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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 697 p4p, 91 weight class) and Jonathan Harding (ranked 707 p4p, 95 weight class). Harding has chosen Bitch School as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasleyiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Harding in the body.
Vasleyiev slips a straight right by Harding.
Vasleyiev wants to land a leg kick but Harding is out of range.
Vasleyiev tries to work over Harding's front leg with a kick but Harding checks it.
Harding now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasleyiev.
Harding throws a leg kick
and Vasleyiev counters with a body kick.
Harding has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harding misses with a hook. Vasleyiev ducked under it nicely.
Harding cracks Vasleyiev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harding crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vasleyiev - the referee stops the clock and Harding gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vasleyiev. Harding manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vasleyiev checks a leg kick.
Harding swings for the body but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Vasleyiev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vasleyiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harding moves away.
Harding misses with a looping left.
Harding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harding.
Vasleyiev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasleyiev throws the kick towards the body but Harding avoids it.
Harding looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harding throws a jab when Vasleyiev was well out of range.
Dimitri Vasleyiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasleyiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Vasleyiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasleyiev throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Vasleyiev slams his shin into Harding's torso.
Harding gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harding misses with a hook.
Vasleyiev lands a glancing blow to the side of Harding's head.
Harding is looking to clinch.
Harding cracks a nice hook into Vasleyiev's ribs.
Vasleyiev moves out of range of the leg kick from Harding.
Vasleyiev lands a leg kick that knocks Harding off balance momentarily.
Vasleyiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harding throws a leg kick but Vasleyiev checks it.
Harding misses with an uppercut.
Vasleyiev misses with a left hand
and Harding counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harding digs a good body shot into Vasleyiev's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harding.
Vasleyiev is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasleyiev.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasleyiev.
Harding throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasleyiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harding throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harding keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harding appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Harding finds it's way through Vasleyiev's defenses.
Harding moves out of range as Vasleyiev throws a body kick.
Harding missing with a left hand there. Vasleyiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harding tests Vasleyiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harding looks to land a right hand but Vasleyiev moved out of range.
Harding moves in looking to clinch but Vasleyiev pushes him off.
Vasleyiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harding's head.
Harding takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev tries to work over Harding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasleyiev scores with a shot to the side of Harding's head.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vasleyiev trying to control the position but instead, Harding has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vasleyiev into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev tries to work over Harding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harding.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasleyiev.
Harding misses with a knee strike.
Vasleyiev throws a punch but it's blocked by Harding.
Vasleyiev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasleyiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Vasleyiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harding takes a shot to the head.
Vasleyiev misses with some punches.
Vasleyiev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harding scores with a shot to the side of Vasleyiev's head.
Vasleyiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harding lands a right hand.
Harding stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vasleyiev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harding tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasleyiev has a couple of punches blocked by Harding.
Vasleyiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harding scores with a shot to the side of Vasleyiev's head.
Harding fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Harding.
Still in the clinch, Harding scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harding lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasleyiev backwards.
Harding throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonathan Harding will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harding darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harding.
Vasleyiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.
Harding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a low kick, looking for Harding's leg but Harding calmly moves out of range.
Jab from Vasleyiev.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasleyiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding defending well as Vasleyiev loads up on a big left hand.
Vasleyiev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harding throws a hook but Vasleyiev blocks it.
Vasleyiev is looking to land body kicks.
Harding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harding sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasleyiev.
Harding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harding 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.
Harding fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasleyiev on the side of the head.
Vasleyiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harding throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasleyiev misses with a double jab.
Harding connects with a looping right hand.
Harding wants to slow Vasleyiev down by chopping away at his legs.
Vasleyiev throws a low kick but Harding moves out of range easily.
Vasleyiev throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding moves out of range of the body kick.
Harding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasleyiev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasleyiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harding listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harding shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harding throws a leg kick but Vasleyiev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vasleyiev throws a lazy right hand but Harding sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harding! But no joy.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but Harding moved away.
Vasleyiev motions for Harding to come forward. Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasleyiev feints and then cracks Harding's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harding down.
Vasleyiev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasleyiev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vasleyiev moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab.
Harding looks to throw the jab but Vasleyiev is out of range.
Harding gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vasleyiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harding throws out the jab.
Harding throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasleyiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Harding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Vasleyiev as he checks the leg kick.
Harding sizes up Vasleyiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasleyiev moves away.
Harding throws the left hand but Vasleyiev avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Vasleyiev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harding looks to land a right hand but Vasleyiev moved out of range.
Harding has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harding tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasleyiev misses with a body kick.
Harding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasleyiev ducks under a wild hook from Harding.
Vasleyiev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harding looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasleyiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding moves out of range of the body kick from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasleyiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harding checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harding tests Vasleyiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Harding checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasleyiev misses with a kick to the body
and Harding counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harding walks into a stiff left hand from Vasleyiev.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Vasleyiev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harding misses with a low kick.
Harding throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasleyiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasleyiev.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a jab when Harding was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Harding will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harding keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasleyiev.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Vasleyiev.
Harding's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harding scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vasleyiev doesn't seem bothered though.
Harding blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Harding releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A left lands for Harding.
Vasleyiev moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasleyiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harding is out of range.
Vasleyiev looks to land a left hand but Harding moved out of range nicely.
Vasleyiev connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vasleyiev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harding has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harding and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick
and Harding counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev wants to land a leg kick but Harding is out of range.
Vasleyiev throws a chopping leg kick but Harding manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harding appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vasleyiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Harding releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harding misses with a straight right.
Jonathan Harding seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasleyiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasleyiev throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harding counter with a right hand.
Harding misses with a hook. Vasleyiev ducked under it nicely.
Vasleyiev scores with a head kick.
Harding throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasleyiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasleyiev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasleyiev misses with a low kick.
Vasleyiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harding sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harding blocks the body kick.
Harding lands with a cross.
Vasleyiev lands a two punch combo.
Vasleyiev defending well as Harding loads up on a big left hand.
Harding throws a leg kick but Vasleyiev checks it.
A slow jab from Vasleyiev misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasleyiev throws a looping overhand right but Harding ducks down to avoid it.
Harding tries to clinch but Vasleyiev is having none of it.
Jonathan Harding is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasleyiev.
Harding connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harding throws a lazy right hand but Vasleyiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasleyiev misses with a left hand
and Harding counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasleyiev misses with a kick to the body
and Harding cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harding checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Vasleyiev finds it's way through Harding's defenses.
Vasleyiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Harding misses with a looping right.
Vasleyiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harding.
Harding thuds a left hand into Vasleyiev's body.
Vasleyiev lands with an overhand left.
Harding throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasleyiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harding checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harding checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vasleyiev under the eye.
Harding cracks Vasleyiev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vasleyiev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vasleyiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harding is out of range and Vasleyiev settles back down.
Harding with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasleyiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Harding.
Vasleyiev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Harding is predictable there
and Vasleyiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harding's knee momentarily.
Vasleyiev lands a jab to the nose.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harding lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasleyiev at a distance.
Good shot there by Harding.
Vasleyiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harding is out of range.
Harding lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Vasleyiev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harding throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasleyiev.
Harding throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasleyiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasleyiev lands a head kick. Harding smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vasleyiev avoids the body shot from Harding.
Harding throws a body punch but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Vasleyiev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Vasleyiev slips under a jab.
Vasleyiev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harding swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vasleyiev.
A bone on bone clash there as Harding blocks the leg kick.
Harding scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasleyiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonathan Harding.
Well Harding 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Harding!
A victorious Jonathan Harding thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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