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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 118 p4p, 14 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 560 p4p, 60 weight class). Harris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Not again - You all ready dropped?. Draven has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Draven misses.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Draven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draven let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Draven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Draven is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Draven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Draven sees coming a mile off.
Draven misses with a hook.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Draven.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Draven throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draven's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores with a kick to the body.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Draven's head.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Harris slips a jab from Draven.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draven throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Draven lands a body shot.
Harris checks a low kick from Draven.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Draven tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Draven throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draven's corner calls for a 1-2. Draven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Harris misses.
Draven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Draven throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Draven walks into a jab.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris has Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Harris connects with a jab.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Draven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Draven slips a straight right by Harris.
Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Draven misses
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Draven lands a body shot.
Draven clinches up against the cage.
Draven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draven pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris works on Draven's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Harris.
Draven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Draven tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Draven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven misses with a leg kick
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Draven checks a leg kick nicely.
Draven counters with a body kick.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris tries to clinch there but Draven circles away.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Draven checks it.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Harris stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris throws a leg kick but Draven sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Draven is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris scores with a spinning back kick!
Harris wants to slow Draven down by chopping away at his legs.
And Draven responds with a good body kick, but Harris manages to step out the way in time.
Draven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draven gets a clinch.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draven working aggressively here.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocking some punches.
Draven prevents a body shot from Harris.
Draven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draven avoids the body shot from Harris.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Draven checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draven throws out the jab.
Draven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Draven 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
Draven throws a leg kick that misses.
Draven scores with a nice head shot.
Harris throws a head kick that Draven semi-blocks.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's 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!
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Draven misses
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Draven working aggressively here.
Harris presses Draven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Draven prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that second 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.
Draven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Draven swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris tries to clinch up
and Draven counters with a one-two to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draven wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Draven throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Draven really felt that one!
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Draven throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draven.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Draven defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Draven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draven thumps Harris with a low kick.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris clobbers Draven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draven scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Draven tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris slips under a jab from Draven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a straight right. Draven didn't see that one coming.
Draven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Draven checks the leg kick.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Draven walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Draven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris jabs at Draven's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris thumps Draven with a low kick.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Draven misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris slips under a jab.
Draven swinging wildly here.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris clearly takes 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.
Draven scores with a nice strike.
Draven throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
Draven misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Draven.
Draven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris is looking to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Harris cracks Draven with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Draven is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Draven clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draven swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draven can do to turn this around?
Draven darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draven lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Draven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draven is trying to counter with his kicks.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris checks a low kick from Draven.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harris.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Draven tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draven.
Harris avoids the body shot from Draven.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Draven counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Draven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Draven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Draven.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Draven scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris digs a right hand into Draven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draven's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Draven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Draven with an uppercut!
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice combination there by Harris.
Harris digs a good hook to Draven's body.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Draven looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Draven is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Draven strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Draven avoided it.
A big right from Draven misses.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draven! But no joy.
Harris moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Draven on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Draven.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Harris slips a jab from Draven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Draven steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Draven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Draven cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Draven tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draven.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Harris tenderised Draven's leg. Draven is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Draven fails in his attempt to clinch.
It appears Harris was looking to counter with a kick there.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Draven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a looping left.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Draven just manages to avoid it.
Draven misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Draven throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris moves away from the strike by Draven.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Draven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Draven throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Draven throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Harris lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Draven.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
Derek Harris retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Derek 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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