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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Batchiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Slaughterhouse-Microphone as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Batchiska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colt Harris!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batchiska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Colt Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batchiska throws a big shot that misses.
Batchiska slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Batchiska.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batchiska scoring well with a low kick there.
Batchiska misses with a head kick.
Batchiska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
Batchiska misses with a hook.
Batchiska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batchiska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batchiska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Batchiska's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Batchiska moves away and avoids it.
Harris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Batchiska thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris looking to control but Batchiska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Batchiska can't escape the position.
Harris moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Batchiska has worked his arm free - good work by Batchiska!
Batchiska is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Batchiska is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Batchiska manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harris's best efforts.
Batchiska is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris is thwarting Batchiska's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska is trying to stand.
Harris is looking for a kimura but Batchiska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batchiska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris rushes Batchiska and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Batchiska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batchiska jumps guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but Batchiska keeps moving.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batchiska is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Batchiska managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Batchiska looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Batchiska looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Batchiska!
Batchiska taking a breather here.
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 Niko Batchiska will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris lands a jab.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Batchiska slips under a jab.
Harris tries to clinch up but Batchiska circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Batchiska slips the punch.
Batchiska moves away from the strike by Harris.
Batchiska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batchiska.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Batchiska decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
Batchiska slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harris manages to get back to half guard.
Batchiska trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Harris is not content to let Batchiska control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska wants to get back to his feet.
Harris trying to control here.
Batchiska decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batchiska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris moves away from the strike by Batchiska.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batchiska's hands.
Nice sprawl there from Batchiska as Harris shoots in.
Niko Batchiska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Harris.
Batchiska misses with a body punch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Batchiska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Batchiska scoring well with a low kick there.
Batchiska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Batchiska scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batchiska misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Batchiska finds it's target.
Batchiska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batchiska is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batchiska circles away from the clinch attempt
and Batchiska counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Batchiska.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batchiska blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batchiska moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Batchiska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batchiska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Batchiska dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Batchiska slips the punch.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Batchiska.
Batchiska throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a hook.
Batchiska shoots and misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batchiska just misses with a punch to the body.
Batchiska tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batchiska throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Niko Batchiska is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Batchiska misses.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batchiska.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Batchiska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Batchiska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Batchiska pushes him off.
Batchiska moves away from the strike by Harris.
Batchiska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Batchiska shoots and misses
and Batchiska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batchiska is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Batchiska defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
A good leg kick by Batchiska.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Batchiska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batchiska walks into a left hand.
Colt Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Batchiska holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Niko Batchiska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Harris.
A short right from Batchiska.
Batchiska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A hook to the body from Batchiska.
Batchiska is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Colt Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Batchiska as the two fighters clinch.
Batchiska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Batchiska fails to land.
Batchiska tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
Harris tries to pull guard but Batchiska won't allow it.
Batchiska makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to pull guard but Batchiska won't allow it.
Batchiska lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Batchiska tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Batchiska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Batchiska seems to be working for a kimura but Harris defends the submission attempt.
Harris is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska works his way into side control.
Harris tries to escape but Batchiska is in control.
Batchiska stands up and beckons Harris to his feet.
Niko Batchiska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batchiska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Batchiska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batchiska has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Batchiska!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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