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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Malice In Wonderland. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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216 lbs
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218 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirk Harvath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ball!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Harvath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harvath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ball misses with a looping left.
Ball with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ball avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ball misses with a wild combination.
Ball swings widly with a right hand
and Harvath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvath misses with the body kick
and Ball counters with a left and a right that stings Harvath.
Harvath throws a front kick aimed at Ball's knee but Ball avoids it well.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Ball counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harvath moves out of range as Ball strikes.
Ball lands a lovely overhand right.
Harvath lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ball dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harvath. That did some damage!
Ball lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ball connects with an inside leg kick.
Harvath throws a lazy head kick
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Ball.
Ball scores with a jab. Harvath acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ball scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvath in his tracks.
Ball tests Harvath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ball connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ball misses with a straight left.
Harvath takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Ball fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harvath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harvath avoids the body shot from Ball.
Ball tests Harvath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Harvath takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harvath walks into a straight right hand from Ball.
Harvath is rocked!
Harvath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ball throws out the jab.
Ball avoids the head kick by Harvath.
Ball lands a right hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ball, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ball connects with a single shot there.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Ball counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harvath is breathing heavily.
Ball pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvath ducks under a wild hook from Ball.
An inside leg kick lands from Ball.
Ball throws a jab when Harvath was well out of range.
Ball misses with an uppercut.
Ball moves out of range as Harvath strikes.
Harvath's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ball connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harvath scrambles back to his feet.
Ball throws a nice looking combination but Harvath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ball lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ball fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ball dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvath takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvath is just out of range.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ball sizes up Harvath with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Harvath is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ball checks a leg kick.
Harvath seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Ball checks it
and Harvath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Ball counters with a series of strikes that sends Harvath to the canvas! Ball follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Ball trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harvath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harvath keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Ball tries to free his leg and advance position but Harvath is retaining full guard.
Harvath is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ball throws a big right hand that misses.
Ball throws a big right hand that misses.
Ball tries to free his leg and advance position but Harvath is retaining full guard.
Ball must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball thows a big elbow that misses.
Ball scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ball works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ball looks to land a strike but Harvath avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ball throws and elbow that misses. Harvath uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ball's guard. Nice move by Harvath!
Harvath wants to control from the top but Ball keeps moving.
Harvath 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvath trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
Ball is looking to sweep but instead, Harvath has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ball dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Ball counters with a nice uppercut.
Ball jabs Harvath to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ball throws a hook to the side of Harvath's head but Harvath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvath drops his hands momentarily and Ball takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ball attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ball throws a lazy right hand but Harvath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ball swings for the body but Harvath moves out of range.
Ball misses the shot to the body.
Harvath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ball misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvath.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Ball counters with a thumping low kick.
Ball has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harvath tries a head kick but it misses.
Ball swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harvath.
Harvath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
Harvath ducks under a wild hook from Ball.
Ball thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ball.
Ball throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Ball checks it
and Ball counters with a left and a right that stings Harvath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath throws a wild body kick that Ball sees coming a mile off.
Harvath tries to work over Ball's front leg with a kick but Ball checks it.
Ball throws the left hand but Harvath avoids the punch easily.
Harvath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ball counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harvath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvath is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Harvath misses
and Ball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ball misses with a body shot.
Harvath defending well as Ball loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harvath.
Jimmy Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Ball lands.
Ball throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ball lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ball.
Ball lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ball.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Ball checks it
and Ball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harvath.
Harvath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball throws a leg kick which misses Harvath's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvath tries to avoid it.
Ball lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Ball.
Ball scores with a hook.
Ball lands a leg kick that knocks Harvath off balance momentarily.
Ball lands with an uppercut that bounces Harvath off the cage and back into rage.
Harvath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ball lands a right hook to the body.
Ball scores with a jab to the head.
Ball buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ball throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ball's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harvath under the eye.
Harvath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ball misses the target.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and Ball counters with a left and a right that stings Harvath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ball counters with a left and a right that stings Harvath.
Ball throws a big shot that misses.
Ball lands with a hook. Harvath tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ball bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harvath's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Harvath.
Harvath looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harvath slips a jab from Ball.
Harvath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
Good work by Ball as he checks the leg kick.
Ball lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ball connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ball misses with an uppercut. Harvath saw that one coming.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ball checks a leg kick.
Ball moves away from the strike by Harvath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ball.
Some bone on bone action there as Harvath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ball's corner calls for a 1-2. Ball obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ball throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ball checks a leg kick.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Ball checks it
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harvath takes one to the chin there.
Ball throws a leg kick but Harvath moved away.
Ball swings widly with a right hand
and Harvath counters with a nice body kick.
Ball lands a jab to the head.
Ball scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harvath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Ball lands.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a two punch combo.
Ball misses with a right hand
and Harvath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ball misses with an uppercut. Harvath saw that one coming.
Ball cracks Harvath with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ball showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath'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.
Ball wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Ball coming out on top.
Harvath moves out of range as Ball strikes.
Ball pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harvath is out of range and Ball settles back down.
Harvath throws a lazy body kick
and Harvath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ball darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harvath on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Harvath misses
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Harvath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ball checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ball falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harvath counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harvath moves out of range of the body kick from Ball.
Harvath tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Harvath
and Ball counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harvath thinking.
Ball is looking to land body kicks.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harvath has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Ball lands a jab to the nose.
Ball cracks Harvath with an open hand slap.
Ball misses with a hook
and Harvath finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Ball fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harvath looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ball lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Ball.
A big left from Ball misses.
Ball throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ball throws a poor cross that misses
and Harvath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ball's knee momentarily.
Ball throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harvath.
A head kick by Harvath misses
and Ball counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ball moves out of range as Harvath throws a body kick.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and Ball counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Ball checks it.
Harvath tried to score with a low kick but Ball checks it.
Ball punishes Harvath's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and Ball counters with a left and a right that stings Harvath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ball misses with a body shot.
Ball misses with a leg kick
and Harvath makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ball really felt that one!
Ball scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ball throws out a loose jab but Harvath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a good, hard body kick but Harvath shrugs it off.
Harvath throws a low kick but Ball avoids it.
Harvath blocks a head kick by Ball.
Ball throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvath.
Ball scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harvath slips a straight right by Ball.
Ball chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ball dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses the shot to the body.
Ball misses with a double jab.
Harvath avoids the body shot from Ball.
Harvath throws a lazy body kick
and Ball counters with a nice leg kick.
Harvath throws a low kick, looking for Ball's leg but Ball calmly moves out of range.
Ball scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harvath throws a hook but Ball blocks it.
Nice jab there from Ball.
Ball misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a straight right hand.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a one-two to the body.
Ball looks to throw the jab but Harvath is out of range.
Harvath takes one to the chin there.
Harvath tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvath throws a body kick the misses
enabling Ball to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws out a leg kick but Ball moves out of range and Harvath only half commits.
Harvath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Harvath.
Ball lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Ball throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Harvath misses.
Ball throws a hook to the side of Harvath's head but Harvath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ball works the jab nicely.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ball throws a right and a left that Harvath avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
Ball throws a right hand that misses
and Harvath makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ball checks a leg kick.
Harvath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ball.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ball really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ball misses with a body shot
and Harvath counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ball throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harvath counters with a good, hard body kick but Ball shrugs it off.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Ball moved away.
Nice body kick from Harvath.
That kick from Harvath tenderised Ball's leg. Ball is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ball throws a sloppy body shot
and Harvath counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball walks into a left hand.
Harvath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harvath lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harvath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harvath cracks Ball with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harvath sizes up Ball with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ball checks a low kick from Harvath.
Harvath lands a leg kick that knocks Ball off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harvath!
A clash of legs there as Ball blocks the low kick.
Harvath tries to land a leg kick but Ball saw it coming and moves away.
Ball has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harvath.
Ball is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath connects with an inside leg kick.
Harvath tests Ball's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ball is rocked!
Harvath feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Ball collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dirk Harvath!
Dirk Harvath retains his light heavyweight title!
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