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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steiner (ranked 8016 p4p, 677 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 4798 p4p, 518 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Baby Boy Harris was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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202 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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197 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steiner moves into the clinch.
Steiner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Harris tries to work over Steiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Steiner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Steiner pulls guard successfully.
Steiner managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris won't allow Steiner to sweep him here.
Harris stands and steps away. Steiner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner clinches.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steiner tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Steiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steiner backwards.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steiner or not.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steiner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harris to keep the fight standing.
Harris working aggressively here.
Steiner pulls guard.
Steiner is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is trying to keep Harris in close.
Steiner is working an open guard so Harris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Steiner moves out of range of the body kick.
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steiner.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steiner darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Steiner.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steiner.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Steiner's head.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Steiner controls his hands.
Steiner successfully pulls guard.
Harris gets to his feet. Steiner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Harris throws a hook but Steiner avoids it easily.
Harris misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner wants to clinch.
Harris throws a series of punches but Steiner moves out of range.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steiner forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steiner blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Steiner controls the action.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Steiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steiner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Steiner.
Steiner jumps guard.
Steiner is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Steiner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner'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.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Steiner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steiner blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris is working Steiner over against the cage.
Steiner drags the fight down to the ground.
Steiner has Harris pulled in close to control his posture.
Steiner looking for a sweep. Not yet Steiner, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steiner managing to control the position.
Steiner looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Harris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steiner, up you get!
Steiner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steiner slips under a jab from Harris.
Steiner moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris connects with the punch.
Steiner tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steiner is looking to clinch.
Steiner tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steiner avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Harris looks to move away, Steiner throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.
Steiner is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steiner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steiner rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Steiner blocks an uppercut.
Steiner blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steiner wants the takedown. Harris is fighting it off but Steiner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harris's guard against the cage.
Alex Steiner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steiner wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steiner is one step ahead there.
Harris keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Jab by Harris.
Alex Steiner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steiner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
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 lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steiner's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Steiner controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Steiner tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
Steiner blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Steiner blocks an uppercut.
Steiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steiner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harris just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Steiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steiner blocks an uppercut.
Steiner decides to pull guard.
Steiner is controlling Harris's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Steiner.
Harris stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Steiner tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris throws a head kick but Steiner moves out of range.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris shapes to counter with a head kick.
Steiner tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harris looks to land a combination but Steiner avoids it well.
Steiner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris throws a low kick but Steiner avoids it.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook but Steiner avoids it easily.
Steiner wants to clinch.
Steiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Alex Steiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steiner.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steiner fails to pull guard.
Steiner is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Boy Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
Baby Boy Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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