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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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198 lbs
16 - 15 - 1 |
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hai Shang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moves out of range as Shang throws a body kick.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shang.
It looked like Shang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris checks a low kick from Shang.
Harris tries to clinch but Shang moves out of range.
Shang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Shang moves his leg out of the way.
Shang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Shang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shang lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris wants to clinch.
And Shang counters with a quick kick to the body but Harris blocks it.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Shang lands a body shot.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harris blocks a head kick by Shang.
Harris is looking for the big counter here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shang misses with a looping right.
Shang scores with a jab.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Shang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris throws a front kick aimed at Shang's knee but Shang avoids it well.
Shang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
We've been informed that Harris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Shang moves out of range easily.
Harris connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harris tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shang is in Harris's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shang.
Shang throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shang working a defensive guard here.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shang looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
Shang working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to stand but Shang is controlling from the bottom.
Harris gets to his feet - Shang follows without any prompting.
Harris throws a right and a left that Shang avoids nicely.
Harris throws a jab when Shang was well out of range.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Shang.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Shang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shang swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Shang tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shang tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris misses with the combination.
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Shang is just out of range.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris slips a straight right by Shang.
Shang misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shang letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shang is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harris to the mat. Harris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bastien Harris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shang lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris throws a series of punches but Shang moves out of range.
Shang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shang dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shang - the referee stops the clock and Harris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shang. Harris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shang lands a two punch combo.
Shang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shang doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Shang.
A low kick from Shang misses
and Shang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shang looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Shang blocks the low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Shang on that attempt.
Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris throws a series of punches but Shang moves out of range.
Shang cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris tries to bum rush Shang with a series of wild strikes but Shang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hai Shang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shang avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shang misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shang.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Shang avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Shang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shang misses the target.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shang is looking to land body kicks.
Harris digs a good hook to Shang's body.
Shang throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Shang tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Shang misses.
Shang throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shang swinging wildly here.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Shang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shang lands a damaging elbow.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Shang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Shang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hai Shang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shang keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Shang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Shang checks it.
Shang connects with a nice looking jab.
Shang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Shang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Shang saw it coming and moves away.
Shang instigates a clinch.
And that’s 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Harris responds with a good body kick, but Shang manages to step out the way in time.
Shang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris misses with a hook.
Donk. Shang catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shang.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shang's sensitive parts.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bastien Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shang tries to clinch up.
Shang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shang drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris misses with a low kick as Shang jumps back.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shang was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shang feinted with a counter takedown.
Shang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Shang.
Shang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shang manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Shang closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Shang tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Shang back against the cage.
Shang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris tries a body shot but Shang blocks it.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Shang.
Shang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shang throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris avoids the body shot from Shang.
Shang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harris sneaks out the side door and pushes Shang away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Shang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harris takes a step back to recover.
Shang scores with a hook.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Shang connects with a looping right hand.
Shang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shang darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shang looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hai Shang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Shang is looking to score with low kicks.
Harris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shang moves away.
Bastien Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shang tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Shang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shang blocks it well.
Shang tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Shang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shang.
Hai Shang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Shang.
Shang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Harris!
In his post fight interview, Bastien Harris gave a big smile as he said 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'.
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