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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 206 p4p, 31 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 146 p4p, 22 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Ozolinsh's head back.
Harris thuds a left hand into Ozolinsh's body.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris misses the body punch
and Ozolinsh counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ozolinsh wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris looks to land a combination. Ozolinsh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris keeps Ozolinsh at a distance using the push kick.
Harris scores with a jab 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 throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh checks it.
Ozolinsh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Ozolinsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozolinsh.
Harris misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Ozolinsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ozolinsh to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozolinsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Ozolinsh is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Ozolinsh's ribcage. Ozolinsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ozolinsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ozolinshs head.
Ozolinsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh misses with the head strike.
Harris lands a body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozolinsh working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Derek Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ozolinsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ozolinsh thinking.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Ozolinsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Ozolinsh misses
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ozolinsh has time to react.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Ozolinsh slips the punch.
A cross from Harris lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek 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.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris moves away from the strike by Ozolinsh.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozolinsh.
As Ozolinsh looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Ozolinsh just gets out of the way.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Ozolinsh takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ozolinsh! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Ozolinsh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Ozolinsh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range.
Ozolinsh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Ozolinsh catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Ozolinsh. Beautiful body shot.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Ozolinsh's head but Ozolinsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ozolinsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a head kick!
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ozolinsh counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Ozolinsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ozolinsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ozolinsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris is looking to clinch but Ozolinsh is avoiding it.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ozolinsh can do to turn this around?
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Ozolinsh lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Ozolinsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris stalks Ozolinsh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ozolinsh's face. Ozolinsh staggers backwards, shaken.
Ozolinsh scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Ozolinsh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Ozolinsh throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris throws a body kick that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a left to the body.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ozolinsh misses with a body kick.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozolinsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Ozolinsh blocks the leg kick.
Ozolinsh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris connects with a jab.
Ozolinsh defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Ozolinsh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh scores with a nice strike.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ozolinsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ozolinsh throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with a straight left.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ozolinsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ozolinsh to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a low kick as Ozolinsh jumps back.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Ozolinsh's leg but Ozolinsh calmly moves out of range.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Ozolinsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ozolinsh.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Ozolinsh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ozolinsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
A little jabbing left from Ozolinsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ozolinsh looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh lands with a right to the head.
Harris blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozolinsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand.
Ozolinsh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozolinsh throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozolinsh.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Ozolinsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Ozolinsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands with a right to the head.
Ozolinsh lands with a right to the head.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Ozolinsh's ribcage. Ozolinsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozolinsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ozolinsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with the head strike.
Ozolinsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris landing knees to the head.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ozolinsh lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozolinsh.
A right hook to the body lands for Ozolinsh.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Ozolinsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derek Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozolinsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teodors Ozolinsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ozolinsh 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teodors Ozolinsh!
An out of breath and clearly excited Teodors Ozolinsh thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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