Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TC 12 Mil $ GP vol 1.2
Date: Oct 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Picker to score with a decent uppercut.
Harada with a nice cross.
Picker slips a jab from Harada.
Harada throws a right and a left that Picker avoids nicely.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada misses the jab.
Harada misses with a right hand
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Picker lands a jab to the head.
Harada throws out a loose jab but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Picker - just one landing.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Picker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Picker misses.
Harada walks into a stiff left hand from Picker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Picker finds it's way through Harada's defenses. #T1#
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Harada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Harada is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Picker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Picker blocks a head kick by Harada.
Picker lands a jab to the nose.
Picker with a nice calf kick.
Harada throws a leg kick but Picker moved away.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Picker catches Harada right on the button with a cross.
Harada looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Harada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Picker ducks down to avoid it.
Picker moves into range and connects 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!
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Picker.
Picker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Picker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Picker lands with a straight right. Harada didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Picker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harada.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Harada throws a body shot but no joy.
Picker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
Picker throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada throws a leg kick but Picker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Picker moves out of range as Harada strikes.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picker slips under a jab from Harada.
Picker scores with a jab.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
and Picker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picker 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.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker slips under a jab.
Picker slips under a jab.
Picker throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Picker scores with a hook.#T3#
Picker missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
Harada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Picker is out of range and Harada settles back down.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
Harada misses with a body kick.
Harada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Picker counters with a left to the body.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
Picker throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
Picker avoids a kick to the body.
Picker tests Harada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Picker.
Harada misses with a kick to the body.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Harada moved out of range.
Harada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Picker as he connects with a hook.
Picker scores with a hook.
Harada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Picker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker throws an off balance right hand
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harada misses with a body shot.
Harada tries to score with a low kick but Picker moves his leg out of the way.
Harada drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Picker swats away the attempt to clinch by Harada.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Harada.
Harada staying out of range there.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker scores with a nice strike.
Picker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larson Picker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Harada takes a swing at Picker's ribcage but misses.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Harada is out of range.
Harada scoring well with a low kick there.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.
Harada blocks a jab.
Harada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Picker's shoulder, as Picker tries to avoid the shot.
Harada slips under a jab from Picker.
Harada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada slips under a jab from Picker.
Harada looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Harada throws a lazy head kick
enabling Picker to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Harada might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Picker lands a really nice looking cross but Harada seems unphased.
Picker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picker connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Picker staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Picker looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Harada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Harada has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch.
Picker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harada's head backwards.
Picker scores with the left hand. Harada knows he should have avoided that one.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harada went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
Picker lands a really nice looking cross but Harada seems unphased.
Picker moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Picker lands with a hook. Harada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Harada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harada misses with a head kick.
Harada takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Picker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harada's hands.
Picker blocks a jab.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left lands for Picker.
Harada misses with a wild combination.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Picker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harada throws a hook to the side of Picker's head but Picker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Picker.
Harada avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Picker backs away, Harada returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Picker lands a glancing blow to the side of Harada's head.#T3#
Picker's corner calls for a 1-2. Picker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Harada moves into range and clinches up with Picker.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Picker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Our sources have told us that Harada has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The referee calls for Harada to work. #BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Picker staying out of range there.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Picker misses with a double jab
letting Harada counter with a right hand.
Harada throws a push kick but Picker slaps the foot to one side.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harada has time to react.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker throws a poor cross that misses
and Harada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Harada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harada misses the body punch
and Picker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harada takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T4#
Harada misses with an uppercut
and Picker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Harada drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Picker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Picker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harada moves away from the strike by Picker.
A lazy left from Picker finds it's target.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada moves out of range as Picker strikes.
A jab from Picker does it's job there.
Larson Picker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker lands a head shot.
Harada lands a jab to the nose.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.
It looked like Harada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harada throws out a loose jab but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larson Picker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harada's hands.
Harada throws a poor cross that misses
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Picker.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Picker lunges at Harada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harada's hand.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Harada off the cage and back into range.
Harada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harada motions for Picker to come forward. Harada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker lands with a good body shot.
Picker misses with a hook. Harada ducked under it nicely.
Picker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harada under the eye.
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Picker.#T1#
Picker throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Picker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Picker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harada throws the kick towards the body but Picker avoids it.
Harada staying out of range there.
Harada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harada looks to throw a body kick
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker staying out of range there.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Harada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Picker, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Harada takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Harada throws a shot from downtown. Picker moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker throws a leg kick but Harada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker blocks the body kick.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Picker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Picker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Picker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
Harada lands with a right hand.
Harada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Picker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harada doesn't seem bothered though.
Harada misses with a head kick. #T3#
The crowd cheers as Picker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harada doesn't seem phased though.
Harada wants to land a leg kick but Picker is out of range.
Picker 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.
Picker lunges at Harada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harada's hand.
Picker connects with a right hand. Harada shakes it off.
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Picker manages to avoid it.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Harada instigates a clinch.
Picker is working Harada over against the cage.#BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Picker clobbers Harada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Picker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T4#
Good work by Picker as he checks the leg kick.
Picker slips a jab from Harada.
Harada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Picker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Harada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harada lands a jab to the head.
Harada misses with an uppercut
and Picker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Good exchange - Picker coming out on top.
Harada tries to clinch but Picker is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Picker sizes up Harada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Picker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larson Picker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Picker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!
Larson Picker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TC Wednesday Warriors 2
Date: Sep 23, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harada takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harada thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Harada misses with a two punch combination.
Knox jabs Harada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Harada slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Harada misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Harada.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Knox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Harada throws a series of strikes that have Knox backpedaling.
Knox throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Harada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Knox misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Harada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knox slips a jab from Harada.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Harada throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox connects with the punch.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox slips under a jab.#T2#
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Knox slips a straight right by Harada.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harada at a distance.
Harada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harada doesn't seem phased though.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada misses the jab.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harada slips under a jab.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Harada moves away from the strike by Knox. #T3#
A big left from Harada misses. #CL#
Harada clinches up against the cage.
Knox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Knox.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Harada. #T4#
Knox cracks Harada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harada misses with a leg kick.
Harada ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#CL#
Harada pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Harada throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
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.#R2#
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Harada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada throws a leg kick that misses.
Harada throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harada momentarily.
Nice jab there from Knox. #T1#
Knox lands a body shot.
Harada tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Harada throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox cracks Harada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Harada's corner calls for a 1-2. Harada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#That has opened up Beta Knox's cut even more.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Harada slips a jab from Knox.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox slips a jab from Harada.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.#T2#
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Harada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harada scrambles back to his feet.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A jab lands there for Harada.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Knox misses.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
Harada misses with a body kick.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Knox swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada misses with a body shot.
A big right from Knox misses.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harada tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Harada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Harada.
Knox connects with a body shot.#T3#
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Knox feints a jab promting Harada to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
A jab lands there for Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Harada - just one landing.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox thuds a left hand into Harada's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a right and a left that Harada avoids nicely.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses the jab.#T4#
Harada swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Harada scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox misses with a hook. Harada ducked under it nicely.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Harada's belly button to the back.
Harada throws a head kick that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada misses with a double jab.
Harada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Harada slips under a jab from Knox.
Harada lands with a nice body punch.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#Knox is rocked!
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harada slips a jab from Knox.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox connects with the punch.#CL#
Harada moves into the clinch.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox misses with a hook.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harada.
A cross from Knox lands.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harada slips under a jab.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harada.
Knox throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harada moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#The cut above Beta Knox's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox avoids the head kick by Harada.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Harada.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
A big left from Harada misses.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harada throws a big shot that misses.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Harada cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Knox tries to bum rush Harada with a series of wild strikes but Harada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harada moves away from the strike by Knox.
Harada fails to land with a series of punches.
Harada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox jabs Harada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Harada lands.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Harada's defenses.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Harada with an uppercut!
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Harada takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Knox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Harada kicks Knox off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Harada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Harada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harada misses with a looping right.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
letting Harada counter with a right hand. #CUT#Beta Knox's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harada.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harada on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harada under the eye.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akira Harada.
I think Knox 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
After winning the bout, Beta Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TC 3: Knock Out vs Inspektor B
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Burenkov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harada did well to prevent Burenkov getting side control.
Burenkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burenkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burenkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harada trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Burenkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harada defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burenkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Harada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burenkov is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burenkov trying to mount his opponent but Harada defends it.
Harada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burenkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harada regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burenkov passes into half guard.
Burenkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Harada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burenkov.
Burenkov wants to pass to mount but Harada is defending the position. #SUB2#
Burenkov is looking for a kimura here.
Burenkov works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harada tries to lock up and control but Burenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Burenkov looking to secure an arm triangle but Harada defends it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burenkov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T3#
Harada tries to hold on but Burenkov postures up.
Harada wants to try and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Burenkov working for a guillotine from mount but Harada is in no mood to give up.
Burenkov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harada is looking to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Burenkov working for a guillotine from mount but Harada is in no mood to give up.
Harada tries to lock up and control but Burenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harada stops Burenkov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #T4#
Harada has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burenkov wants to control the pace but Harada is squirming around nicely.
Burenkov wants to take Harada's back here but Harada is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Burenkov controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Harada defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burenkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Burenkov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Harada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Burenkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harada lunges at Burenkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burenkov's hand.
Harada misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Harada misses.
Burenkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Burenkov throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Harada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burenkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Harada circles away.
Burenkov tests Harada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harada connects with the punch.
Burenkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2#
Burenkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harada to the mat! Harada manages to get full guard.
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!#ES#
Harada kicks Burenkov off and gets to his feet.
A left lands for Harada.
Harada lunges at Burenkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burenkov's hand. #ROC#Burenkov is rocked!
Harada fakes the body blow, causing Burenkov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Burenkov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.

Event: Galaxy 2: Energy
Date: Jun 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada throws a hook but Altow avoids it easily.
Altow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Altow defending well as Harada loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Altow darts in and clinches Harada up against the cage.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at Lovelair's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Altow in his tracks.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Altow moves out of range as Harada strikes.
Altow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harada's waist but Harada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Altow off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada throws a shot from downtown. Altow moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Harada moves into the clinch.
Harada has had enough of the clinch but Altow keeps him there for the moment.
Harada is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Altow's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Harada avoids the elbow strike from Altow, against the cage.
Harada misses with a body punch.
Altow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harada to keep the fight standing.#T1##BC2#
Altow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Altow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Harada scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harada tests Altow's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#It looks like Craig Altow has been cut.
Altow blocks a head kick by Harada.
Altow wants to counter with a clinch but Harada pushes him away.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Altow moved out of range.#CL2#
Altow closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Altow.
Harada stops a takedown attempt from Altow. #BC#
Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada stuns Altow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Harada clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Altow's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target. #T2#
Altow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harada finds it's way round the side to connect with Altow's head.
Altow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harada tries to score with a low kick but Altow moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Altow moves away.
Harada tests Altow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Harada finds it's target.#ROC#Altow is rocked!#CL#
Harada closes the distance and pushes Altow back into the cage.
Altow is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?#BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altow seems to have recovered his senses.#TD2#
Harada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harada is pulling down on Altow's head to control his posture.
Harada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Altow's guard. #REVR##T3#
Altow keeping full guard, as Harada tries to pass.
Harada trying to control the position from guard on top but Altow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Altow is controlling Harada's posture.
Harada wants to stand but Altow is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harada landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Altow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Altow wants to sweep here but Harada controlling him for the moment.
Altow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Altow is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harada won't allow Altow to sweep him here.
Altow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Altow's cut.
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#
Harada throws a leg kick but Altow moved away.
Altow moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada lands a jab.#CL#
Harada rushes Altow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Altow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harada walks away with a smile on his face. Altow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Altow shoots in looking for a takedown. Harada tries to sprawl out of it but Altow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Altow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Altow throws a fast counter high kick but Harada manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Altow looking to score a takedown here. Harada is defending well but Altow drives through and ends up in Harada's guard.
Altow looking to pass the guard.
Harada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Altow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harada wants to sweep but no luck.
Akira Harada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Altow trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
Altow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harada wants to hit a sweep here but Altow passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harada there! #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Altow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harada is looking to escape.
Harada trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harada throwing hammer fists to the chest of Altow. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Altow landing strikes from the mount.
Harada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altow can do to turn this around?
Harada gets back to half guard.
Altow wants to get back to his feet.
Harada wants to control but Altow is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3##ES#
Harada makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harada lands with an uppercut that bounces Altow off the cage and back into range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harada.#KD#
Harada lands a big uppercut and Altow crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Altow looks OK. Harada waves Altow back to his feet!
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!
Harada tries to land a front kick but Altow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akira Harada is winning the standup battle so far.
Harada throws a shot from downtown. Altow moves away and avoids it.
Harada closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Altow! Harada dives in looking to finish! Altow is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada made sure to mention his sponsor, Sportivité in his post fight interview.

Event: PL MMA 42
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Marcelo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harada quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB#
Marcelo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harada has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcelo controlling the action here.
Marcelo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB#
Marcelo is working for a submission of some sort.
Harada is trying to stand up here but Marcelo is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Marcelo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marcelo trying to control from half guard but Harada is working away. #T1##SUB#
Marcelo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marcelo tries to pass to full mount but Harada defends it.
Harada is trying to stand. #SUB#
Harada is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcelo.
Harada is looking to control Marcelo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harada avoid being mounted?#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marcelo not doing much here.
Marcelo tries to pass to full mount but Harada defends it.
Marcelo is keen to just control but Harada is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Harada closes the distance and pushes Marcelo back into the cage.#BC2#
Harada breaks the clinch.
Marcelo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haradas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Harada scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Jorginho Marcelo has been cut.
Marcelo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Harada misses.
Harada lands with a cross.
Harada cracks Marcelo with an open hand slap.
Marcelo shoots in but Harada avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL#
Harada tries to keep at a distance but Marcelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harada can't break the clinch.
Marcelo tries to work over Harada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcelo scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Harada lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Marcelo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marcelo is keen to just control but Harada is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Marcelo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Harada is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorginho Marcelo!
Jorginho Marcelo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PL MMA 40 Big Day!!!
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Harada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harada stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harada misses with a looping right.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
Harada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Zachary White has been cut.
Harada misses with a looping left.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harada sprawls and moves away.
White blocks a jab.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Harada moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
Harada misses with a straight right.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab lands there for Harada.#ROC2#
White is rocked!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harada lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Harada lands a big right hand that sends White crashing to the mat! Harada stays standing though and waves White back to his feet!
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harada throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harada sprawls and moves away.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Harada 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.#KD2#
Harada drops White with a beautiful combination! White stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!#CUT2#
Zachary White's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Harada pounces like a tiger and cracks White with a vicious hook! White is down but not out! Harada follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: PL MMA 34Dagestanskiy vs White
Date: Apr 29, 2020

#R1#
Harada connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Jorginho Marcelo has been cut.
A nice combination there by Harada.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcelo.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Marcelo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at Lovelair's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marcelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Marcelo.
Marcelo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harada.#CL2#
Marcelo pushes Harada up against the cage in a clinch.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Harada slowing the pace effectively.
Harada lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada prevents Marcelo from breaking the clinch.
Marcelo lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch.
Harada throws a right hand that Marcelo ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcelo also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Marcelo moves into the clinch successfully.
Harada wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcelo won't allow it.
Harada blocks an elbow strike from Marcelo.
Marcelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marcelo lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1##BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Marcelo tries to clinch up but Harada circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Harada tries to keep at a distance but Marcelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harada's efforts to push away.
Marcelo fails to pull guard.
Marcelo is trying to drag Harada to the mat but Harada just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marcelo tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Marcelo back against the cage. #BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcelo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcelo.
A lazy left from Harada finds it's target.#KD#
Harada drops Marcelo with a beautiful combination! Marcelo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!#T2#
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!
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcelo moves away.
A punch combination from Harada misses.
Marcelo is looking to clinch but Harada is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Marcelo. #CUT2#
It looks like Akira Harada has been cut.#CL#
Harada darts in and clinches Marcelo up against the cage.#BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Marcelo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harada is fending him off so far but Marcelo persists. Nope, Harada circles away and we're back to standing.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Marcelo slips under a jab.#CL2#
Marcelo clinches.
Marcelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marcelo's corner calls for a 1-2. Marcelo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marcelo darts in looking for a takedown but Harada gets double underhooks and turns Marcelo into the cage.
Marcelo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harada tries to avoid it but Marcelo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harada to the ground. Harada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Marcelo gets a takedown into half guard.
Marcelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harada keeps working. #T3#
Harada is trying to stand up here but Marcelo is controlling him well.
Marcelo is trying to control. Harada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcelo is pressing down on Harada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harada is holding on for now.
Marcelo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Marcelo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harada defends it well.
Harada tries to roll over but Marcelo keeps him under control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Still in half guard, Marcelo seems content to control.
Marcelo wants to take a breather but Harada is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marcelo in particular looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marcelo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marcelo controlling from the full mount.
Marcelo moves to back control. #SUB2#
Marcelo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Harada looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akira Harada will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Harada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcelo tries to clinch up
and Harada counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada throws a wild body kick that Marcelo sees coming a mile off.
Harada tests Marcelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harada blocks a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Harada scores with a four punch combination!#ROC#
Marcelo is rocked!
Harada looks to land a right hand but Marcelo moved out of range.
Marcelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Marcelo fails with a takedown attempt.
Harada leaves Marcelo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcelo seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcelo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT#
That has opened up Jorginho Marcelo's cut even more.#T1#
BOOM! Harada lands a beautiful left hook that drops Marcelo. Marcelo tries to recover but Harada is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Marcelo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Akira Harada made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: PL MMA 28 Silva vs Swanson
Date: Apr 08, 2020

#R1##CL2#
McCarthy has managed to clinch.
McCarthy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harada is pressed up against the cage. McCarthy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harada down to the mat. Harada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harada with a hook.
David McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Harada forces McCarthy back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCarthy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Harada circles away.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Harada moves out of range.
Harada jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#CL2#
McCarthy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harada, pushing him back against the cage.
Harada creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCarthy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harada, right into the meat.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
McCarthy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harada, pushing him back against the cage.
McCarthy tries to break the clinch but Harada is controlling the position. #BC#
Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCarthy blocks a head kick by Harada.
McCarthy looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Harada circles away. #CL2#
McCarthy closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch.
McCarthy tries to clinch up.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harada's waist but Harada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harada.
McCarthy shoots and misses
and Harada counters with a left to the body.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
Good standup being displayed there by Harada as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Harada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harada swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.#KD#
Harada cracks McCarthy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harada has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McCarthy to stand back up!#ROC#
McCarthy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BAM! Harada delivers a spinning backfist that drops McCarthy like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Akira Harada!
After the big win, Akira Harada made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: PL MMA 21 Nova vs Horn
Date: Mar 13, 2020

#R1#
Harada throws out a leg kick but Urameshi moves out of range and Harada only half commits.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
Harada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi slips under a jab from Harada.
Harada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi connects with the punch.
Harada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Harada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Urameshi moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Harada as he connects with a hook.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Harada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urameshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harada throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Harada is out of range.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urameshi slips a jab from Harada.
Harada throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Urameshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Urameshi takes one to the chin there.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Urameshi moved out of range.
Harada misses with a kick to the body.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urameshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Harada jabs at Urameshi's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Urameshi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harada rather than just go for the knockout.
Urameshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Harada's head.
Harada throws a right hand that Urameshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Urameshi also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harada tries to clinch there but Urameshi circles away.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urameshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Urameshi.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
Harada throws a hook but Urameshi blocks it.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urameshi sizes up Harada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Urameshi works Harada's body with a nice hook.
Harada slips a straight right by Urameshi.
Harada throws a body kick that misses. #T3#
Harada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Urameshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haradas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Harada throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Harada throws out a powerful jab.
Harada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Decent striking displayed by Urameshi there.
Urameshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urameshi's head.#CUT#
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Harada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Harada swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Urameshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harada on the side of the head. #T4#
Urameshi throws a right and a left that Harada avoids nicely.
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urameshi to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC2#
Harada is rocked!
Urameshi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Harada falls backwards - clearly groggy! Urameshi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Madness Insanity 15
Date: Dec 01, 2019

#R1#
Harada throws a poor cross that misses
and Dante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harada moves in looking to clinch but Dante pushes him off.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante moves out of range of the body kick from Harada.
Dante dodges the punch combination from Harada.
Harada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dante throws a body shot but no joy.
Dante has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Dante.
Harada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dante momentarily.
Dante misses with a shot to the body
and Harada counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dante throws a hook but Harada blocks it.
Harada lands with a right hand. #ROC#
Dante is rocked!#T1#
Harada drops Dante with a straight right hand, right on the button! Harada 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 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akira Harada waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: Madness 21 Moru vs Crab
Date: Nov 10, 2019

#R1#
Princip throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Princip lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Harada has Princip up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Harada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've been informed that Princip has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Princip lands a nice uppercut.
Princip pushes Harada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harada's elbow.
Princip lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip lands a nice uppercut.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada blocks a body shot from Princip.
Harada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Princip as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada stalling in the clinch. #T1#
Harada tries to circle away but Princip has him pinned against the cage.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harada tries to land knees in the clinch but Princip avoids the damage to the body.
Princip lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harada is pushing Princip up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Harada controls the action.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but Princip has double underhooks.
Harada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
Harada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Princip works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
Harada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Princip blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Princip misses with some punches.
Harada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Princip is keeping busy.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Harada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada is trying to break the clinch but Princip is controlling him.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip lands a right hand. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Princip lands a jab to Harada's midsection.
Princip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Princip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Princip connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Princip avoids a punch combination nicely.
Princip works the jab nicely.#T3#
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Harada walks into a left hand.
Harada misses with the combination.
Princip cracks a nice hook into Harada's ribs.
Harada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harada takes one on the button.
Harada misses with the combination.
A jab from Princip misses.
Princip scores with a one two! Harada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Princip.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Princip takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Princip is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Princip stuns Harada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
A jab from Harada misses.
Harada avoids the body shot from Princip. #T4#
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Harada throws a head kick but Princip moves out of range.
Harada throws a push kick but Princip slaps the foot to one side.
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Princip blocks a jab.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Princip throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Harada seems unphased.
Harada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Harada is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada wants to clinch.
Harada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that round.
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#
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
Princip throws a series of punches but Harada moves out of range.
Harada lands with a straight right. Princip didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Harada misses with a hook.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Princip gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Princip lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Princip working aggressively here.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Princip lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harada is trying to push Princip away but Princip has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Harada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Princip has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Princip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
Princip takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Princip throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Princip on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harada misses with a right hand
and Princip counters with a right hand to the body.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Harada misses.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harada misses with a shot to the body
and Princip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Princip.
Princip connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Princip.
Princip connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
Harada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Princip misses with a wild combination.
Princip lands with a hook. Harada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Princip throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Harada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip lunges at Harada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harada's hand.
Harada slips a straight right by Princip.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Harada.#T3#
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harada slips under a jab.
Princip moves away from the strike by Harada.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Princip swats away the attempt to clinch by Harada.
Harada thuds his right hand into Princip's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Harada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Princip moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Princip gets tackled into the cage by Harada. Harada maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Princip scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Harada tries to stall but Princip uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Princip lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Princip.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Princip.
Princip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Princip throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Princip.
Harada scores with a nice strike.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Princip.
Princip throws an off balance right hand
and Harada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Harada darts in and clinches Princip up against the cage.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harada prevents a body shot from Princip.
Princip cracks Harada with a nice body shot.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Princip lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Princip misses.#T1#
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harada.
The fighters circling - Harada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Princip goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Harada throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Harada misses with a hook.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Princip let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Princip scores with a decent looking hook.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
Princip throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harada circles away quickly and effectively.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Princip misses the jab.
Princip scores with a hook to the body. Harada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Princip was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Princip shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harada eats them both and turns towards Princip to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL#
Harada instigates a clinch.
Harada misses with some punches.
Princip lands with a right to the head.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis Princip seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harada.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Princip pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
A short left from Harada.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harada blocking some punches.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Princip pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Harada missing with knees to the body.
Harada trying to land knees to the body.
Harada misses with a knee to the head.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Harada controls the action.
Harada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harada is pushing Princip up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Princip throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head. #T4##BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Harada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
Princip unleashes a big counter combination but Harada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Princip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
A big right from Harada misses.
Princip lands with a right hand.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Princip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip lands a two punch combo.
Princip tries to clinch but Harada is having none of it.
Princip thuds his right hand into Harada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Princip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
During a confident post fight interview, Louis Princip thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Madness Insanity 9
Date: Oct 20, 2019

#R1#
Harada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harada swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Donde counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #ES2#
Harada is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Donde presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Harada wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD#
Donde lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donde sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harada wants to get back to his feet.
Harada is trying to maintain the position but Donde is very close to passing his half guard.
Donde stops Harada from getting back to his feet. #T1##ES2#
Harada kicks off Donde and gets to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harada.
Donde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harada tries to clinch but Donde moves out of range.
Harada tests Donde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donde works Harada's body with a nice hook.
Harada moves to clinch but Donde breaks away #TD#
and Donde counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harada is wriggling around but Donde manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#REVB#
Harada trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #T2#
Harada's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Donde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donde tries to control but Harada wriggling away.
Harada is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Harada is trying to escape the mount.
Harada felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Harada wants to control but Donde is having none of it.#T3#
Donde controlling from mount.
Harada working to try and regain half guard.
Donde controlling his opponent. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harada tries to hold on but Donde pushes him away.
Harada swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Donde content just to control the position here.
Harada working to try and regain half guard.
Donde controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raymond Donde will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Harada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donde half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Donde saw that one coming.
Donde closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harada circles away.
Harada throws a low kick but Donde avoids it.
Harada lands a jab to the head.
Donde shoots for a double leg takedown but Harada sprawls well. He's pushed Donde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harada scores with a jab to the head.
Donde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donde tries to counter with a takedown but Harada is quick to defend against it.
Harada scores with a nice right hand. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Harada has knocked Donde down with a huge combo! Harada steps away and waves a wobbly Donde back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Donde is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Raymond Donde has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donde throws a wild body kick that Harada sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Harada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Donde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akira Harada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donde - the referee stops the clock and Harada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donde. Harada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Donde seems to have got his legs back now.
Donde blocks the body kick.
Donde fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Harada throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Harada.
Donde is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harada is fending him off so far but Donde persists. Nope, Harada circles away and we're back to standing.
Harada 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.
Harada tried to score with a low kick but Donde checks it.
Harada lands a nice shot to the body.
Donde takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL2#
Harada forces Donde back against the cage and clinches.
Harada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harada wants to get back to striking at distance but Donde won't allow it. #TD#
Donde gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harada regains guard.
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!
Harada is looking to sweep but instead, Donde has passed into half guard.
Donde is looking to take a break and control but Harada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Harada trying to control from the bottom.
Harada is trying to get back to full guard.
Raymond Donde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donde is taking a breather. Harada says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harada trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #T3#
Donde looking to control but Harada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harada is desperately trying to improve his position but Donde has a good base and remains in mount.
Harada wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Donde controlling from mount. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harada bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Harada wants to control from the top but Donde keeps moving. #SUB#
Donde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Donde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Donde wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raymond Donde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Decent striking displayed by Harada there.
Harada lands a glancing blow to the side of Donde's head.
Harada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donde feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donde on the side of the head.
Donde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harada throws a hook but Donde blocks it.
Harada gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Donde counters with a shoot takedown. Harada fights it but they end up in guard.
Harada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donde is one step ahead there.
Harada wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Donde prevents Harada from getting back to his feet.
Harada trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Harada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Donde is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harada controls Donde momentarily but Donde frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harada misses the jab.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donde keeps Harada at a distance using the push kick.
Donde slips under a jab.
Donde moves out of range of the leg kick from Harada.
Harada throws a leg kick #TD#
and Donde counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harada wants to get back to his feet but Donde passes into half guard. #REVB#
Harada is looking for a sweep. Donde is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harada is trying to stand.
Harada is concentrating on defense, preventing Donde from advancing position.
Well, if Donde is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T3#
Harada pushes Donde off but Donde dives into side control.
Harada is trying to control Donde's posture but Donde avoids it.
Harada bucks up and tries to throw Donde off but instead Donde has got his back!#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Good control from Donde.
Donde avoiding Harada 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donde trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Harada doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Donde showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Raymond Donde!
Raymond Donde decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Madness Fright Night 6
Date: Sep 22, 2019

#R1##CL#
Doyea moves into the clinch.#TD#
Doyea pulls guard.
Doyea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Doyea escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harada with a nice head shot there.
Harada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doyea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harada throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Harada is posturing up here but Doyea has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Harada tries to roll out but it's too tight and Harada has to tap! Slick submission there by Doyea!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arod Doyea!
Arod Doyea took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: Madness Insanity Debut
Date: Aug 30, 2019

#R1##TD#
Viv scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Viv missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Viv is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harada defends it well.
Viv not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Viv seems to be working for a kimura but Harada defends the submission attempt.
Viv prevents Harada from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Viv throwing shots but Harada is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Viv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viv is working away from the top position though.
Viv lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Harada is defending against the submission attempts here by Viv.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Viv lands a nice short elbow.
Viv missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Viv is trying to work for a kimura but Harada is defending well. #T2##SUB#
Viv is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Viv seems to be looking for submissions.
Harada is trying to control but can't.
Harada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viv.
Harada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harada.
Viv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Viv throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Harada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Viv is working Harada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harada looking to control.
Harada keeping full guard, as Viv tries to pass.
Viv stands and throws Harada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Viv wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Viv tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Viv has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harada wants to control but Viv postures up.#T4##SUB#
Viv is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harada has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harada is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Viv's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Viv 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.
Harada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viv is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Viv wants to work for an arm triangle but Harada is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harada trying to control but Viv postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chosu Viv dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Viv defending well as Harada loads up on a big left hand.
Viv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Harada gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harada misses with a left hand #CL#
and Viv holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Harada breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Harada takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Harada rushes Viv and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harada swats away the attempt to clinch by Viv.
Harada tries a quick counter leg kick but Viv is wise to it.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Viv's leg but Viv calmly moves out of range.
Harada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada throws a shot from downtown. Viv moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Harada throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Viv counters with a single leg into guard. Harada didn't expect that.
Harada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viv throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harada working a defensive guard here.
Viv throwing strikes from guard but Harada blocks nicely.
Viv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Viv stops Harada from standing up.
Chosu Viv overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viv is looking to work some ground and pound but Harada has wrist control.
Harada wants to stand but Viv is controlling the position. #T2#
Viv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Viv is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Viv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Viv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harada seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Viv is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harada can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Harada pulls Viv in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Viv.
Harada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Viv on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chosu Viv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Viv is out of range.
Viv feinted with a counter takedown.
Harada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viv's head.
Harada misses with a hook
enabling Viv to counter with a crisp jab.
Viv scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Harada. No joy for Viv on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu Viv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viv dodges the punch combination from Harada.
Viv shoots for a takedown but Harada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Viv rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viv's head.#T4#
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!
Harada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Viv thows a left - swing and a miss!
Viv shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harada as he avoids it easily.
Viv shoots in for a takedown but Harada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Viv throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harada's waist but Harada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viv off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viv throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harada's waist but Harada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viv off to one side.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Viv's shoulder, as Viv tries to avoid the shot.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viv.
Horrible takedown attempt by Viv or perhaps it was just good defense by Harada, which made it look bad.
Harada scores with a shot to the body.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harada scores with a jab. Viv acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab from Harada.
Harada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viv stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Harada has closed the distance and engaged Viv in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Viv slips a straight right by Harada.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viv drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harada throws a jab when Viv was well out of range.
Harada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Viv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harada.
Horrible takedown attempt by Viv or perhaps it was just good defense by Harada, which made it look bad.
Harada throws out a counter right but Viv avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viv, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viv tries to pull guard but Harada won't allow it.
Harada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viv has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harada wants to stall.
Viv goes for a takedown attempt but Harada pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu Viv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Viv or perhaps it was just good defense by Harada, which made it look bad. #T1#
Harada misses the jab.
Viv shoots in for a takedown but Harada shows good takedown defense.
Harada slaps away a takedown attempt from Viv, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harada appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harada sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viv.
It looked like Viv wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Harada as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Harada closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harada creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viv loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.#T2#
Harada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viv.
Viv tries to clinch but Harada moves out of range.
Harada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Viv.
Harada lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Harada gets a clinch.
Viv tries to pull guard but Harada won't allow it. #BC2#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viv lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harada circles away quickly and effectively.
Viv needs to keep his hands up - Harada had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#
Viv is rocked!
Harada fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Viv out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Akira Harada!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akira Harada waved his t-shirt featuring OLIMPO's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: Madness 9: LW CC Rd 2
Date: Aug 17, 2019

#R1#
Malcolm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harada is fending him off so far but Malcolm persists. Nope, Harada circles away and we're back to standing.
Harada misses with a looping left.#CL#
Harada clinches up with Malcolm and pushes him back against the cage.
Harada looking to slow down the pace here.
Malcolm wants a takedown but no success here.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malcolm backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Malcolm. #TD2#
Malcolm turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harada struggling a bit here.
Malcolm working the head with strikes.
Malcolm tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harada managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Malcolm.
Harada is looking to reverse the position.
Malcolm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malcolm throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Malcolm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
Harada defending against the ground and pound.
Malcolm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harada sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Malcolm working away.
Harada takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harada wants to control but Malcolm postures up.#SUB2#
Malcolm is trying to get an arm triangle but Harada is defending well.
Malcolm landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Harada throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so. #T2#
An elbow from Malcolm crashes against the mat.
Malcolm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harada some visible discomfort.
Malcolm wants to control but Harada is keeping him busy.
Malcolm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Malcolm throws an elbow but Harada slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harada wants to control but Malcolm postures up.
Malcolm in side control lands a decent elbow.
Malcolm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harada is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malcolm is looking to take a break and control but Harada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harada taking punishment in the form of punches. #T3#
Harada wants to control but Malcolm postures up.
Malcolm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harada sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harada defending against the ground and pound.
Malcolm trying to control the position but Harada is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Malcolm landing strikes.
Malcolm wants to control but Harada is keeping him busy.
Malcolm 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Harada tries to bench press Malcolm off him but Malcolm keeps the position.
Malcolm lands a decent elbow from side control. #T4#
Harada avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malcolm.
Malcolm is looking to take a break and control but Harada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malcolm landing a few strikes.
Malcolm trying to control the position but Harada is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Malcolm is working Harada over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malcolm working the ground and pound but Harada is defending the strikes.
Malcolm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Malcolm grinds an elbow into Harada's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Malcolm 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#
Harada misses with a looping left.
Harada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malcolm. Malcolm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harada throws a right hand that Malcolm ducks under and follows up with a left that Malcolm also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Malcolm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malcolm swats away the attempt to clinch by Harada.
Malcolm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malcolm swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Malcolm slips the punch.
Malcolm lands an overhand right.
Malcolm tries to move into range but Harada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malcolm scores with a counter punch that sends Harada to the canvas! Malcolm smells blood - he's punishing Harada with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Harada has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Malcolm!
Devon Malcolm decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Madness 5: LW Clowny Cup
Date: Jul 20, 2019

#R1##CL#
Harada closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Harada.
No joy there for Kingkong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harada throws a jab when Kingkong was well out of range.
Kingkong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Harada has knocked Kingkong down with a huge combo! Harada steps away and waves a wobbly Kingkong back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Kingkong is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Harada instigates a clinch.
Kingkong is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada looks for the body kick but Kingkong saw that one coming.
Kingkong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingkong seems to have recovered his senses.
Harada throws an off balance right hand
and Kingkong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingkong slips under a jab from Harada.
Harada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingkong ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingkong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingkong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Kingkong throws a lazy uppercut
and Harada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Kingkong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harada throws a sloppy head kick
and Kingkong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harada throws a leg kick but Kingkong checks it.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Kingkong slips the punch.
Kingkong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#KD#
Harada cracks Kingkong with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kingkong looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harada finish him?
No joy there for Kingkong, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
Kingkong tries to keep at a distance but Harada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kingkong tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
Kingkong tries to circle away but Harada has him pinned against the cage.
Harada gets through Kingkong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harada.
Harada keeps control of Kingkong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Kingkong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingkong is trying to break the clinch but Harada is controlling him.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kingkong under the eye.
Harada throws an off balance right hand
and Harada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harada misses with a few strikes there.
Harada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingkong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingkong throws a counter combo.
Kingkong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kingkong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kingkong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harada throws the kick towards the body but Kingkong avoids it.
Harada doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingkong circles away. #T3#
Kingkong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingkong misses with a series of wild punches.
Harada cracks Kingkong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingkong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Harada instigates a clinch.
Kingkong is looking to break free of the clinch but Harada has double underhooks.
Harada tries to work over Kingkong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Kingkong.
Harada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kingkong scores with a hook to the body. Harada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T4#
Kingkong checks a low kick from Harada.
Kingkong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingkong.
Kingkong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingkong moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. Kingkong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingkong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kingkong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Kingkong does no damage.
Kingkong checks a low kick from Harada.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingkong! But no joy.
Harada scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingkong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingkong checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Kingkong feints and then cracks Harada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harada down.
Kingkong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harada is able to avoid easily.
Kingkong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harada misses with an uppercut.
Kingkong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kingkong misses with a few strikes there.
Kingkong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harada.
Harada tests Kingkong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kingkong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Kingkong misses.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Kingkong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kingkong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Harada misses with a hook. Kingkong ducked under it nicely.
Harada throws a hook but Kingkong avoids it easily.#T1#
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harada cracks a nice hook into Kingkong's ribs.#KD#
Harada lands a big right hand that sends Kingkong crashing to the mat! Harada stays standing though and waves Kingkong back to his feet!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingkong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harada works the jab nicely.#CL#
Harada moves into the clinch successfully.
Harada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingkong can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Kingkong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
Kingkong gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Harada gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, OLIMPO for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Stick Kingkong had this to say: 'I will be back!!!'.

Event: Madness 1: Reawakening
Date: Jun 14, 2019

#R1#
A big left from Harada misses.
A jab from Marcelo misses.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marcelo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harada scores with a body shot.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harada connects with a nice looking jab.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Marcelo's leg but Marcelo calmly moves out of range.
Harada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcelo's hands.
Harada throws a shot 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!
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harada throws the left hand but Marcelo avoids the punch easily.#KD#
Harada sends Marcelo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harada is motioning to the referee to let Marcelo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Marcelo is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Jorginho Marcelo has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marcelo 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.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcelo.
Marcelo misses with a straight left.
Harada appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Marcelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harada avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Harada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcelo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harada scores with a jab.
Harada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcelo checks a low kick from Harada.#KD#
Harada drops Marcelo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marcelo looks back up at him and smiles so Harada waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Marcelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Marcelo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Harada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marcelo sprawling to the canvas! Marcelo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harada finish him?!
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcelo avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Marcelo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marcelo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Harada misses with a kick to the body. #KD#
Harada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marcelo sprawling to the canvas! Marcelo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harada finish him?! #CL#
Harada has managed to clinch. #T2##BC#
Harada breaks the clinch. #CL#
Harada has closed the distance and engaged Marcelo in a clinch.
A short left from Harada.
Marcelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Harada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marcelo is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Marcelo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB2#
Marcelo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Marcelo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcelo controlling the position from side mount.
Marcelo seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Harada stops Marcelo from passing to mount. #SUB2#
Marcelo is trying to get an arm triangle but Harada is defending well.
Marcelo controlling the position from side mount.
Harada gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Marcelo has control of Harada's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Harada regains control of the situation pretty easily. #SUB2#
Marcelo working for a submission but Harada is keeping him at bay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcelo is stalling here but it's allowed Harada to get half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorginho Marcelo's cut.
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.
#R2##KD#
Harada drops Marcelo with a beautiful combination! Marcelo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Marcelo is rocked!#CL#
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Harada prevents Marcelo from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marcelo fails to land. #BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcelo lands a nice looking body shot.
Marcelo loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target. #CL#
Harada closes the distance and pushes Marcelo back into the cage.
Marcelo is looking to control Harada's arms but Harada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcelo has his back to the cage.
Marcelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcelo has a couple of punches blocked by Harada. #BC2#
Marcelo breaks the clinch.
Harada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akira Harada is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Harada is looking to clinch.
Harada throws a good cross that connects.
Harada throws a series of punches but Marcelo moves out of range.
Marcelo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Marcelo shoots for a double leg takedown but Harada sprawls well. He's pushed Marcelo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcelo throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.#KD#
Harada drops Marcelo with a beautiful combination! Marcelo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!
Marcelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?#CUT#
That has opened up Jorginho Marcelo's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Harada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcelo wants to take the fight to the mat but Harada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcelo.
Harada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcelo throws a head punch that misses.
Marcelo wants to take the fight to the mat but Harada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Marcelo jumps guard but Harada stands there with Marcelo around his waist. Marcelo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marcelo seems to have recovered his senses.#BC2#
Marcelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2##KD#
Harada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marcelo sprawling to the canvas! Marcelo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harada finish him?!
Harada tries to clinch up.
And Marcelo tries to counter it with a takedown but Harada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harada darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Marcelo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Harada before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
An out of breath and clearly excited Akira Harada thanked OLIMPO for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: TAFC: Lermontov v Canthropus
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Harada backs off Fon throws a huge counter combo but Harada manages to avoid it all.
Harada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fon is looking to clinch.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Fon manages to avoid it.
Harada tests Fon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fon fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
Rae Fon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Harada.#TD2#
Fon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harada sprawls well initially but Fon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harada is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Harada is defending against the submission attempts here by Fon. #SUB2#
Fon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harada defends it well.
Harada is trying to control but can't.
Harada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harada is pressing down on Fon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harada 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.#T1#
Fon postures up in Harada's guard and throws a big left but Harada blocks it.
Harada is trying to control the position but Fon postures up.
Fon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harada looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harada trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Fon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harada manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fon has Harada in his guard.#REVR#
Fon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Fon is trying to control the position but Harada postures up.
Harada preventing the sweep.
Fon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fon wants to sweep here but Harada controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harada trying to control but Fon is working from the bottom.
Harada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harada tries to free his leg and advance position but Fon is retaining full guard. #T3#
Fon trying to control the position.
Harada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harada preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fon is pulling down on Harada's head. It's preventing any offense from Harada, at least for the moment.
Fon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fon wants to sweep here but Harada controlling him for the moment.
Fon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fon trying to keep a closed guard but Harada is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fon is on top in guard. #REVB#
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fon postures up in Harada's guard and throws a big left but Harada blocks it.
Harada pulls Fon in to control the position. #ES#
Harada is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harada blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fon is leaning against Harada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Harada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fon goes for a double leg but Harada avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harada continues to drive forward.
Harada swings for the body but Fon moves out of range. #CL#
Harada takes the fight into the clinch.
Fon missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Fon.
Harada blocks an elbow strike.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Harada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fon backwards.
Fon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fon scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Fon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fon trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch.
Fon tries for a takedown but Harada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Harada tries to sprawl but Fon drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T1#
Fon blocks the strikes from Harada.
Akira Harada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harada is pressing down on Fon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fon.
Harada 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.
Harada pulls Fon in close to his closed guard and prevents Fon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fon postures up and lands a big shot to Harada's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fon.
Harada will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harada but Harada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rae Fon.#T2#
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harada just misses with a punch to the body.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Fon forces Harada back against the cage and clinches.
Harada lands a right hand. #BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fon is breathing heavily.#CL#
Harada darts in and clinches Fon up against the cage.#BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harada counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Fon is rocked!
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!
Fon leaves his chin hanging out and Harada seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fon crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akira Harada waved his t-shirt featuring OLIMPO's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: TAFC: Mark v Ispa 2
Date: Apr 20, 2019

#R1#
Yoritomo walks into a jab.
Yoritomo walks into a straight right hand from Harada.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoritomo scores with a nice right hand.
Harada throws the kick towards the body but Yoritomo avoids it.
Yoritomo ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Yoritomo wants to clinch up but Harada keeps it at a distance.
Yoritomo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoritomo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoritomo staying out of range there.
Harada with a hook.
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!
Yoritomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoritomo.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo slips a jab from Harada.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harada blocking some punches. #T1#
Harada is trying to break the clinch but Yoritomo has him pressed against the cage.
Harada misses with a knee strike.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harada.
Yoritomo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Harada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoritomo has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Yoritomo breaks from the clinch.
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harada cracks Yoritomo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Harada has managed to clinch.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.
Harada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoritomo blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Harada stalling in the clinch.
Harada gets through Yoritomo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoritomo is leaning against Harada and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Harada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoritomo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harada lands a right hand.
Yoritomo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoritomo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harada's elbow.
Yoritomo misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Harada.
Harada throws a lazy head kick
and Yoritomo counters with a straight right hand.
Yoritomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harada swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Yoritomo's shoulder, as Yoritomo tries to avoid the shot.
Yoritomo wants to counter the offense by Harada and move into the clinch position.
Yoritomo missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Harada takes the fight into the clinch.
Yoritomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoritomo tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Yoritomo back against the cage.
Yoritomo stalling the fight.
Yoritomo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harada tries to break free but Yoritomo pushes him back against the cage.
Yoritomo misses with some punches.
Yoritomo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harada is trying to break free.
Harada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoritomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoritomo misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
A short left from Harada.
Harada lands a shot to the body.
Yoritomo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harada's efforts to push away.
Yoritomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Yoritomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Harada moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoritomo lands a nice uppercut.
Harada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoritomo blocking some punches.
Harada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoritomo has him pressed against the cage.
Yoritomo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoritomo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that round.
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##CL#
Harada has managed to clinch.
Yoritomo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yoritomo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada trying to stall but Yoritomo improves his position.
Harada wants to stall.
Yoritomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoritomo. #BC2#
Yoritomo manages to break the clinch.
Yoritomo ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Yoritomo feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Yoritomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoritomo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yoritomo slips a straight right by Harada.#T1#
Yoritomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yoritomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harada tries to clinch up but Yoritomo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoritomo wants to counter the offense by Harada and move into the clinch position.
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoritomo tries to clinch up.
Harada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoritomo can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Yoritomo rushes Harada and presses him up against the cage.
Yoritomo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harada misses with a punch on the inside.
Harada is trying to break the clinch but Yoritomo is controlling him.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch.
Harada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoritomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Harada is rocked!
Harada walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Yoritomo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kamakiri Yoritomo!
After winning the bout, Kamakiri Yoritomo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TAFC: Fujimoto v Shorton
Date: Mar 30, 2019

#R1##CL2#
White instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Harada blocking some punches.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD2#
White has hold of one of Harada's legs. Harada is fighting the takedown attempt but White gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
White is in close to Harada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White is looking to stand up but Harada won't let him.
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harada pulls White in close to his closed guard and prevents White from doing any damage or advancing position.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Harada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harada's guard. #REVB#
White postures up and lands a big shot to Harada's brow.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Harada controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White preventing the sweep.
White trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White stands up over Harada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Harada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harada landing some decent shots from guard.
Harada won't allow White to sweep him here. #SUB2#
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harada postures up.
Harada won't allow White to sweep him here. #T3#
Harada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harada with a flurry of punches that miss.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White working a defensive guard but Harada passes into half guard.
White trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harada manages to pass to mount!
White working to try and regain half guard.
White is still trying to improve position.
White tries to hold on but Harada postures up.
Harada with good strikes from the mount here!
White is trying to escape the mount.
White manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T4#
Harada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
White working for a triangle but Harada defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harada throwing strikes but missing.
White working a defensive guard but Harada passes into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White trying to control here.
White gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie White dominated that round.
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#
Harada scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#CL2#
White gets a clinch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harada wants to break free but White has control.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harada is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks. #TD2#
White has Harada pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. White pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harada tumbling to the mat - White dives into Harada's guard.
Harada trying to control the position. #SU2#
White gets to his feet. Harada looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T1#
White misses with a body shot. #CL2#
White closes the distance and clinches.
Harada scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harada with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
White darts in and clinches Harada up against the cage.
White gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie White.#T2#
A short uppercut from White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Harada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harada wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from White.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harada tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL2#
White moves into the clinch.
Ronnie White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harada looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White tries to move into range but Harada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harada throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Harada only half commits.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
White has a takedown stuffed.#T3#
White wants to clinch up but Harada keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
White instigates a clinch.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harada is looking to land body kicks.
White tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harada with a body shot.
Harada doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harada is defending well.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Harada closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.#T4#
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Harada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
White has closed the distance and engaged Harada in a clinch.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harada.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Harada.
Harada throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
White instigates a clinch.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harada is defending well.
White lands with a right to the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harada trying to land knees to the body.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie White.
White wants a takedown.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1##CL#
Harada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harada blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Harada.
Harada missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Harada.
A frustrated look appears on Harada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White. #TD2#
White gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
White trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
White postures up. #SU2#
White stands and steps away. Harada gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T2##CL#
Harada has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
White lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harada is looking to escape.
White throws a strike but Harada avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harada is trying to control the position but White postures up.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harada's head.
White wanted to stand there but Harada had control of the position.
White postures up.
White wants to get up but he can't break Harada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harada is trying to keep White in close.
White forces his way into half guard.#T3#
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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. White connects with a nice short shot to Harada's temple.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from White there.
Harada is trying to get back to full guard.
Harada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White trying to control from half guard but Harada is working away.
Ronnie White has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Harada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harada.#SUB2#
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harada looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harada looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harada! #REVR#
Harada creates some space and throws a big elbow, but White sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White wants to improve his position but Harada is controlling well.
Harada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie White.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie White!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronnie White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TAFC: Avisu Kona v Fujimoto
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Avetisyan throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Avetisyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avetisyan missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avetisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harada looks for the body kick but Avetisyan saw that one coming.
Harada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Avetisyan.#CUT#
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Harada tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Avetisyan counter with a right hand.
Avetisyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harada just misses with a punch to the body.
Avetisyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Avetisyan is out of range.
Harada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avetisyan throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harada to counter with a crisp jab.
Avetisyan jabs Harada right on the nose. Harada blinks but takes it well.
Avetisyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC#
Avetisyan is rocked!
Avetisyan throws a nice head kick! #T1#
The fighters circling - Harada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avetisyan slips under a jab.
Jab from Harada.
Avetisyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Avetisyan throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Avetisyan seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Avetisyan.
A big left from Avetisyan misses.
A big left from Harada misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avetisyan! But no joy.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avetisyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Harada counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada takes one to the chin there.
Avetisyan throws a head kick that Harada semi-blocks.
Harada tries to clinch there but Avetisyan circles away.
Avetisyan 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.
Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harada takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avetisyan.
A slow jab from Avetisyan misses its intended target.
Avetisyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
Harada misses with the combination.
Harada avoids the body shot from Avetisyan. #CL#
Harada drives through and clinches with Avetisyan against the cage. #TD2#
Avetisyan manages to pull guard.
Harada lands a couple of digs.
Harada is working Avetisyan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Avetisyan on the ground.
Avetisyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #ES2#
Avetisyan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Harada has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Avetisyan has the dominant position.
Avetisyan wants to break free but Harada has control. #BC2#
Avetisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avetisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Avetisyan scores with a nice strike.
Avetisyan throws a body kick that misses. #T3#
Harada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
Harada clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harada checks a low kick from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harada takes one to the side of the head.
Harada tries to clinch there but Avetisyan circles away.
Harada misses with a few strikes there.
Avetisyan thinks about the counter body kick.
Harada moves to clinch but Avetisyan breaks away
letting Avetisyan counter with a right hand.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Avetisyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avetisyan swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada tries to clinch up but Avetisyan circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Avetisyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harada throws a body kick that misses
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harada is looking to clinch. #T4#
Harada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harada needs to keep his hands up - Avetisyan had a free shot at his head there.
Avetisyan connects with a jab.
Harada wants to clinch.
Avetisyan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harada lands a nice shot that snaps Avetisyan's head back.
Harada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Avetisyan catches Harada right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Avetisyan misses the target.
Harada cracks a nice hook into Avetisyan's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada wants to clinch.
Harada scores with a jab. Avetisyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edgar Avetisyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edgar Avetisyan's cut.
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.
#R2#
Harada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Avetisyan looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.#KD#
Harada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Avetisyan sprawling to the canvas! Avetisyan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harada finish him?!
Harada cracks Avetisyan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Avetisyan falls to his knees and Harada doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
After the big win, Akira Harada made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors OLIMPO and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Edgar Avetisyan spoke after the fight, saying 'HE HAS WALL HACKS. '.

Event: TAFC: De Barros v Weechar'san
Date: Feb 23, 2019

#R1##CL#
Harada rushes Vieira and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Harada.
Vieira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harada prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vieira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vieira stalling.
Vieira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vieira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL#
Harada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vieira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harada tries to avoid it but Vieira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harada to the ground. Harada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardinho Vieira.
Harada connects with a nice looking jab.
Vieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harada counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Vieira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harada sprawls well initially but Vieira persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harada has managed to free his arm - good work. #T1#
Vieira is thwarting Harada's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Vieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Harada is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harada is trying to maintain the position but Vieira is very close to passing his half guard.
Vieira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vieira trying to control from half guard but Harada is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Vieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harada sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Vieira is working for a submission of some sort.
Harada wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vieira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vieira works his way into full mount!
Harada wants to hold on but Vieira pushes him away.
Vieira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harada is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vieira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vieira punching from mount but Harada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vieira landing strikes from the mount and Harada is in trouble! #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vieira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harada sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Vieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Vieira is working for a kimura but Harada is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Vieira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vieira wants to free his trapped foot but Harada is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4##SUB2#
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harada has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harada trying to control but Vieira postures up. #SUB2#
Vieira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harada wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Vieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harada defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardinho Vieira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Harada misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Harada tries to land a front kick but Vieira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harada just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harada defends it well.
Harada misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Harada misses.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harada scores with a jab to the head.
Vieira shoots in and drives through. Harada sprawls well.
Vieira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Harada misses.
Vieira slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harada throws a nice looking combination but Vieira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vieira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira dives in for a single leg takedown but Harada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardinho Vieira.
Vieira on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vieira, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harada defends well and Vieira ends up having to push Harada into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?
Vieira dives in and grabs Harada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harada pushes down on Vieira's head and hops out.#T1#
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vieira scores with a jab. Harada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vieira moves away from the strike by Harada.
And Vieira tries to counter it with a takedown but Harada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vieira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vieira shoots in and drives through. Harada sprawls well.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harada sprawls well. Harada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Harada. No joy for Vieira on that attempt. #TD2#
Vieira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Vieira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harada is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vieira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T2#
Harada controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Vieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harada sees it coming and defends easily.
Vieira is looking to take a break and control but Harada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vieira slips a nice elbow through Harada's hands, connecting with Harada's forehead.
Vieira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vieira wants to pass the guard but Harada is defending well. #SUB2#
Vieira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harada is concentrating on defense, preventing Vieira from advancing position. #T3#
Vieira is trying to control. Harada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harada wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vieira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vieira stops Harada from getting back to his feet. #SUB2#
Harada is defending against the submission attempts here by Vieira. #SUB2#
Vieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harada is not content to let Vieira control the position.
Vieira is stalling here. Harada is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vieira seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harada has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harada tries to stand but Vieira is controlling his head.
Vieira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vieira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vieira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vieira gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
A big right from Harada misses.
Vieira looks for a takedown but Harada sprawls well.
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vieira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A shot to the liver by Vieira. Beautiful body shot.
Harada tries to clinch up but Vieira circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Vieira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harada tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vieira is in Harada's guard.
Harada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vieira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vieira lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harada is on top in guard. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Harada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harada trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Harada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vieira on the ground.#T1#
Harada scoring with some ground and pound.
Vieira wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Harada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harada wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
Harada connects with a couple of short punches.
Harada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ricardinho Vieira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harada cracks Vieira with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Vieira has his foot on Harada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harada works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Vieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Harada scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Vieira is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Harada frees his head nicely. Oh but Vieira has switched to an armbar! Harada is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricardinho Vieira!

Event: TAFC: Smith Jr vs Kuwabara
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Harada staying out of range there.
Harada cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Harada throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.#TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Harada has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gracie is on him like a limpet, forcing Harada back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Harada.
Gracie is trying to break free.#BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harada connects with a jab.
Harada throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Harada avoids it easily.#CL#
Harada rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harada lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Gracie jumps guard but Harada turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harada has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie looking to stall.
Harada lands a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harada smiles and moves away.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Jones Gracie.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Harada moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Harada holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet. #BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Harada. Harada maintains the clinch. #BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Harada lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Harada counters with a nice right hand that sends Gracie toppling to the canvas! Gracie scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harada finish him?!#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
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!
Harada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Harada lands a brutal uppercut that launches Gracie off his feet! Gracie tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
After the big win, Akira Harada made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors OLIMPO and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: SyFi - Aftermath 2
Date: Dec 30, 2018

#R1#
Butabi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harada finds it's way round the side to connect with Butabi's head.
Harada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Harada instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Butabi's head.
Butabi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Butabi saw that one coming.
Butabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butabi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butabi.
Harada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butabi misses with a looping right.
Butabi lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butabi throws a hook but Harada avoids it easily.
Harada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butabi slips under a jab from Harada.
Butabi shoots in for a takedown but Harada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butabi misses with a wild body shot.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Butabi.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Harada is looking to clinch but Butabi is avoiding it.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butabi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butabi scores with a jab to the body.
Harada lands with a right hand.
Harada with a hook.
Butabi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Butabi tried to counter with a leg kick but Harada avoided it.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Butabi scores with a jab. Harada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada misses with a hook.
Butabi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harada sprawls and moves away.
Butabi finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Harada's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Butabi falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, OLIMPO, into his post fight interview.

Event: SyFi 130
Date: Nov 18, 2018

#R1#
Shark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Shark.
Harada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
Shark takes one to the chin there.
Shark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harada.
A left lands for Shark.
Harada misses with a left hand
and Shark counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shark is out of range.
Harada tries to bum rush Shark with a series of wild strikes but Shark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shark throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shark jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shark ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
A jab from Shark misses.
Shark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
A shot to the body from Harada misses
and Shark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shark cracks the inside of Harada's front leg.
Shark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shark ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Shark counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shark.
Shark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harada throws a right hand that misses
and Shark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Harada is rocked!
Harada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shark counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Power Shark!
An out of breath Power Shark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WeInSyd 36
Date: Oct 31, 2018

#R1#
Harada misses with a hook.
Avetisyan misses with a straight right.
Avetisyan misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Harada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Avetisyan defending well as Harada loads up on a big left hand.
Harada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Avetisyan counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan lands a jab to the nose.
Harada staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Avetisyan. That snapped Harada's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Avetisyan. Those never looked like landing.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Avetisyan is out of range.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Harada lands.#CUT#
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harada tries to land a body kick
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Avetisyan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Avetisyan lands a jab to Harada's midsection.
Harada cracks Avetisyan with an open hand slap.
Avetisyan ducks right into an uppercut from Harada.
Avetisyan slips a straight right by Harada.
Avetisyan 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.
Harada misses the jab.
Avetisyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avetisyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Avetisyan defending well as Harada loads up on a big left hand.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Harada slips a straight right by Avetisyan.
Avetisyan slips a straight right by Harada.
Harada throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
and Avetisyan counters with a right hand to the body.
Harada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Avetisyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avetisyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Avetisyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Avetisyan slips a jab from Harada.
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Avetisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Harada is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
and Avetisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada needs to keep his hands up - Avetisyan had a free shot at his head there.
Avetisyan connects with an inside leg kick.
Harada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Avetisyan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Avetisyan misses with an uppercut.
Avetisyan misses with a hook.
Avetisyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Harada throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Avetisyan counter with a right hand.
Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Avetisyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Avetisyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harada's calf.
Avetisyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
Avetisyan avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Avetisyan missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avetisyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Avetisyan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Avetisyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harada.
Danga de danga de dang - Avetisyan scores with a four punch combination!#ROC2#
Harada is rocked!
Avetisyan pounces like a tiger and cracks Harada with a vicious hook! Harada is down but not out! Avetisyan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edgar Avetisyan!
A very excited looking Edgar Avetisyan 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.

Event: SyFi 112
Date: Oct 06, 2018

#R1#
Grigorian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
and Grigorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grigorian slips a straight right by Harada.
Harada tries to clinch up.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grigorian scores with a hook.
Harada scores with a sloppy right hand. Grigorian should have avoided that one.
Grigorian cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Grigorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harada counters with a three punch combo that has Grigorian backing up. Grigorian nods at Harada to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC#
Grigorian is rocked!
Grigorian tries to get into range but Harada steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Grigorian! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Harada scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WeInSyd 29
Date: Sep 12, 2018

#R1#
Harada throws a hook but Galley blocks it.#CL#
Galley takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Galley has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada wants to get back to striking at distance but Galley won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Galley.
Galley has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Galley lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Galley's defenses.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Galley has the dominant position.
Galley cracks Harada with a nice body shot.
Galley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galley lands a nice shot to the body.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Galley has the dominant position.
Galley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Galley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Harada is trying to break free.
Harada is trying to force a seperation but Galley has the dominant position.
Harada is trying to break the clinch but Galley has him pressed against the cage.
Harada blocking some punches.
Galley has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
Galley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards. #T2#
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Galley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galley.
Galley keeps control of Harada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harada's efforts to push away.
Galley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Harada can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Galley.
Galley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galley gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galley misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land. #BC2#
Harada manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Good shot there by Harada.
Facundo Galley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galley wants to clinch but Harada slips to the side
and Harada counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada feints a jab promting Galley to slip. Harada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Galley moved out of range.
Galley is looking to counter punch.
Harada throws a jab when Galley was well out of range.
Galley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Galley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harada sprawls well. Harada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Galley gets slowly back to his feet.
Harada scores with a jab. Galley acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Harada breaks the clinch.
Galley ducks under a wild hook from Harada.#CL#
Galley closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Harada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galley. #T4#
Galley cracks Harada with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Galley.
Galley tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
Galley tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Galley back against the cage.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Galley manages to break the clinch.
Harada clobbers Galley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #KD2#
Harada drops Galley with a beautiful combination! Galley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Galley is rocked!
Galley tries to get into range but Harada steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Galley! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Harada scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Akira Harada made sure he mentioned ZZ POPS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: SyFi 92
Date: Aug 19, 2018

#R1##CL#
Daughtrey darts in and clinches Harada up against the cage.
Daughtrey lands a left hand.
Daughtrey lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada tries to break free but Daughtrey pushes him back against the cage.
Daughtrey keeps control of Harada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Daughtrey.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Daughtrey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Daughtrey prevents Harada from breaking the clinch.
Daughtrey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harada tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it. #BC2#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Daughtrey throws a series of punches but Harada moves out of range.
Harada slips under a jab.
Harada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Daughtrey slips the punch.#CL#
Daughtrey drives through and clinches with Harada against the cage.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Harada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Daughtrey back against the cage.
Daughtrey tries to work over Harada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daughtrey working aggressively here.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada. #BC2#
Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harada has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Daughtrey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Daughtrey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harada manages to circle out of the way.
Daughtrey misses with a left hand
and Harada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Harada throws a body punch but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey moves away from the strike by Harada. #CL#
Daughtrey closes the distance and clinches.
Daughtrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Harada controls the action.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daughtrey misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey working aggressively here. #BC2#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Harada circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey misses with a wild body shot.
Harada lands with a good body shot.
Harada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harada misses with a straight right. #T3#
Daughtrey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harada misses with a wild body shot.
Daughtrey throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daughtrey with a body shot.
Harada throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Daughtrey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daughtrey.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but Daughtrey has double underhooks.
Daughtrey has a couple of punches blocked by Harada. #BC2#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daughtrey wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Harada misses.
Harada scores with the left hand. Daughtrey knows he should have avoided that one.
Harada moves away from the strike by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Harada wants to clinch up but Daughtrey keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Daughtrey wants to clinch.#CL#
Harada tries to keep at a distance but Daughtrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daughtrey has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
Daughtrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Daughtrey misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Daughtrey clinches with his opponent.
Daughtrey cracks Harada with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Daughtrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Daughtrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Daughtrey pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harada's efforts to push away.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada is trying to break the clinch but Daughtrey has him pressed against the cage.
Daughtrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards. #BC#
Daughtrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Daughtrey clinches with his opponent.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Daughtrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch but Harada is avoiding it.
Harada misses with a body kick.
Daughtrey wants to clinch.#T1#
Harada slips under a jab from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Harada is having none of it.
Harada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harada is looking for the big counter here.
Daughtrey slips under a jab.
Harada throws a push kick but Daughtrey slaps the foot to one side.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada throws a jab when Daughtrey was well out of range.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harada misses with a hook. Daughtrey ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Daughtrey forces Harada back against the cage and clinches.
Harada trying to control the position but instead, Daughtrey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harada into the cage.
Daughtrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kevin Daughtrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harada blocking some punches.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harada.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daughtrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daughtrey lands a nice uppercut.
Daughtrey scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head. #ROC#
Harada is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Daughtrey.
Harada is still on wobbly legs! Can Daughtrey finish him?
Daughtrey throws a big uppercut that drops Harada! More strikes from Daughtrey and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harada lies dazed against the cage as Daughtrey celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: SyFi 83
Date: Jul 29, 2018

#R1#
Harada lands a nice hook to Julmu's body. Julmu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Julmu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Julmu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Julmu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harada seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Julmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harada.
A big left from Julmu misses.
Julmu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Harada misses.
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Harada misses.
Harada misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Julmu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harada!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julmu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1##SUB2#
Julmu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Julmu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harada wants to control but Julmu postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Julmu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harada is trying to control but Julmu passes into side control!
Julmu tries to move to full mount but Harada actually manages to regain half guard.
Julmu is trying to control the action in half guard but Harada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harada tries to get out of the position.
Julmu working over Harada with some ground and pound. Harada looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harada wants to control but Julmu is keeping busy.
Julmu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Julmu on the ground.
Harada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Julmu. #T3#
Harada is trying to control but can't.
Harada is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Harada is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Julmu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Julmu is just content to waste time from the top position. Harada takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Julmu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Julmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Julmu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Harada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Julmu defends it easily.
Harada keeping moving, preventing Julmu from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Julmu moves out of range of the body kick from Harada.
Julmu moves out of range as Harada strikes.
Harada with a hook.
Harada throws a hook but Julmu blocks it.
Julmu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Julmu slips a jab from Harada.
Julmu with the counter takedown but Harada avoids it easily.
Julmu dives in and grabs Harada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harada pushes down on Julmu's head and hops out.
Julmu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harada tries to bum rush Julmu with a series of wild strikes but Julmu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Julmu dives in and grabs Harada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harada pushes down on Julmu's head and hops out.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada 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.
#R2#
Harada tries to clinch there but Julmu circles away.
And Julmu tries to counter it with a takedown but Harada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Julmu misses with a double jab.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julmu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harada misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Jab by Harada.
Julmu throws a series of punches but Harada avoids them all with ease.
Akira Harada is winning the standup battle so far.
Julmu shoots in for a takedown but Harada shows good takedown defense.
Julmu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarada.#CL#
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Harada is working Julmu over against the cage.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Julmu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harada's waist but Harada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Julmu off to one side.
Pahani Julmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Julmu looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada misses with a straight right.
Julmu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
A jab from Julmu misses. #T2#
Harada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harada throws a leg kick but Julmu checks it.
Julmu walks into a jab.
Julmu slips a jab from Harada.
Harada scores with a jab. Julmu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Julmu on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Harada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julmu misses the shot to the body.
Julmu shoots in looking for a takedown. Harada tries to sprawl out of it but Julmu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pahani Julmu.#T3##TD2#
Julmu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Julmu working the head and body with strikes.
Harada misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Harada trying to control from the bottom.
Harada is looking to improve his position.
Julmu is taking a breather. Harada says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Julmu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harada moves into full guard. #T4#
Julmu distracts Harada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Julmu throwing strikes but missing.
Julmu throwing strikes from guard but Harada blocks nicely.
Julmu wants to control from the top but Harada keeps moving.
Julmu wants to pass the guard but Harada is keeping the position.
Julmu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Julmu trying to control the position from guard on top but Harada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Julmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Julmu ducks down to avoid it.
Julmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Julmu ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Julmu slips a jab from Harada.
Harada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Julmu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Julmu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Julmu saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Julmu.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Julmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julmu scores with a hook.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
And Julmu tries to counter it with a takedown but Harada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Julmu misses with a body shot
and Harada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Harada darts in and clinches Julmu up against the cage.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Julmu.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julmu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harada defends it well.
Harada lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Julmu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harada quickly recovers to half guard.
Harada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harada trying to control here.
Harada controlling the position for now.
Julmu not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Julmu wants to control but Harada is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Julmu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Harada makes his way to full guard, as Julmu worked for a kimura.
Julmu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Julmu controlling from the top position. #T3#
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Julmu trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akira Harada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Julmu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pahani Julmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Harada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harada prevents a takedown attempt there. #BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Julmu needs to keep his hands up - Harada had a free shot at his head there.
Harada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Julmu is defended easily by Harada.
Harada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Julmu.
Julmu with the counter takedown but Harada avoids it easily.
Julmu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Julmu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pahani Julmu.
Julmu misses with a takedown attempt
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donk. Harada catches Julmu right on the button with a cross.
Harada leaves Julmu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harada tries to counter by clinching up but Julmu breaks away and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Harada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Harada!
During a confident post fight interview, Akira Harada thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SyFi 73
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Harada slaps away a takedown attempt from The Nightmare, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Nightmare shoots for a takedown but Harada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Nightmare looks winded!
A jab lands there for Harada.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Nightmare tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Putem The Nightmare.
Harada pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Nightmare has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada wants to break free but The Nightmare has control.
Harada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Nightmare is trying to pull guard but Harada turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Nightmare has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Harada throws a good cross that connects. #ROC#
The Nightmare is rocked!
Harada goes for a small jab and connects. Now Harada goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! The Nightmare stumbles back but Harada runs in with a huge uppercut knocking The Nightmare to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if The Nightmare will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SyFi 65
Date: Jun 17, 2018

#R1#
Harada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Harada misses.
Jab from Johnson.
Harada throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range as Harada strikes.
Harada checks a low kick from Johnson.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harada lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson slips a straight right by Harada.
Harada cracks Johnson with a good jab.#TD#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T1#
Harada is trying to improve his position.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harada down.
You can see the frustration on Harada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Harada defends.
Harada is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Harada told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harada some visible discomfort.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.#T2#
Johnson cracks Harada with a big right hand but Harada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Harada is looking for a sweep.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike. #ROC#
Harada is rocked!
Harada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Harada looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Johnson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!
After winning the bout, Mike Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WeInSyd14
Date: May 30, 2018

#R1#
Harada throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Harada misses with a lunging right hand
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins slips a jab from Harada.
Harada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Harada throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Harada throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Collins .
A jab lands there for Collins .
Harada lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins drops Harada with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Harada! Collins dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Collins !
Steve Collins 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.

Event: SyFi 50
Date: May 13, 2018

#R1#
Nice jab there from Harada.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Tuote's shoulder, as Tuote tries to avoid the shot.
Harada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Harada backing away here, and Tuote unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tuote throws a leg kick but Harada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tuote has time to react.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuote.
Tuote looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tuote throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Harada fails to land with a series of punches.
Harada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tuote throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Harada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tuote is out of range.
Tuote bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. Tuote does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuote misses with a lunging right hand
and Harada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuote loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.#T1#
Harada slips under a jab from Tuote.
Tuote misses with a lunging right hand
and Harada counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Tuote is rocked!
Harada scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tuote.
Tuote now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tuote loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.#CL2#
Tuote closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tuote tries to land knees in the clinch but Harada avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuote obliges.
Tuote trying to land knees to the body.
Harada wants to break free but Tuote has control.
Harada is trying to break free.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuote misses with a knee to the head.
Harada managing to block the knees to the body from Tuote.
Tuote working Harada over with knees to the body.
Tuote has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Tuote landing knees to the body.
Tuote has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuote tries to land a knee to the head but Harada blocks with his arms.
Tuote struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Harada avoiding damage as Tuote throws knees 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!
Tuote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.
Tuote putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuote holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuote tries a knee to the head but Harada blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Harada.
Harada tries to break the clinch but Tuote is controlling the position.
Tuote tries to land a knee to the head but Harada blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Harada.
Tuote trying to land knees to the body. #T3#
Tuote missing with knees to the body.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuote has double underhooks. #BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Tuote misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Harada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuote. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuote blocks a jab.
Tuote throws a big shot that misses.
Harada is looking to clinch but Tuote is avoiding it. #KD#
Harada cracks Tuote with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harada has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tuote to stand back up!
Tuote is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tuote tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Harada wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
An out of breath Akira Harada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SyFi 38
Date: Apr 15, 2018

#R1#
Harada throws out a loose jab but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daughtrey.
Harada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.#CL2#
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daughtrey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
Harada tries to work over Daughtrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC2#
Harada is rocked!
Daughtrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Harada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daughtrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
Daughtrey lands a big right hand that drops Harada! The killer instinct kicks in and Daughtrey finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Daughtrey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey 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.

Event: SyFi 32
Date: Apr 01, 2018

#R1#
Odinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.
Odinson lands with a right hand.
Odinson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL#
Harada instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Odinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Harada has double underhooks. #BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Odinson, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Odinson scores with a shot to the body.
Harada avoids the body shot from Odinson.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Odinson moved out of range.#CL#
Harada rushes Odinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Odinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Harada breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Harada.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
The fighters circling - Odinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Odinson throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Odinson misses the jab.
Jab from Odinson.
Odinson misses with an uppercut.
Harada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Harada has closed the distance and engaged Odinson in a clinch.
Odinson tries to circle away but Harada has him pinned against the cage.
Harada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odinson's efforts to push away.#BC#
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Odinson throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada connects with a jab.
Odinson swings widly with a right hand
and Harada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Odinson thinking.
Odinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Odinson throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Odinson lands a two punch combo.
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!
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odinson.
Odinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harada cracks Odinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Harada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Odinson momentarily.
Harada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odinson throws out the jab.
Odinson 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.
Odinson cracks Harada with an open hand slap.
Odinson slips a jab from Harada.
Harada tries to clinch up but Odinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Harada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Odinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Harada moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Odinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Harada moves into the clinch successfully.
Odinson misses with some punches.
Harada has Odinson pressed against the cage, preventing Odinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Odinson needs to keep his hands up - Harada had a free shot at his head there.
Odinson scores with the left hand. Harada knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Harada misses.
Odinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T3##CL#
Harada takes the fight into the clinch.
Odinson is trying to push Harada away but Harada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odinson has him pressed against the cage.
Odinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harada eats them both and turns towards Odinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
Odinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harada. #CL#
Harada pushes Odinson up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada cracks Odinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Odinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch but Odinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Nice uppercut there from Odinson.
Odinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Odinson saw that one coming.
Odinson misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Harada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odinson misses with a straight right.
Harada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Odinson misses.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odinson moves out of range as Harada throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Odinson catches Harada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Odinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akira Harada will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
Odinson cracks a nice hook into Harada's ribs.
Harada misses with a body shot.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Harada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Odinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Odinson.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Odinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harada.
Harada slips a jab from Odinson.
Harada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Odinson cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Odinson misses with a low kick.
Odinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Odinson tries to keep at a distance but Harada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Harada slips under a jab from Odinson.#CL#
Harada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Odinson can't break the clinch. #BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Odinson saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Odinson misses its intended target.
Harada tries to clinch but Odinson is having none of it.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada cracks Odinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Odinson.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
A low kick from Odinson misses
and Harada counters with a nice body shot.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#T2#
A left lands for Harada.
Odinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harada counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Odinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Odinson.
Odinson looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Odinson lands with a shot to the body.
Thor Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada doesn't manage to clinch there - Odinson circles away.
Odinson swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada moves forwards but Odinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Odinson misses its intended target.
Odinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada. #KD#
Harada drops Odinson with a beautiful combination! Odinson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!
Odinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Odinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odinson throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Harada scores with a jab.#ROC#
Odinson is rocked!
Odinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Odinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?#T3#
Harada lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Odinson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Harada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
An out of breath Akira Harada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SyFi 22
Date: Mar 10, 2018

#R1#
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melendez.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melendez takes one to the chin there.
A head kick by Melendez misses
and Harada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melendez.
Harada misses with a wild body shot.
Harada misses the jab.
Harada connects with a right hand. Melendez shakes it off.#ROC#
Melendez is rocked!
Melendez throws a right hand that misses
and Harada rattles Melendez with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Melendez tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Harada dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Melendez stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2017

#R1##CL#
Sterling James instigates a clinch.
Sterling James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Sterling James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harada digs a right hand into Sterling James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sterling James's gas tank.
Harada lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Harada's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Sterling James manages to break the clinch.
Harada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sterling James's hands.
Sterling James gets cracked there but stands up to it. #ROC2#
Sterling James is rocked!
Sterling James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sterling James moves in looking to clinch but Harada pushes him off.#KD2#
Harada sends Sterling James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harada is motioning to the referee to let Sterling James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Sterling James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling James misses with a shot to the body
and Harada counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
After winning the bout, Akira Harada thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 29, 2017

#R1#
Harada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Nathan Osgood has been cut.#CL2#
Harada clinches with his opponent.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harada struggles to land a body shot inside as Osgood controls his hands. #BC#
Osgood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada lands an overhand right.
Harada lands a jab.#ROC2#
Osgood is rocked!
Osgood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osgood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harada circles away.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Osgood ducks down to avoid it.
Harada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osgood tries to counter by clinching up but Harada breaks away and moves out of range.
Harada tries to clinch but Osgood moves out of range.
Osgood with a poor takedown
and Harada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Harada jabs Osgood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harada lands a nice looking body shot. #CL2#
Harada moves into the clinch successfully.
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osgood is trying to maintain a safe position but Harada gets an underhook and turns Osgood into the cage.
Harada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Osgood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Osgood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harada drops Osgood with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Osgood! Harada dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 17, 2017

#R1#
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Harada wants to clinch.
Patterson walks into a jab.#CL2#
Harada clinches up with Patterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Harada breaks the clinch.
Harada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harada fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Patterson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Patterson looks to clinch but Harada throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Patterson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Akira Harada!

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