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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Hari (ranked 5290 p4p, 174 weight class) and Thiago Meida (ranked 17244 p4p, 239 weight class). Hari kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is King Drum. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meida is out of range and Hari settles back down.
Meida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meida cracks Hari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meida cracks Hari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hari moves into the clinch.
Hari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meida breaks the clinch.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari looks for the body kick but Meida saw that one coming.
Meida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hari clinches with his opponent.
Hari tries a knee to the head but Meida blocks it.
Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meida's efforts to push away.
Hari has Meida pressed against the cage, preventing Meida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meida takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hari has Meida pressed against the cage, preventing Meida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari lands an elbow just above Meida 's eye.
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hari tries to clinch but Meida is having none of it.
Hari fails to land with a series of punches.
Meida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meida misses with an uppercut. Hari saw that one coming.
Meida tries to keep at a distance but Hari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hari throws a head punch that misses.
Meida is trying to push Hari away but Hari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meida throws out the jab.
Hari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meida swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari.
Hari tries to clinch but Meida is having none of it.
Hari throws a body kick that misses.
Hari moves into the clinch successfully.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meida blocks an uppercut.
Hari pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Hari's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hari striking off his back but it's not causing Meida any problems.
Meida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meida cracks Hari with a solid left hand.
Hari trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hari tries to strike from the bottom.
Meida preventing the sweep.
Meida is working Hari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Meida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hari throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Meida wanted to stand there but Hari had control of the position.
Hari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hari chips away with some ground and pound.
Meida has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hari has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hari lands with a left to the head.
Meida working hard to break the clinch.
Hari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meida breaks the clinch.
Hari is looking to clinch.
Meida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meida throws a jab but it's blocked by Hari.
Meida swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Meida finds it's target.
Meida throws a jab but it's blocked by Hari.
Hari moves away from the strike by Meida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari throws a head kick but Meida moves out of range.
Hari misses with a two punch combination.
Hari tries to clinch but Meida moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hari pushes Meida up against the cage in a clinch.
Meida is trying to push Hari away but Hari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hari scores with a shoulder strike.
Meida blocks an uppercut.
Meida blocking some punches.
Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Hari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meida throws a hook to the side of Hari's head but Hari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meida.
Meida misses with a straight right.
Meida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meida avoids a kick to the body.
Hari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Meida's cut.
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.
Hari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meida 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.
Meida looks to land a left hand but Hari moved out of range nicely.
Hari changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hari moves into the clinch.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meida working hard to break the clinch.
Meida is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks.
Harold Hari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hari.
Hari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hari lands a hook that snaps the head of Meida backwards.
Meida breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hari misses with the head strike.
Meida is trying to push Hari away but Hari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harold Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meida blocks the body kick.
Hari is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meida with a nice cross.
Hari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meida misses with an uppercut.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Hari walks into a left hand.
Meida gets tackled into the cage by Hari. Hari maintains the clinch.
Meida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meida can't break the clinch.
Meida working hard to break the clinch.
Meida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hari ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Hari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meida with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meida keeps the fight on the outside.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meida scores with a nice head shot.
Hari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meida.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Hari has the dominant position.
Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meida.
Hari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hari misses with an elbow strike.
Hari misses with an elbow over the top.
Meida breaks from the clinch.
Hari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meida.
A big right from Meida misses.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida throws a looping overhand right but Hari ducks down to avoid it.
Meida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Meida swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari.
Hari has closed the distance and engaged Meida in a clinch.
Hari fails to pull guard.
Meida is trying to break free.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meida blocks the elbow strike.
Meida is trying to break the clinch but Hari is controlling him.
Meida breaks from the clinch.
Meida blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meida.
Meida connects with a right hand. Hari shakes it off.
Hari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Meida misses its intended target.
Meida lands a jab to the head.
Meida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meida blocks a head kick by Hari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meida duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hari walks into a left hand.
Hari lands a front kick.
Meida is breathing heavily.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hari is looking to clinch.
Hari tries to clinch but Meida is having none of it.
Hari tries to clinch up but Meida circles away and keeps his distance.
Hari moves away from the strike by Meida.
Meida moves out of range of the body kick.
Hari staying out of range there.
And Hari counters with a quick kick to the body but Meida blocks it.
Hari closes the distance and clinches.
Hari misses with some punches.
Hari has Meida pressed against the cage, preventing Meida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hari lands a shoulder strike.
Meida is trying to break the clinch but Hari is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Meida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Meida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meida moves out of range as Hari throws a body kick.
Hari tries to clinch but Meida moves out of range.
Meida keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hari.
Hari slips a jab from Meida.
A head kick misses from Hari.
Hari is looking to clinch.
Hari wants to clinch.
Meida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari moves away from the strike by Meida.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hari has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meida swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari.
Hari wants to clinch.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meida.
Meida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hari's head backwards.
Hari tries to clinch but Meida moves out of range.
Thiago Meida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hari lands a nice looking body kick.
Meida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari cracks a nice hook into Meida's ribs.
Meida tries to keep at a distance but Hari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hari lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Meida is blocking nicely.
Hari has Meida pressed against the cage, preventing Meida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meida's efforts to push away.
Meida dodges an elbow strike from Hari.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari gets through Meida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meida avoids a wild elbow strike from Hari.
Hari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meida backwards.
Meida is rocked!
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meida is still on wobbly legs! Can Hari finish him?
Hari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Hari has the dominant position.
Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meida finds it's way round the side to connect with Hari's head.
Meida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meida seems to have recovered his senses.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Meida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari walks into a left hand.
Hari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hari wants to clinch up but Meida keeps it at a distance.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meida looks to land a combination but Hari avoids it well.
Hari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meida misses with an uppercut. Hari saw that one coming.
Hari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hari instigates a clinch.
Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meida's efforts to push away.
Meida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Meida misses with a few strikes there.
Meida keeps the fight on the outside.
Hari is looking to clinch but Meida is avoiding it.
Hari wants to clinch.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Meida pushes him off.
Hari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meida.
Hari is looking to clinch but Meida is avoiding it.
Hari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Meida if he has to take too many more of those.
Hari has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meida blocking some punches.
Hari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hari connects with a big uppercut there that sends Meida tumbling to the ground! Hari follows him down into his guard.
That has opened up Thiago Meida's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hari postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Meida's head off the mat! Meida is out! He's out! Hari jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harold Hari!
A relieved looking Harold Hari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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