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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Handle (ranked 3117 p4p, 373 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 3655 p4p, 418 weight class). Handle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Right On. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
27 - 35 - 1 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle lands a jab to the nose.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Handle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handle.
Handle moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Handle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Handle tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Handle manages to break the clinch.
Handle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris cracks Handle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Handle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Handle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Handle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Handle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Harris throws a head kick but Handle moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris takes a swing at Handle's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Handle slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Handle darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Handle into the cage.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Handle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handle.
Handle misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris throws a right and a left that Handle avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Handle avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris slips a jab from Handle.
Handle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Handle missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Harris responds with a good body kick, but Handle manages to step out the way in time.
Handle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handle lands a two punch combo.
Handle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Handle somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris throws out a counter right but Handle avoids it with no problem.
Handle looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Handle takes one to the chin there.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Handle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Handle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Handle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Handle misses with a low kick.
Handle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Handle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Handle ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Handle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handle was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Handle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handle dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Handle's head and hops out.
Handle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Handle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Handle ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Handle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handle moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
A little feinted left hand from Handle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Handle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Handle's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Handle.
Handle dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Handle moves out of range of the strikes.
Handle throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Handle slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Handle tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handle.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handle is looking to clinch.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Handle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handle avoids the body shot from Harris.
Handle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handle throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Handle throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Handle throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Handle's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Handle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Handle's head back.
Handle connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Handle moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris pushes Handle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handle working hard to break the clinch.
Handle managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Handle blocks a body shot from Harris.
Handle is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Handle breaks the clinch.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Handle throws a head kick that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harris was covering up waiting for the punch and Handle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Handle is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris seems keen to control Handle's posture.
Harris wants to sweep here but Handle controlling him for the moment.
Handle wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Handle throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Handle's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Handle is trying to keep Harris in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to stand up but can't free himself from Handle's guard.
Handle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Handle is working hard here to advance position.
Handle has Harris pulled in close to control his posture.
Handle controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Handle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Handle blocks the body kick.
Handle staying out of range there.
Handle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Handle feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Handle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Handle moves out of range easily.
Handle throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Handle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Handle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handle wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses with the combination.
Handle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Handle avoids the body shot from Harris.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Handle counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Handle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Handle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handle scrambles back to his feet.
Handle tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Handle with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harris throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Handle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handle throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Handle shrugs it off.
Handle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Donk. Harris catches Handle right on the button with a cross.
Handle motions for Harris to come forward. Handle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Handle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Handle lands a jab to the head.
Handle tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Handle walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handle.
Harris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harris throws a right and a left that Handle avoids nicely.
Harris thumps Handle with a low kick.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Handle's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handle is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Handle saw that one coming.
Handle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Handle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Handle's head but Handle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handle throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handle is looking to clinch.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Handle is just out of range.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handle.
Nice jab there from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Harris catches Handle right on the button with a cross.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris lands a jab to Handle's midsection.
A big left from Handle misses.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Handle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Handle is predictable there
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris looks to land a combination. Handle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handle manages to avoid it.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Handle will feel that in the morning.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris defending well as Handle loads up on a big left hand.
Handle misses with a hook.
Handle blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Handle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Max Handle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Handle off the cage and back into range.
Handle throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handle.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Handle shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Handle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Handle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
An out of breath Baby Boy Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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