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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glover Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Feel So Numb by Rob Zombie. Glover Teixeira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glover Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira tries to clinch up.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Teixeira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira breaks from the clinch.
Teixeira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Teixeira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Harris pushes Teixeira off looking to stand but Teixeira dives back in and keeps control.
Harris trying to hold on to Teixeira's head to control him but Teixeira postures up.
Harris is looking to escape.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Teixeira is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Timmy Harris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris misses with the combination.
Teixeira gets a clinch.
Teixeira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teixeira manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Teixeira throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Teixeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teixeira lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Teixeira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Teixeira misses.
Teixeira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris trying to hold on to Teixeira's head to control him but Teixeira postures up.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Teixeira is having none of it.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Teixeira manages to pass to side control.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Teixeira decides to stand and escape the position.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Teixeira breaks the clinch.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Teixeira.
Teixeira has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Teixeira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teixeira closes the distance and clinches.
Teixeira prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teixeira manages to break the clinch.
Teixeira drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glover Teixeira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
A big right from Teixeira misses.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Teixeira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Teixeira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira decides to stand back up. Teixeira steps back and let's Harris get back to his feet.
Harris throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
Teixeira staying out of range there.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teixeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
Teixeira throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris lunges at Teixeira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teixeira's hand.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Teixeira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teixeira looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teixeira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Timmy Harris has been cut.
Teixeira misses with a wild combination.
Harris throws a jab when Teixeira was well out of range.
Teixeira closes the distance and clinches.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Teixeira breaks the clinch.
Teixeira tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Teixeira misses with a double jab.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it.
Teixeira throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teixeira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harris is trying to buck Teixeira off.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Teixeira keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Teixeira decides to stand back up. Teixeira steps back and let's Harris get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Teixeira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Teixeira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teixeira lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Teixeira keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teixeira manages to break the clinch.
Harris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glover Teixeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timmy Harris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Teixeira throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looks like Glover Teixeira has been cut.
Teixeira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards Teixeira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teixeira as he jumps to the side.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glover Teixeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teixeira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
Glover Teixeira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teixeira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harris cracks Teixeira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teixeira rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Teixeira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Teixeira moves into the clinch.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teixeira pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Teixeira breaks the clinch.
Teixeira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Teixeira breaks the clinch.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Teixeira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a few strikes there.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harris tries to kick Teixeira off but Teixeira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to get back to is feet but Teixeira passes into side control.
Harris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Teixeira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Teixeira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Teixeira or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Harris lands a head shot.
Glover Teixeira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harris's guard.
Harris is pulling down on Teixeira's head to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Teixeira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Timmy Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Teixeira defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glover Teixeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Teixeira 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glover Teixeira!
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energy
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RATING
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