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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 137 p4p, 547 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 23 p4p, 71 weight class). Paavo Talvela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bastien Harris's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela lands an overhand right.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Talvela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Talvela.
Harris throws the left hand but Talvela avoids the punch easily.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Talvela saw that one coming.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela throws a sloppy body shot
and Talvela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris punishes Talvela's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Talvela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Talvela's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Talvela tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talvela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talvela misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talvela throws out the jab.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talvela darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Talvela into the cage.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talvela misses with a body punch.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talvela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Harris misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Talvela misses its target.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talvela is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Talvela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris throws a wild body kick that Talvela sees coming a mile off.
Talvela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
Talvela throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Talvela misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Talvela tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Talvela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Harris lands with a cross.
A big left from Talvela misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris throws out a counter right but Talvela avoids it with no problem.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Talvela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Talvela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talvela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Talvela moves out of range as Harris strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Talvela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Talvela.
Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Talvela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Talvela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Talvela moves out of range of the strikes.
Talvela moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talvela is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harris's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Talvela misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Talvela counter with a right hand.
Talvela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talvela moves away.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Talvela counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Talvela looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Talvela. Harris shrugs it off though.
A big left from Harris misses.
Talvela appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Talvela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big left from Harris misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Talvela misses its target.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talvela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talvela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Talvela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Talvela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Talvela counters with a straight right hand.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talvela changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Talvela lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris digs a good body shot into Talvela's ribs.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Talvela avoids it.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Talvela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses with a looping right.
That's four 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.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Talvela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Talvela misses the target.
Paavo Talvela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talvela throws out the jab.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bastien Harris.
I've got Harris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Harris!
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RATING
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