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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tatum's choice of entrance music: DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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239 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Tatum finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harris kicks Tatum off and gets back to his feet.
Victor Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum misses with a double jab.
Tatum fails to land the takedown.
Tatum thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Tatum takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Tatum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to circle away but Tatum has him pinned against the cage.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris tries to counter by clinching up but Tatum breaks away and moves out of range.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mac Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Tatum.
Tatum fails with the takedown
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Tatum moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Tatum lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatum.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tatum looks winded!
Harris lands a head shot.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Tatum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Tatum throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris clinches up with Tatum and pushes him back against the cage.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Tatum shoots in.
Tatum wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatum.
Mac Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Tatum pulls guard effortlessly.
Tatum is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Tatum's ribs.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet.
Tatum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Tatum persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris tries to counter with a takedown but Tatum is quick to defend against it.
Tatum forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris jumps guard and drags Tatum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Victor Tatum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harris has one foot on Tatum's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Mac Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Tatum.
Tatum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Tatum tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Tatum manages to avoid the attempt.
Harris 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.
Tatum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mac Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Tatum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tatum can't fight it off and eventually Harris manages to take the fight to the floor. Tatum looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
Tatum looking for a sweep. Not yet Tatum, not yet.
Harris controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harris postures up.
Tatum isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Tatum on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris!
Tatum striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tatum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tatum keeps trying to improve his position.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harris lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tatum tries to control but Harris manages to take his back.
Harris has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Tatum.
Harris thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tatum shoots and misses
and Harris counters by clinching up.
Tatum tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Tatum.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tatum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tatum manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tatum.
Tatum closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mac Harris has been cut.
Tatum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tatum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatum looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum wants to get back to full guard.
Tatum wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harris connects with a nice short shot to Tatum's temple.
Harris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Harris 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harris prevents Tatum from improving his position.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tatum defending well though.
Tatum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris working over Tatum with some ground and pound. Tatum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tatum has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tatum taking some punishment here, with Harris in his half guard.
Harris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harris stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
Tatum wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tatum misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Mac Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Tatum.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tatum clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tatum is in bad spot here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tatum.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tatum covers up after that shot from Harris.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Harris!
Victor Tatum was interviewed post fight and said 'Give me another fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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