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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 664 p4p, 84 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 1049 p4p, 139 weight class). James Harden has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins throws out a loose jab but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins misses with a straight right.
Harden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harden misses with an uppercut.
Harden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rollins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rollins swinging wildly here.
Rollins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Rollins.
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harden throws out a counter right but Rollins avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Harden misses the target.
Harden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rollins throws a body punch but Harden moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollins moves away.
As Harden tries to get set, Rollins tries to push him back and clinch up but Harden manages to avoid the attempt.
Harden cracks Rollins with a good jab.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rollins just misses with a punch to the body.
Rollins with a hook.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Harden lands a two punch combo.
Harden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
Harden staying out of range there.
Rollins throws out a loose jab but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harden jabs Rollins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rollins back to the cage. Harden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rollins looks to land a left hand but Harden moved out of range nicely.
Harden throws a leg kick but Rollins moved away.
Harden sizes up Rollins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Harden does no damage.
Rollins misses with the combination.
Harden blocks a jab.
Harden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rollins slips a jab and a cross from Harden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rollins. Harden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins is looking to counter the offense by Harden and move into the clinch.
Harden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rollins takes one on the button.
Rollins throws a lazy uppercut
and Harden counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden tries to clinch but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harden.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins slips under a jab.
Rollins thuds his right hand into Harden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harden misses with an uppercut. Rollins saw that one coming.
Harden throws a shot from downtown. Rollins moves away and avoids it.
Harden misses with a body shot.
Rollins misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Harden coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Harden.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harden. That's going to slow Rollins down.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rollins finds it's way round the side to connect with Harden's head.
Rollins throws an overhand right that lands on Harden's shoulder, as Harden tries to avoid the shot.
Harden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins throws a hook but Harden blocks it.
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!
Harden avoids the body shot from Rollins.
Harden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harden cracks Rollins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harden. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Harden wants to counter with a clinch but Rollins pushes him away.
Harden ducks right into an uppercut from Rollins.
Harden throws a hook to the side of Rollins's head but Rollins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Harden'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.
Rollins loads up on a big right hand but Harden slips the punch.
Harden slips a jab and a cross from Rollins.
Harden misses with a hook.
Rollins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rollins cracks Harden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Rollins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rollins connects with a body shot that sends Harden's belly button to the back.
Rollins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rollins doesn't seem bothered though.
Harden misses with a double jab
and Rollins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
Harden lands a body punch.
Rollins prevents a body shot from Harden.
Harden swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
Rollins blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Rollins misses with some punches.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harden has Rollins pressed against the cage.
Rollins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harden.
Harden tries to stall but Rollins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Rollins prevents a body shot from Harden.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Harden.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Rollins scores with a shot to the side of Harden's head.
Rollins lands a hook that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
Rollins throws a head punch that misses.
Harden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rollins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harden can turn it around.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harden misses with some punches.
Castor Rollins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rollins tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Harden.
Rollins gets through Harden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden pushes Rollins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rollins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Harden misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rollins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rollins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harden takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Harden to work.
Rollins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harden scores with a shot to the side of Rollins's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins lands a shot to the body.
Harden misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harden working aggressively here.
Rollins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rollins as the two fighters clinch.
Harden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harden has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
Rollins tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Harden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harden.
Rollins throws a lazy right hand but Harden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James Harden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harden moves away from the strike by Rollins.
Rollins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harden throws a leg kick
and Rollins moves into the clinch.
Harden working aggressively here.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
Harden prevents a body shot from Rollins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rollins is keeping busy.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins blocking some punches.
Harden has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
Harden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harden throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rollins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harden or not.
Harden stalling in the clinch but Rollins improves position.
Rollins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rollins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harden misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rollins misses with some punches.
Harden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harden takes a shot to the head.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Rollins controls the action.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Harden avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Rollins as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rollins up against the cage.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
A bit of stalling here from Harden.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rollins lands a right hand.
Harden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rollins.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
Harden lands with a right to the head.
Harden tries to stall but Rollins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is working Harden over against the cage.
Harden misses with a punch on the inside.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Rollins lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rollins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
A short uppercut from Harden.
Rollins tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rollins up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Harden scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Castor Rollins.
I think Rollins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castor Rollins!
Castor Rollins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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FIGHT
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