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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 828 p4p, 100 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 1582 p4p, 184 weight class). Anselmo Harris is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Queen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Harris wants to clinch up but Queen keeps it at a distance.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Queen misses with some punches.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris pushes Queen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Queen misses with the head strike.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Queen throws an elbow that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
Queen misses with a knee to the head.
Harris misses with some punches.
Queen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris digs a right hand into Queen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Queen's gas tank.
Harris tries to work over Queen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Queen trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen missing with knees to the body.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris avoiding damage as Queen throws knees to the body.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Queen lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Queen lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Queen takes a shot to the head.
Queen working aggressively here.
Queen trying to land knees to the body.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Queen throws a big shot that misses.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Queen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris slips a straight right by Queen.
Harris staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Queen misses.
Queen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris tries to clinch up but Queen circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris tries to clinch but Queen moves away
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Queen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Queen lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris is working Queen over against the ropes.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Queen's head.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Queen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
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 misses with a body punch.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Queen is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Queen is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queen.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris misses with some punches.
Queen blocks an uppercut.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queen.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Queen seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that second round.
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.
Harris tries to clinch there but Queen circles away.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris is looking to clinch.
As Harris backs off Queen throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Harris takes a swing at Queen's ribcage but misses.
Queen swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris rushes Queen and presses him up against the ropes.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Queen.
Harris misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen blocks an uppercut.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Queen controls the action.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris lands a right hand.
Queen lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Queen controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris tries a body shot but Queen blocks it.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Queen throws an elbow but it misses.
Queen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Queen throws an elbow that misses.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Queen.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Queen throws an elbow but misses.
Queen blocks a body shot from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Queen misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen prevents a body shot from Harris.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen lands a shoulder strike.
Queen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Queen misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo 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.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Harris.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Harris has Queen pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harris pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Queen tumbling to the mat - Harris dives into Queen's guard.
Queen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Harris dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to control the action but Queen is working from the bottom.
Harris looking to control but instead Queen has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Queen keeps working.
Queen trying to control here.
Queen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris wants to control but Queen is keeping him busy.
Harris not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris looks to clinch
and Queen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris wants to clinch
and Queen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harris throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
Harris tries to clinch but Queen moves out of range.
Queen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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.
Queen throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Queen throws a fast counter high kick but Harris manages to duck under it in time.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Queen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Queen is just out of range.
Queen thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Queen tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Queen.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Anselmo Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Queen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen trying to land knees to the body.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Queen.
Nice body punch from Queen.
Queen lands a right hand.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Queen back against the ropes.
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 Anselmo Harris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Anselmo Harris wins by unanimous decision!
Anselmo Harris retains his welterweight title!
The defeated Oliver Queen had this to say: 'Good fight Artie, lets go have a beer and toast one up to Eric.'.
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RATING
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