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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 857 p4p, 113 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 1262 p4p, 159 weight class). Alexius has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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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
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius misses with an uppercut
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexius dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Alexius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Alexius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexius.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Alexius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexius lands a left hand.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexius misses with some punches.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Alexius pushes Harris back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Alexius counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris struggling a bit here.
Alexius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harris is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alexius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris wants to clinch up but Alexius keeps it at a distance.
Alexius works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris swings for the body but Alexius moves out of range.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius throws a one two combo.
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alexius controlling the pace.
Harris wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
Alexius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alexius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Alexius is stalling here. Harris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alexius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris wants to stand but Alexius has his arm trapped.
Alexius can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Alexius circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Alexius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris pushes Alexius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris lands a right hand.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris keeps control of Alexius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris misses with some punches.
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris connects with the punch.
Alexius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris wants to clinch.
Alexius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Alexius throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius 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 looks to clinch
and Alexius counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexius throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Alexius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
As Alexius tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Alexius manages to avoid the attempt.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Alexius.
Harris is pressed up against the ropes. Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris forces Alexius back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Alexius pushes him off.
Harris is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
Harris scores with a jab. Alexius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexius takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Alexius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris looks to clinch
and Alexius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexius forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius looks to land a strike but Harris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexius with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Alexius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris clinches up with Alexius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexius gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harris regains guard.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius misses with a body kick.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius avoids the body shot from Harris.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Harris checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris sets himself, and Alexius steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexius.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexius lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexius works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Alexius tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexius lands with a right to the head.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alexius fails to land.
Alexius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anselmo Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexius circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Harris wants to clinch.
Alexius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris rushes Alexius and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
Bessarion Alexius is the new welterweight champion!
Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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