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Event:
Highland Games 216
Date: Oct 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Dum throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dum has time to react.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Dum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Dum's ribs.
Alonzo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dum.
Dum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
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 throws a sloppy body shot
and Dum counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T1#
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Dum 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 throws a body punch but Dum moves out of range.
Dum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris takes a swing at Dum's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Dum lands.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Dum counters with a left to the body.
Dum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Dum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Dum's head but Dum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Dum. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dum at a distance.
Harris moves away from the strike by Dum.
Harris is looking for a counter combo.
Dum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dum to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Dum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a body punch but Dum moves out of range.
Dum shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dum throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris works the jab nicely.#T3#
Dum cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dum - that will leave a mark!
Tweedle Dum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harris is looking to wear down Dum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dum throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dum's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris is pushing down on Dum's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dum is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dum has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dum's head.
Dum taking some punishment here, with Harris in his half guard. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dum wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Dum gets back to full guard.
Harris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Dum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dum is adopting a defensive guard.
Dum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tweedle Dum will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dum scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dum with a hook.
Dum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Dum misses. #TD#
Harris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dum defending against the ground and pound. #T1#
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Harris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dum tries to improve position but can't.
Dum manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harris's best efforts.
Dum keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dum wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harris with the ground and pound but Dum uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dum has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Harris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dum is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dum has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Dum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Dum is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Harris 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.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dum controlling from the top position.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Dum engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dum stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.#SUB#
Harris is looking for a triangle but Dum pushes his legs off easily.
Dum engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tweedle Dum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alonzo Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Dum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dum throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Dum works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Dum throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dum was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Dum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Dum throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dum tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Dum slips a straight right by Harris.
A nice side step and Dum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dum throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Dum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Dum scores with a hook.
Dum misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Dum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Dum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Dum counters with an outside leg kick.
Dum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Dum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Dum counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
Harris goes for a double leg but Dum avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dum continues to drive forward.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dum manages to avoid it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Dum.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Dum lands.
Dum tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris misses with a combination
and Dum counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Harris tries for a takedown but Dum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Dum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dum as he jumps to the side.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Dum has managed to clinch.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Dum. #T4#
Dum lands with a right to the head.
Dum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dum is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dum down to the mat. Dum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dum stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dum jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Dum misses.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
#CL2#
and Dum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Dum misses with a punch to the body.
Dum scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tweedle Dum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dum 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dum!
Tweedle Dum thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Highland Games 210
Date: Sep 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Ngata looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris with a nice cross.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ngata looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Ngata swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a right and a left that Ngata avoids nicely.
Ngata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ngata scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Ngata misses.
Ngata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Ngata.
Ngata has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Ngata lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Ngata misses with a looping left.#T1#
Harris tests Ngata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ngata misses with a right hand
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Ngata slips the punch.
Harris avoids the body shot from Ngata.
Tangaroa Ngata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ngata throws a lazy uppercut
and Ngata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ngata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Ngata misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ngata misses the target.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ngata.
Ngata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Ngata misses the shot to the body.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
#T2#
Ngata misses with an uppercut.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ngata looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngata circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris avoids the body shot from Ngata.
Ngata connects with a jab.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ngata looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Ngata manages to avoid it.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ngata throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ngata moves away from the strike by Harris.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Ngata's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ngata throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ngata takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Ngata connects with a looping right hand.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ngata.
Ngata jabs at Harris's body.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ngata.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alonzo Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ngata doesn't seem bothered though.
Ngata throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ngata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris defending well as Ngata loads up on a big left hand.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Ngata manages to avoid it.
Ngata misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Ngata ducks down to avoid it.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Ngata misses with a wild body shot.
Ngata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris slips a straight right by Ngata.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Ngata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ngata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ngata misses with a body shot
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Ngata misses with a looping right.
Ngata cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ngata throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ngata takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2#
Ngata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tangaroa Ngata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngata throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Ngata manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris tries to move into range but Ngata moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris swings for the body but Ngata moves out of range.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ngata ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngata manages to avoid it.
Ngata slips a straight right by Harris.
Ngata doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris throws a body punch but Ngata moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ngata. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngata.
Ngata throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alonzo Harris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ngata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ngata connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Alonzo Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ngata. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ngata swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris cracks Ngata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris lands a jab to Ngata's midsection.
Ngata misses with an uppercut.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ngata scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ngata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Ngata slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Ngata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngata looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Ngata swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Ngata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris misses with a combination
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ngata looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ngata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ngata loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Ngata throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris punishes Ngata's body with a nice straight punch.
Ngata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ngata swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Ngata moved out of range nicely.
Ngata slips under a jab from Harris.#T2##TD#
Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ngata!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Ngata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ngata is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangaroa Ngata really dominated that 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.
#R4#
Ngata misses with a straight right.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ngata to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris slips under a jab.
Ngata looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD#
Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngata keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ngata controlling Harris's posture. #T1#
Harris wants to control from the top but Ngata keeps moving.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ngata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harris scoring with some ground and pound.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ngata pulls Harris in to control the position.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab from Harris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ngata misses with a hook.
Harris tries to bum rush Ngata with a series of wild strikes but Ngata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ngata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris had his way with Tangaroa Ngata in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Harris jabs Ngata right on the nose. Ngata blinks but takes it well.
Tangaroa Ngata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alonzo Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Harris.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ngata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ngata throws a right hand that misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ngata.
Ngata throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Ngata.
Decent striking displayed by Ngata there.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ngata misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Harris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris stuns Ngata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Ngata misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ngata misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Harris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ngata to the ground. Harris is now in Ngata's guard.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
Harris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Ngata being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Ngata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Harris!
An out of breath Alonzo Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Highland Games 207
Date: Sep 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sandow checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandow.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Sandow's shoulder, as Sandow tries to avoid the shot.
Sandow shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Sandow on that attempt.
Harris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sandow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Sandow.#TD#
Harris throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sandow tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harris is in Sandow's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Harris is in close to Sandow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris wants to control from the top but Sandow keeps moving.
Harris advances position into side control!
Sandow sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T1#
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Sandow looking for submissions off his back.
Harris throwing shots but Sandow is blocking nicely.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Sandow looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Sandow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of Sandow's head.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Sandow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Sandow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandow gets full guard.
Our spies down at at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) inform us that Sandow has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sandow keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Sandow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandow working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandow's head.
Harris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandow keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass. #SUB2#
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandow is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Sandow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris lands a couple of elbows.
Harris with a nice head shot there.
Harris with a nice head shot there.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sandow has momentary wrist control but Harris slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris postures up in Sandow's guard and throws a big left but Sandow blocks it. #SUB2#
Sandow is looking for a triangle but Harris pushes his legs off easily.
Harris pushes down on Sandow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harris connects with a nice short shot to Sandow's temple. #ROC#
Sandow is rocked!
Harris lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sandow! More strikes land and this one is all over! Harris jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Damien Sandow stepped up to the mic, saying 'One of the best i have ever fought congratualtions to him he is the real deal '.
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Event:
Highland Games 202
Date: Sep 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Miles slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the body from Miles misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Miles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Miles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris moves out of range as Miles strikes.
Miles moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miles manages to avoid it.
Miles is looking to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles avoids the body shot from Harris.
Miles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Alonzo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##CL#
Miles rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Miles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Miles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miles tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Miles tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris is working for takedown but Miles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miles has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miles .
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miles is working Harris over against the cage.
Miles misses with some punches.
Miles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Benjamin Miles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonzo Harris.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Miles is controlling the position.
Harris blocking some punches.
Miles stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Miles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Miles stalling against the cage.
#T2#
Miles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Miles just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Miles has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miles throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Miles working aggressively here.
Miles pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miles misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miles throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris is looking for the big counter here.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miles .
A little feinted left hand from Miles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harris throws a jab when Miles was well out of range.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Miles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.#T3#
Miles wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side#TD2#
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miles won't be happy with that.
Miles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harris prevents Miles from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Harris in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Miles is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alonzo Harris!
Our winner, Alonzo Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
The Island Season 5, 205 lbs, Round 4
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris tries for a takedown but Piana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris looks to land a combination. Piana sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Piana misses with an uppercut.
Piana misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piana punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Piana counters with a nice uppercut.
Piana moves away from the strike by Harris.
Piana takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Piana is out of range.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piana's head.
Harris takes a swing at Piana's ribcage but misses.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Piana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a looping right.
Piana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Piana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Piana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piana defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Piana is looking for the big counter here.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Piana's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Piana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harris avoids the body shot from Piana.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piana was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Piana slips a jab from Harris.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piana avoids the body shot from Harris.
Piana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Piana throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Piana leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Piana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Piana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alonzo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piana walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
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!
Piana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Piana misses with a body shot.
Piana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Piana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piana.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Piana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
Piana swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Piana blocks the low kick.
Piana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Piana scrambles back to his feet.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Piana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Piana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piana throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Harris.#KD2#
Piana lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Piana thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Piana lands a beautiful left hook that drops Harris. Harris tries to recover but Piana is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Harris lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Piana!
A victorious Rich Piana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
The Island Season 5, 205 lbs, Round 3
Date: Jul 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Myers misses with an uppercut
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Myers moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris tries to bum rush Myers with a series of wild strikes but Myers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
Myers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Myers scores with a spinning back kick!
Myers feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Myers! But no joy.
Myers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Myers slips under a jab.
Myers throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mercy Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.#T1#
Harris throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Myers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Myers moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Myers counters with a one-two to the body.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Myers.
Myers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
Myers cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Myers throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myers lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Myers's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Myers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Myers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Myers swinging wildly here.
A jab from Harris misses. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myers misses with a wild body shot.
Harris slips under a jab from Myers.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Myers works the jab nicely.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
Myers misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Harris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Myers misses.
Harris checks a low kick from Myers.
Harris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Myers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Myers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Myers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Myers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Myers thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Myers throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercy Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Myers blocks a jab.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Myers lands with a good body shot.
Myers lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.#T4#
Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris throws the left hand but Myers avoids the punch easily.
Harris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Myers connects with a body shot.
Myers throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Myers slips a straight right by Harris.
Myers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Myers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Myers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myers throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lands with a hook. Myers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Myers feints a counter leg kick.
Myers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mercy Myers will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Myers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Myers throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Myers defends it nicely.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myers.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myers.
Harris feinted with a counter takedown.#CL2#
Myers gets a clinch.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Myers has double underhooks.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Myers prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Myers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Myers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Harris blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Myers scores with a shoulder strike.
Myers misses with a body punch.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers. #T2#
Myers lands an uppercut.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris is working for takedown but Myers is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Myers.
Myers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myers misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Myers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Myers has the dominant position.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Myers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Myers digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Myers digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris wants to stall.
Myers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.#T3#
Myers lands a shoulder strike.
Myers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
A right hook to the body lands for Myers.
Myers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myers lands a body shot.
Myers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Myers.
A short right from Myers.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Myers has him pressed against the cage.
Myers lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Myers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Myers scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Myers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Myers has the dominant position.#T4#
Myers scores with a shoulder strike.
Myers lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Myers breaks from the clinch.
Myers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Myers scores with a jab to the body.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Myers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Myers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Myers lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into range.
Myers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Myers unleashes a big counter combination but Harris bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercy Myers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Harris throws a hook to the side of Myers's head but Myers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Myers connects with a jab.
Myers throws a lazy head kick
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Myers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Myers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Myers tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Myers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Myers lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Myers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Myers. Myers obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris connects with a jab.#T1##CL2#
Myers instigates a clinch.
Myers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Myers.
Myers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris is trying to push Myers away but Myers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mercy Myers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Myers keeps him there for the moment.
Myers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Myers keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Myers manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris working over Myers with some ground and pound. Myers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercy Myers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Myers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 winds up and cracks Myers with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Myers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Myers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Myers wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Myers is trying to control but can't.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Myers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Myers is trying to stand up here but Harris is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Myers can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Harris trying to control from half guard but Myers is working away.
Myers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris slips a nice elbow through Myers's hands, connecting with Myers's forehead.
Harris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Myers is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
#SUB#
Myers is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
#SUB#
Harris seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Myers is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
The Island Season 5, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: Jul 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaliq Khalid.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khaliq Khalid counters with a left to the body.
Harris misses with a hook. Khaliq Khalid ducked under it nicely.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Khaliq Khalid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khaliq Khalid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaliq Khalid pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Khaliq Khalid takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Khaliq Khalid. Beautiful body shot.
Khaliq Khalid takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khaliq Khalid throws out the jab.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khaliq Khalid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid throws a good cross that connects.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khaliq Khalid's head.
Harris tries to move into range but Khaliq Khalid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris connects with a jab.#TD#
Harris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khaliq Khalid quickly recovers to half guard.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Harris wants to control but Khaliq Khalid is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Khaliq Khalid to regain full guard.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Khaliq Khalid blocks nicely.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khaliq Khalid keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khaliq Khalid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Khaliq Khalid has wrist control.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khaliq Khalid works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Khaliq Khalid 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.
Khaliq Khalid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khaliq Khalid keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khaliq Khalid is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harris throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Harris is looking to pass into half guard but Khaliq Khalid pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Khaliq Khalid is in guard.#REVB#
Harris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khaliq Khalid won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris looking to control.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Khaliq Khalid from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Harris is looking to cinch up a triangle. Khaliq Khalid throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Harris's body to avoid the submission. Harris has instead reached around Khaliq Khalid's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Harris arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alonzo Harris!
A very excited looking Alonzo Harris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
The Island Season 5, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jul 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.
Buchanan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Buchanan's head.
Harris postures up and lands a big shot to Buchanan's brow.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Buchanan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris postures up and lands a big shot to Buchanan's brow.
Harris works over Buchanan with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buchanan is keeping the position for now.
Buchanan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buchanan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buchanan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Buchanan has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Buchanan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Buchanan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris is putting a hurting on Buchanan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Buchanan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Buchanan to see if he's OK.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Buchanan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris working the ground and pound but Buchanan is defending the strikes.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Buchanan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris throws a strike aimed at the side of Buchanan's head but Buchanan avoids it well.
Harris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Buchanan is avoiding damage well.
Buchanan wants to get back to his feet but Harris drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Harris.
Buchanan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harris.
Buchanan struggling a bit here.
Buchanan tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
Harris cracks Buchanan with a big right hand but Buchanan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T3#
Harris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Buchanan down.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buchanan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Buchanan manages to get to full guard.
Buchanan trying to control the position.
Harris pushes down on Buchanan's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
Harris lands strikes from half guard.
Harris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Buchanan is trying to get back to full guard.
Buchanan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buchanan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Buchanan trying to control the position.
Harris cracks Buchanan with a solid left hand.
Harris trying to control but Buchanan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Harris thuds a left hand into Buchanan's body.
Harris lands with a hook. Buchanan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buchanan shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buchanan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harris lands the left hand.#ROC#
Buchanan is rocked!#TD#
Harris gets a takedown into half guard.
Buchanan is still in real trouble! Can Harris finish him?
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
Buchanan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
Buchanan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Buchanan is looking to improve his position.
Harris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harris wants to take a breather but Buchanan is having none of it.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buchanan's head.
Buchanan wants to get back to full guard.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Harris is nestled in close to Buchanan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris thows a huge punch but Buchanan dodges it nicely.
Harris lands strikes from half guard.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Buchanan tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buchanan wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris thows a huge punch but Buchanan dodges it nicely.
Buchanan taking some punishment here, with Harris in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harris lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Buchanan! More strikes land and this one is all over! Harris jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
Our winner, Alonzo Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Highland Island World 5-Finale
Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
#CL2#
and Efficient holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.
Efficient lands a right hand.
Efficient doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Efficient.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Harris.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
Efficient blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Efficient tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Efficient scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Efficient.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.#T1#
Efficient lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Efficient bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Efficient tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Efficient wants to clinch.
Efficient scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Efficient misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Efficient uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.#T2#
Efficient is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Efficient manages to avoid it.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Efficient.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Efficient's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alonzo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris cracks Efficient with an open hand slap.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Efficient takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris throws a jab when Efficient was well out of range.
Efficient looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Efficient tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Efficient wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Efficient tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range. #T3#
Harris throws a hook but Efficient avoids it easily.
Harris takes a swing at Efficient's ribcage but misses.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Efficient ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Efficient slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Efficient.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Polite Efficient is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Efficient moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris wants to break free but Efficient has control.
Efficient misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Efficient, against the cage.
#T4#
Efficient lands with a light punch inside.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Efficient controls his hands.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Efficient lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Efficient, against the cage.
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Efficient lands a damaging elbow.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Efficient tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Efficient after a bit of a struggle.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Polite Efficient will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris lands a nice hook to Efficient's body. Efficient takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris lands a jab to Efficient's midsection.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Efficient sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Efficient steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Efficient looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a jab.
A big left from Efficient misses.
Harris takes a swing at Efficient's ribcage but misses.
Efficient misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Efficient showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Efficient wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Harris digs a good body shot into Efficient's ribs.
Harris misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Efficient gets a clinch.
Efficient lands a damaging elbow.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Efficient misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Efficient has the dominant position.#T2#
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Efficient is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Efficient creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Efficient prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Efficient.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Efficient swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris scores with the left hand. Efficient knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Efficient tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Efficient.
Efficient blocks a leg kick.
Efficient throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Alonzo Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Efficient tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Efficient looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Efficient.
Efficient fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Efficient takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harris throws a combination. Efficient tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Efficient moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Efficient uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Efficient slips under a jab.#T4##CL2#
Efficient moves into the clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Efficient won't allow it.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Efficient can do to turn this around?
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Efficient scores with a nice short uppercut.
Efficient works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Efficient lands with a light punch inside.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Efficient controls his hands.
Efficient tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Efficient is defending well.
Efficient can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Efficient tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Efficient doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Efficient throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Efficient throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Efficient does a little dance to reset his feet.
Efficient tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Efficient.
Efficient throws a body shot but no joy.
Efficient takes one to the chin there.
Efficient avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Efficient throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Efficient wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Efficient misses with a body shot.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Efficient was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Efficient manages to avoid it.
Efficient looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Efficient - just one landing.
Efficient takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris throws a jab when Efficient was well out of range.
Efficient lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Efficient missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Efficient saw that one coming.
Efficient throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Efficient's shoulder, as Efficient tries to avoid the shot.
Efficient tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Efficient connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Efficient tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Efficient scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Efficient misses with a looping left.
Harris tries to counter with a takedown but Efficient is quick to defend against it.#T3#
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Efficient ducks down to avoid it.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Efficient.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Efficient takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Efficient's head but Efficient sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Efficient paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Efficient takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Efficient wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Efficient scores with a nice head shot.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Efficient fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Efficient was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Efficient fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Efficient keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
#CL2#
and Efficient counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Efficient misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris avoiding damage.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Efficient keeps him there for the moment.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Efficient scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Efficient blocks a jab.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Efficient.
Harris slips a jab from Efficient.
Efficient takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Efficient misses with a straight right.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Efficient wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Efficient tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Efficient tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efficient slips a jab from Harris.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Efficient throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Efficient.
Efficient with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Efficient looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Efficient was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Efficient swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Efficient is looking to clinch.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Efficient manages to avoid it.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Efficient.
Harris slips a jab from Efficient.
Efficient checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Efficient doesn't seem phased though.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Efficient.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Efficient wants to clinch
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Efficient tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws the left hand but Efficient avoids the punch easily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Efficient.
Harris swings for the body but Efficient moves out of range.
Efficient swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Efficient misses the shot to the body.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Efficient scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Efficient walks into a left hand.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Efficient is rocked!#T3#
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Efficient is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Efficient tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a left and a right... And another left! Efficient is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alonzo Harris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
HI 64- Resurrection
Date: Jun 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Koko just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
Koko throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koko on the side of the head. #TD#
Harris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harris trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Koko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris postures up and lands a big shot to Koko's brow.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris is pushing down on Koko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koko is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Koko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris. #SUB#
Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris. #T2#
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koko pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koko's head.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harris.
Harris forces his way into half guard.#T3#
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harris lands a nice short elbow.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris wants to free his trapped foot but Koko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've been informed that Koko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harris lands a nice short elbow.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koko's head.
Harris moves into full mount! Koko won't be happy about that!
Poor strikes thrown by Harris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Koko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harris breaks from Koko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koko is bucking up trying to escape but Harris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koko blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo 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.
#R2#
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris avoids the body shot from Koko.
#TD#
Koko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Koko has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully. #T1#
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koko is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Koko is retaining full guard.
Koko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris advances position into side control!
Harris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T2#
Koko dodges the ground and pound from Harris.
The strikes coming from Harris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Harris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harris throwing strikes but Koko manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Koko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koko working away.
Koko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Koko working away.
Koko tries to stand but Harris is controlling his head.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Koko keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Harris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koko off and has taken his back!
Harris struggling to land strikes to the head as Koko covers up.
Harris trying to control.
Koko avoids the strikes from Harris.
Harris punches the canvas rather than the man.
Harris scores with punches from the back.
Koko covering up well and avoiding damage.
Harris struggling to land strikes to the head as Koko covers up. #T4#
Harris connects with a big shot to the side of Koko's head.
Harris keeps control of the position easily here as Koko tries to buck him off.
Harris missing with strikes from the back.
Harris is controlling the position but Koko somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris thows a huge punch but Koko dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Harris clobbers Koko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koko flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Harris wants to clinch up but Koko keeps it at a distance.
Harris thuds a left hand into Koko's body.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Kenji Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koko throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris avoids the body shot from Koko.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koko on the side of the head.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenji Koko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koko throws a hook but Harris blocks it.#CL#
Harris has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Koko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Harris gets a clinch.
A short right from Koko. #T1##BC2#
Koko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koko gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harris works his way into full mount!
Harris looking to finish with strikes here!
Koko wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harris landing shots from mount. #ROC#
Koko is rocked!
Harris lands a big elbow - Koko is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Koko is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
After winning the bout, Alonzo Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
HISatRunoff3
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Lesley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris scores with a hook.
Lesley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Lesley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesley slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesley momentarily.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Lesley on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Lesley has him pressed against the cage.
Lesley tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Lesley can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesley.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris prevents a body shot from Lesley. #T1#
Lesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesley prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Lesley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Lesley is controlling him.
Lesley throws a head punch that misses.
Lesley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lesley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris cracks Lesley with a nice body shot.#BC#
Lesley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris moves away from the strike by Lesley.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Lesley moves out of range as Harris strikes.#CL2#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Lesley.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesley won't allow it.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Lesley keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesley blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Lesley is controlling him.
Lesley blocks an uppercut.
Lesley blocks a body shot from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Lesley scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Lesley.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Lesley misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2#
Harris turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harris manages to end up in side control.
Lesley is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#SUB2#
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lesley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesley tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Harris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3##SUB2#
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lesley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
Lesley tries to improve position but can't.
Harris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lesley down.
Harris landing a few strikes.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris lands a few punches from side control.
Lesley is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Harris is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesley's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesley, who protects the arm well.
Lesley can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harris working the ground and pound but Lesley is defending the strikes.
Harris misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lesley taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #ROC2#
Lesley is rocked!
Harris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Lesley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Lesley.
Lesley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris drops Lesley with a straight right hand, right on the button! Harris follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
A very excited looking Alonzo Harris rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
HI49: WedFight IX
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris looks to land a left hand but Lesley moved out of range nicely.
Lesley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lesley lands a nice shot to the body.
Lesley misses with a wild body shot.
Harris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lesley cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris punishes Lesley's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesley misses with a straight right.
Lesley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Lesley throws a nice head kick!
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesley momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Harris gets a clinch. #BC#
Lesley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesley thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesley.
Lesley staying out of range there.
Lesley throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris avoids the body shot from Lesley.
Stephen Lesley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesley throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesley jabs at Harris's body.
Lesley misses with a looping right.
Harris cracks Lesley with a good jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lesley.
Lesley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesley is just out of range.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris cracks Lesley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lesley misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.#T2##SUB2#
Harris seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lesley is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Highland Island World 2
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris stalling the fight.
Gustav is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Gustav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Gustav breaks from the clinch.
Gustav fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustav blocks the leg kick.
Gustav closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Gustav does no damage.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Harris tries to clinch but Gustav is having none of it.
Gustav throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Gustav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gustav on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Gustav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Gustav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris is leaning against Gustav and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gustav gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gustav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harris prevents Gustav from breaking the clinch.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Gustav can't break the clinch.
Gustav is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
#T2#
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustavs head.
Gustav is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris tries a body shot but Gustav blocks it.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris prevents Gustav from breaking the clinch.
Harris keeps control of Gustav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gustav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Gustav breaks the clinch.
Gustav is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gustav counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Gustav throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carl Gustav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
Gustav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustav stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustav is breathing heavily.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Harris.
Gustav ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
#TD2#
Harris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gustav was covering up waiting for the punch and Harris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gustav utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris pushes down on Gustav's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gustav defending well though. #T4#
Gustav wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Gustav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Gustav on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gustav tries to get out of the position.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustav keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gustav defending well though.
Gustav wants to get back to his feet.
Gustav has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris throwing shots but Gustav is blocking nicely.
Gustav keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustav pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Gustav's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Gustav blocks a body shot from Harris. #BC2#
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustav takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Gustav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris 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.
Carl Gustav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab when Gustav was well out of range.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
Alonzo Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustav at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Gustav.#T1#
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustav slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustav walks into a jab.
Gustav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Gustav.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gustav on the side of the head.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
Gustav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Gustav throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Gustav takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC2#
Gustav is rocked!
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gustav momentarily.
Oh Gustav is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustav is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Harris doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gustav crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gustav's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Highland Island World 1
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Vettenranta's belly button to the back.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris scores with a jab.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettenranta doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris thuds his right hand into Vettenranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harris is looking to chop away at Vettenranta's legs.
Vettenranta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettenranta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris with a nice cross.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vettenranta with a poor takedown
and Vettenranta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleva Vettenranta.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris scores with the left hand. Vettenranta knows he should have avoided that one. #TD2#
Vettenranta feints and as Harris raises his hands in defense, Vettenranta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Vettenranta with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vettenranta defends it easily.#SUB#
Harris is looking for a triangle but Vettenranta pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vettenranta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vettenranta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Vettenranta has gone for a leg lock! Harris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vettenranta's guard.#REVR#
Harris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Vettenranta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris wants to control from the top but Vettenranta keeps moving. #T3##SUB2#
Vettenranta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettenranta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vettenranta defends well.#SUB#
Harris working for a triangle but Vettenranta defends it easily.
Vettenranta lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Harris working for a triangle but Vettenranta defends it easily.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Vettenranta from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Vettenranta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Vettenranta ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've been informed that Vettenranta has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vettenranta has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Vettenranta's belly button to the back.
Vettenranta tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleva Vettenranta.
Harris thuds his right hand into Vettenranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Kaleva Vettenranta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris cracks Vettenranta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettenranta doesn't seem bothered though.
Vettenranta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Vettenranta sees coming a mile off.
Vettenranta takes one to the chin there.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettenranta can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Vettenranta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Vettenranta is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Vettenranta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vettenranta manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Vettenranta's guard. #T1##SUB#
Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Vettenranta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Vettenranta working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Vettenranta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
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.
Vettenranta wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Vettenranta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vettenranta is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Vettenranta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Vettenranta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris!#T3#
Vettenranta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris trying to mount his opponent but Vettenranta defends it.
Vettenranta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vettenranta is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vettenranta is controlling Harris's trapped leg to prevent Harris from advancing to side control.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vettenranta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vettenranta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris moves into full mount! Vettenranta won't be happy about that! #SUB#
Harris goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vettenranta is on top in guard.
#SUB#
Harris throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vettenranta escapes and throws Harris's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harris is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettenranta with a poor takedown
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Vettenranta with that takedown attempt.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleva Vettenranta.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
#TD2#
Vettenranta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
Harris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vettenranta wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris tries to improve position but can't. #T1#
Vettenranta lands an elbow.
Vettenranta trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Vettenranta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vettenranta wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Vettenranta working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vettenranta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harris down.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris regains half guard.#T3#
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vettenranta lands strikes from half guard.
Vettenranta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vettenranta wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Vettenranta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vettenranta working Harris over with strikes.
Vettenranta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kaleva Vettenranta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettenranta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Vettenranta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#ROC2#
Harris is rocked!
Vettenranta softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Harris is out cold! Vettenranta jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleva Vettenranta!
An out of breath Kaleva Vettenranta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Highland Island 24
Date: Mar 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Long misses with a hook.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Long throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Long misses the jab.
Long swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris cracks Long with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris sets himself, and Long steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
Long's coach down at Highland CT & Spar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Long's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Long missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris lunges at Long with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Long's hand.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Long is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Long keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Harris forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Long coming out on top.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Long might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Long loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long connects with a body shot.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Long throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
#T2#
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Long 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Long tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T3#
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Long throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Long throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Long misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Long moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Harris throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
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 shot.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T4#
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Long goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Harris moves away from the strike by Long.
Harris tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Harris throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL#
Harris rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Long looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Long prevents a body shot from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Long misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Harris misses with a left hand
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long misses the jab.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long slips under a jab from Harris.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Long looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Long throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Long feints the counter takedown.
Long throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Long.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Long with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Long.
Harris scores with a hook.
Harris moves out of range as Long strikes.
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 scores with a nice strike.#T2#
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Long is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Long misses.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris walks into a jab.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Long's defenses.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.#T3#
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Harris throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Long.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Long defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Long! Harris is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Long!
Kyle Long is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kyle Long thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Highland Island 19
Date: Mar 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Harris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#TD2#
Gordon gets caught napping as Harris dives in and scores a takedown. Gordon manages to retain guard.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Gordon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris is pushing down on Gordon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gordon is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB2#
Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Gordon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gordon is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
Harris controlling the pace.
Gordon tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Harris manages to move to mount!
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gordon is looking to escape.
Harris avoids the attempt from Gordon to control.#T2#
Gordon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. #SUB2#
Harris has hold of Gordon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gordon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Harris wants to take Gordon's back here but Gordon is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gordon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harris wants to take Gordon's back but he can't do it this time. #SUB2#
Harris with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gordon looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#SUB2#
Gordon is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Harris gets his way!
#SUB2#
Harris is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gordon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Harris has got one arm under Gordon's chin. This could be trouble... Gordon trying to control the other hand but Harris gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gordon has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris is the new light heavyweight champion!
Alonzo Harris bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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