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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the ring accompanied by Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. Alvarez has chosen Survivor - 'Burning Heart' as his entrance music. Liam Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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163 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Saul Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison slips a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez cracks Harrison with a good jab.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Harrison against the ropes.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alvarez.
Harrison misses with some punches.
Harrison letting Alvarez take a breather here.
Alvarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Harrison lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Harrison lands an uppercut.
Alvarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Harrison misses the jab.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
A nice combination there by Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alvarez.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Harrison jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.
Alvarez scores with a one two! Harrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrison.
Harrison checks the leg kick.
Alvarez tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harrison scrambles back to his feet.
Harrison lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Alvarez thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Harrison slows down the pace here.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Alvarez lands an uppercut.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Harrison.
Saul Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harrison is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrison has his back to the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alvarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saul Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Harrison catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Harrison is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrison lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez walks into a left hand.
Harrison throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Harrison lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Harrison lands a right hook to the body.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrison misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvarez, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Harrison coming out on top.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Alvarez tried to score with a low kick but Harrison checks it.
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Harrison against the ropes.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Alvarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Harrison.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short right from Alvarez.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Harrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Liam Harrison did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrison walks into a left hand.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Harrison didn't see that one coming.
Harrison is looking to land body kicks.
Harrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harrison misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liam Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Harrison throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes Harrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Harrison.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Harrison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarez looking to stall.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison breaks the clinch.
Alvarez throws a jab when Harrison was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Harrison pushes Alvarez away with a front kick.
Harrison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Liam Harrison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Harrison.
Alvarez pushes Harrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrison gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the ropes.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Alvarez.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Harrison tries to move into range but Alvarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvarez scores with a jab. Harrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Saul Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Harrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez has Harrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrison.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Harrison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvarez pushes Harrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez lands a nice shot that snaps Harrison's head back.
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 Liam Harrison.
I think Harrison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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