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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamahal Harrison (ranked 7383 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Brooks (ranked 6592 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamahal Harrison has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamahal Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison shoots in but Brooks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Harrison shoots in.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamahal Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Brooks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brooks or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrison, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Brooks counters with a two punch combo.
Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Brooks circles away easily
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Harrison tries to counter by clinching up but Brooks breaks away and moves out of range.
Brooks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrison tries to avoid it but Brooks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrison to the ground. Harrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Harrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Harrison shoots in.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Harrison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks connects with a body shot that sends Harrison's belly button to the back.
Brooks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Harrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harrison prevents it.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brooks clinches up with Harrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks gets control of Harrison's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brooks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harrison postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrison prevents Brooks from getting back to his feet.
Brooks pushes Harrison off and gets back to his feet.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brooks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harrison napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brooks clinches up with Harrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harrison fails to pull guard.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Brooks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harrison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jamahal Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Brooks.
Brooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrison circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks goes for a double leg but Harrison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrison continues to drive forward.
Anderson Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Brooks, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Brooks against the cage but Brooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Harrison backs off Brooks throws a huge counter combo but Harrison manages to avoid it all.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brooks manages to circle out of the way.
Harrison tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Harrison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brooks defends well and Harrison ends up having to push Brooks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrison but Harrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Brooks on that attempt.
Harrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brooks leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brooks or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrison, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooks is defended easily by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrison defends it nicely.
Harrison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Harrison seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brooks forces Harrison back against the cage and clinches.
Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrison to keep the fight standing.
Brooks has Harrison pressed against the cage, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harrison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brooks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harrison tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
Brooks is looking for a takedown.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Harrison sees coming a mile off.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Brooks, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Brooks against the cage but Brooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brooks with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.
Brooks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anderson Brooks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Anderson Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison can't get the takedown.
Brooks stalling in the clinch.
Harrison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks shoots in but Harrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jamahal Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Brooks on that attempt.
Jamahal Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Brooks.
Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrison jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Harrison around his waist. Harrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Harrison postures up.
Harrison is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brooks seems keen to control Harrison's posture.
Harrison trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks wants to sweep here but Harrison controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrison wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily
and Harrison counters with a left to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Harrison is looking to land body kicks.
Brooks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Brooks, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Brooks against the cage but Brooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Harrison on that attempt.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harrison up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Brooks!
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