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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Means (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcom Means!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Harrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Means tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Means is looking to clinch.
Means tries for a takedown but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Means throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrison's waist but Harrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Means off to one side.
Means tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Harrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Means struggling a bit here.
Means seems a little lost for a moment, as Harrison dominates the positioning.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Means is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Means throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Means closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Means lands in his opponent's guard.
Means working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison wants to stand but Means is controlling the position.
Means postures up and lands a big shot to Harrison's brow.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrison is trying to keep Means in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Means is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harrison Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Means's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Means is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Harrison 's hooks.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Means tries to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
Harrison landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison blocks Means's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Means is in all sorts of trouble here.
Means regains half guard.
Harrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Means trying to control from the bottom.
Means is breathing heavily.
Harrison tries to pass to full mount but Means defends it.
Means gets back to full guard.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrison trying to control but Means is working from the bottom.
Means looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrison is one step ahead there.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Means is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Means tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Means closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrison circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Harrison will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harrison lands a jab-cross combination.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Means holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Means is pressed up against the cage. Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Means down to the mat. Means avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Means with a jab.
Means is looking to clinch.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Harrison.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick from Means.
Means misses with a takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Means checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Means with a poor takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Means won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Means's face as Harrison controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Means is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison working away.
Harrison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Means being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harrison swings around for an armbar but Means sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harrison's guard.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Means looking to pass the guard.
Means wants to stand and escape but instead Harrison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harrison connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harrison stopping the sweep attempt from Means.
Means is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Means, up you get!
A shot to de liver by Harrison. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Means blocks the leg kick.
Means throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Means is avoiding it.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Means closes the distance and clinches.
Means jumps guard but Harrison stands there with Means around his waist. Means gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcom Means. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Means wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrison won't allow it.
Harrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Means has double underhooks.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Means keeps him there for the moment.
Means jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrison walks away with a smile on his face. Means gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Means closes the distance but Harrison moves to the side
and Harrison counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Means wants to control but Harrison postures up.
Means wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison trying to control the position but Means is working away.
Means is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harrison is working Means over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Means is not content to let Harrison control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Means is trying to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Means with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Means backing up. Means nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harrison tries to clinch but Means is having none of it.
Harrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Means tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Means to the ground. Means escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Means misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Means paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Means as he jumps to the side.
Malcom Means has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Means shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrison but Harrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Means fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Harrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mike Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Means shoots in for a double leg but Harrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Means circles away.
Means shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrison pinned against the cage. Harrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Means is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Means looking for a sweep. Not yet Means, not yet.
Means is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Means is trying to keep Harrison in close.
Means throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Means looking for a guillotine here but Harrison defends easily.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Means is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Means is looking to sweep but instead, Harrison has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Harrison!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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