis won't allow it.
Harada is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ellis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Ellis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ellis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada can't break the clinch.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Ellis has the dominant position.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ellis fails to land.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Harada wants a takedown but no success here.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Ellis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harada tries to score a body lock takedown but Ellis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson Ellis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ellis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellis has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harada is trying to push Ellis away but Ellis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
A short left from Ellis.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harada is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ellis is defending well.
Ellis lands a shoulder strike.
Jeez, Takashi Harada's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
Harada tries to score a body lock takedown but Ellis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada tries to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling the position.
Harada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ellis.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Takashi Harada's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jackson Ellis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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