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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 1673 p4p, 225 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 1691 p4p, 227 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lobo's choice of entrance music: Hayden James - Embrace. Antonio Lobo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
36 - 33 - 0 |
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185 cm
33
195 lbs
27 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lobo won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobo wants to control but Harris postures up.
Lobo being controlled for a moment.
Lobo tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Lobo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lobo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lobo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lobo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo controlling Harris's posture.
We've been hearing that Harris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lobo wants to improve his position but instead Harris has moved into half guard.
Harris is thwarting Lobo's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Lobo is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lobo avoid being mounted?
Lobo is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lobo keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lobo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lobo wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lobo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lobo tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Lobo is not content to let Harris control the position.
Lobo trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Antonio Lobo has been cut.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Lobo is just out of range.
Harris throws a hook but Lobo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Lobo back into the cage.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Lobo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Lobo pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lobo lands a shot to the body.
Harris is looking to control Lobo's arms but Lobo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Lobo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harris uses from the top position.
Lobo is controlling Harris's posture.
Lobo looking to control.
Harris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lobo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lobo has control of Harris's left arm, preventing Harris from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lobo keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lobo looking for a sweep. Not yet Lobo, not yet.
Lobo controlling Harris's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris connects with the punch.
A big left from Harris misses.
Lobo wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Lobo instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lobo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Lobo'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.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobo has managed to clinch.
Lobo misses with the head strike.
Lobo gets control of Harris's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lobo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lobo is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo is trying to keep Harris in close.
Lobo is trying to hold Harris in close to prevent damage but Harris has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris trying to control the pace.
Lobo is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lobo avoid being mounted?
Harris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lobo is trying to control but Harris passes into side control!
Lobo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Lobo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris trying to control the action but Lobo is working from the bottom.
Harris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lobo regains half guard.
Lobo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo gets back to full guard.
Lobo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lobo is continuing to stall.
Lobo looking to control.
Lobo has Harris pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lobo moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Lobo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Lobo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a head punch that misses.
Lobo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harris uses from the top position.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Lobo is keeping the position.
Harris pushing down on Lobo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lobo is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lobo avoid being mounted?
Lobo gets back to full guard.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Bastien Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lobo working a defensive guard here.
Lobo wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Lobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Lobo'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. This is the final round!
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Lobo.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lobo. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
Lobo feints a counter leg kick.
Lobo keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris trying to stall but Lobo improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lobo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Lobo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Lobo 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. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Lobo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Lobo.
Lobo moves into the clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Lobo won't allow it.
Lobo tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Lobo back against the cage.
Lobo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Lobo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lobo 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. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bastien Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lobo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris tries to counter by clinching up but Lobo breaks away and moves out of range.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lobo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris throws a jab when Lobo was well out of range.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris tests Lobo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Lobo throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Lobo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lobo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lobo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Lobo moved out of range.
Lobo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lobo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Lobo moves into the clinch.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lobos head.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lobo.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Lobo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris won't allow Lobo to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands and throws Lobo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo is not content to let Harris control the position.
Lobo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lobo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lobo is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris trying to control the action but Lobo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Lobo.
I think Lobo 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Lobo!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Lobo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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