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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 2544 p4p, 302 weight class) and Jermey Arnold (ranked 3207 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jermey Arnold enters the cage!
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199 cm
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197 lbs
23 - 25 - 0 |
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190 cm
44
203 lbs
42 - 31 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
42 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermey Arnold! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Arnold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Harris throws a head kick but Arnold moves out of range.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris stalks Arnold and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arnold's face. Arnold staggers backwards, shaken. Arnold takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arnold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arnold scrambles back to his feet. Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arnold counters with a body kick. Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harris delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arnold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnold. Harris with a nice cross. Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Harris misses with a hook. Arnold ducked under it nicely. Arnold throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it. Arnold throws a body shot but no joy. Harris pushes Arnold up against the cage in a clinch. A knee to the head by Arnold.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold pressing his opponent against the cage. Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses. Harris misses with a short punch on the inside. Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands with a light punch inside. Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards. Harris dodges an elbow strike from Arnold.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses. Arnold blocks an elbow strike from Harris.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Arnold.
A shot in the inside from Arnold. Harris lands a right hand. Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arnold is defending well for now. Harris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arnold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body. Harris lands an elbow that stopped Arnold in his tracks for a moment. Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Arnold managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arnold blocks it with crossed arms. Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Harris throws a head punch that misses. Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold. Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Arnold is looking to control Harris's arms but Harris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arnold has his back to the cage. Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. 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! A shot in the inside from Harris. Harris landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arnold backwards. Arnold blocks a body shot from Harris. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Arnold lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment. Arnold misses with an elbow strike.
Harris works on Arnold's body with a couple of short punches. Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Arnold blocks with his arms.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arnold is defending well for now. Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arnold looks winded! Arnold prevents a body shot from Harris. Arnold connects with a knee to the head.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it. Arnold 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 hand to the side of the head by Harris. Harris lands a hook to the side of the head. Harris misses with some punches.
Arnold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Arnold is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris clinches. Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body. Harris digs a right hand underneath Arnold's ribcage. Arnold let out a lung full of air as it connected. Arnold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Arnold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arnold misses with a knee to the head. A short right from Harris. A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land. Arnold lands a knee to the head.
Arnold lands with a short shot to the head. A short body shot lands from Arnold as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris. Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Arnold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle. Harris misses with some punches.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harris obliges. Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands a right hand. Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnold can do to turn this around? Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch. Harris avoiding damage as Arnold throws knees to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside. Harris pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Arnold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold is rocked! Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Arnold is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him? Arnold is breathing heavily. Harris scores with a shot to the side of Arnold's head. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arnold 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. Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harris lands a shoulder strike. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris. Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arnold is defending well for now. Arnold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Harris lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Arnold to his knees! Harris keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baby Boy Harris! A relieved looking Baby Boy Harris 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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