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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday XV
Date: Jun 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Trilly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harris on his heels. He'll look to pass Harris's guard now, I'm sure.#ES2#
Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Harris moves into the clinch.
Trilly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trilly or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Harris drives through and clinches with Trilly against the cage.
#BC2#
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Harris manages to pull guard.
#T1#
Trilly lands a couple of digs.
Trilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harris pulls Trilly in close to prevent any damage.
Trilly landing with the ground and pound.
Trilly stands and throws Harris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trilly looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harris pushes Trilly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Trilly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Trilly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T2#
Trilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working. #SUB#
Trilly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris wants to control but Trilly postures up.
Harris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Harris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Trilly looks up at the clock and then as Harris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trilly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T3#
Trilly looks up at the clock and then as Harris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trilly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harris looks to move to half guard but instead Trilly has passed into mount! Damn!
Trilly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harris's face.
#SUB#
Trilly looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Trilly.
Trilly punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trilly lands a heavy elbow.
Trilly prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Trilly controlling his opponent. #T4#
Trilly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Trilly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Trilly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harris hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Trilly.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Trilly's attempts to control the action.
Trilly is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Trilly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Trilly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harris's half guard.
Trilly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Trilly is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Trilly wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it. #T1#
Nice strikes from Trilly there.
Trilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trilly working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trilly lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trilly is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trilly sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T2#
Trilly lands with a punch from half guard.
Trilly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harris wants to control but Trilly 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. Trilly connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Trilly drops an elbow to the side of Harris's head. #SUB2#
Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trilly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harris has hold of Trilly's hands but Trilly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Trilly slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Trilly sits in half guard.
Harris missing with punches from the bottom.
Trilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trilly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trilly trying to control the pace.
Trilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harris moves into full guard.
Trilly passes into half guard.
Harris trying to control here.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Trilly sits in half guard.
Trilly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trilly is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Trilly dominated that second round.
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!#R3##CL2#
Harris rushes Trilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Harris manages to pull guard.
Trilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trilly 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.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trilly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harris looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trilly cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Trilly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harris is wriggling around but Trilly manages to pass to half guard.
Harris trying to control but Trilly postures up.
#T1#
Trilly wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Trilly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trilly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trilly works his foot free and advances to mount.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Trilly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trilly wants to control the pace but Harris is squirming around nicely. #T2#
Harris tries to hold on but Trilly pushes him away.
Trilly lands a couple of good shots and Harris has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Trilly punishes Harris with strikes from the back mount.
Harris is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Trilly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Trilly connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Harris to escape the position.
Harris staying busy and making it hard for Trilly to control. #T3#
Trilly cracks Harris with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Harris from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Will Trilly go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Harris trying to control the hands but Trilly breaks the grip.
Harris is covering up but some of the strikes from Trilly are getting through and doing damage.
Trilly scores with punches from the back.
Harris tries to break free.
Trilly wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Trilly trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Harris doesn't escape. #SUB#
Trilly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Harris defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T4#
Trilly is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Trilly tries to get the hooks in deep but Harris pushed the leg off.
Trilly lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Trilly.
Trilly trying to control.
Harris tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Trilly patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Trilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trilly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Trilly!
Logan Trilly very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday XIV
Date: May 21, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Cabrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Cabrera misses with a body punch.
Harris is working for takedown but Cabrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cabrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Harris decides to pull guard.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Harris trying to control the position.
Cabrera prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T1#
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Cabrera is controlling him well.
Harris is holding on to half guard well.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrera but Cabrera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Heller Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL#
Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Cabrera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Cabrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Cabrera.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cabrera is defending well.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabrera is keeping busy.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris jumps guard but Cabrera stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#T3#
Harris tries to work over Cabrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrera.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cabrera walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cabrera sprawls and moves away.
Cabrera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Cabrera leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cabrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cabrera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.#T4#
Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#TD#
Harris shoots in and bounces Cabrera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Cabrera is adopting a defensive guard.
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heller Cabrera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cabrera counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cabrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Cabrera misses.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target. #CL#
Harris darts in and clinches Cabrera up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris tries to pull guard but Cabrera holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Heller Cabrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cabrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cabrera is defending well.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
Cabrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cabrera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cabrera throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T2#
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Cabrera. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris staying out of range there.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heller Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Cabrera blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.#T3#
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabrera stuffs the takedown.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side. #KD2#
Cabrera lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Cabrera thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Harris is rocked!
Harris fails with the takedown.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrera cracks Harris with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harris falls to his knees and Cabrera doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heller Cabrera! Heller Cabrera retains his featherweight title!
Heller Cabrera decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
WPFA XVIII: Hall of Fame
Date: Apr 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Harris stuns Manhunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been told by Manhunter's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA (HBE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manhunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martian Manhunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhunter throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manhunter as he avoids it easily.
Manhunter lands with a shot to the body.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris avoids the body shot from Manhunter.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Martian Manhunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harris.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manhunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Manhunter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manhunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Manhunter defends it well.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Manhunter as Harris shoots in.
Harris goes for a double leg but Manhunter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Manhunter continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Harris gets a double leg takedown into Manhunter's guard.
Manhunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Manhunter postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SU#
Manhunter gets to his feet. Harris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Manhunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manhunter lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Manhunter.
Harris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Manhunter defends it well.
Manhunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manhunter misses the shot to the body.
Manhunter thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A combination from Manhunter does no damage.
Manhunter misses with a double jab.
Manhunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.#T2#
Manhunter throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Manhunter backing up. Manhunter nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhunter throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manhunter lands with a nice body punch.
Harris wants to clinch but Manhunter slips to the side
and Manhunter counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Harris.
A little feinted left hand from Manhunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manhunter looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Manhunter, which made it look bad.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manhunter.
Manhunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Manhunter.
Martian Manhunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhunter misses with a looping right.
Manhunter misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Manhunter misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Harris gets a clinch.
Harris jumps guard but Manhunter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Manhunter after a bit of a struggle.
A short left from Manhunter.
Manhunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manhunter throws a head punch that misses.
Manhunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Manhunter misses. #T4#
Manhunter tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhunter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Manhunter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Manhunter.
Manhunter misses with a right hand
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Manhunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left and a right from Manhunter both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manhunter.
Harris slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhunter takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Manhunter connects with a body shot.
Manhunter misses with a looping left.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martian Manhunter 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.
#R2#
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manhunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manhunter throws a one two combo.
Harris staying out of range there.
Martian Manhunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manhunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manhunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manhunter misses with the combination.
Manhunter misses with a few strikes there.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Manhunter misses with a shot to the body #KD2#
and Harris counters with a crisp one two that drops Manhunter! Harris thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Manhunter to his feet! Manhunter is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Manhunter is rocked!
Manhunter misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Manhunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris works on Manhunter's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Harris defending well as Manhunter loads up on a big left hand.
Manhunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Manhunter has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Harris!
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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday X
Date: Mar 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cabrera defends well and Harris ends up having to push Cabrera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Harris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Cabrera tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cabrera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Cabrera counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabrera takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL#
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Cabrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrera misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
Heller Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabrera counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cabrera lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Cabrera manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Cabrera lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera lands with a good body shot.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris throws a leg kick
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Harris is rocked!
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
BOOM! Cabrera lands a beautiful left hook that drops Harris. Harris tries to recover but Cabrera is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Harris lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heller Cabrera!
Heller Cabrera is the new featherweight champion!
Heller Cabrera spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday IX
Date: Feb 27, 2020 |
#R1#
Pen swinging wildly here.
Harris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Pen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pen is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris jumps guard but Pen stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Harris drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris pulls Pen in close to prevent any damage.
Pen is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at FIERCE - 15 Elite Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pen defends it easily.#T1#
Harris keeping moving, preventing Pen from controlling successfully.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pen stops Harris from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pen trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Pen is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Pen throwing strikes but missing.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pen scoring with some ground and pound.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Pen from controlling successfully.
Pen lands a couple of digs.
Pen trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pen is controlling him.
Pen wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving. #SUB#
Pen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Pen. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
As Harris looks to move away, Pen throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.#TD#
Pen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES2#
Harris throws Pen to one side and escapes!
Tim Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Pen.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pen.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Pen moved away.
Pen shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Pen shakes him off and moves away.
Pen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Pen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Harris does no damage. #CL2#
Harris instigates a clinch. #T4#
Harris prevents Pen from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Pen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
Pen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Pen sits in half guard.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Pen has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pen.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pen as he avoids it easily.
Jackson Pen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Pen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pen misses with a low kick.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Pen shakes him off and moves away.
Harris avoids the head kick by Pen.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a leg kick but Pen sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL2#
Harris pushes Pen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pen tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
#TD2#
Harris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T1#
Harris trying to control the position.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pen. #SUB#
Pen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pen trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Pen 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.#SUB2#
Harris is looking for a triangle here but Pen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris keeps trying to improve his position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pen working the ground and pound but Harris is defending the strikes.
Pen working the head and body with strikes.
Pen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harris is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Harris tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pen looking to ground and pound but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Pen isn't that keen on the idea.
Pen is landing with some decent strikes but Harris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pen misses with a head shot.
Harris blocking the ground and pound.
Pen trying to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris wants to control but Pen is having none of it.#T4#
Pen looking to ground and pound but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harris throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pen lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Pen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL#
Pen drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
#TD2#
Harris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pen landing with the ground and pound.
Pen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pen trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Pen is having none of it. #SUB#
Pen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pen is one step ahead there.
Pen being controlled here momentarily.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pen. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pen blocks a head kick by Harris.
Pen throws a big counter combination but Harris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Pen, which made it look bad.
Pen with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Harris clinches. #BC2#
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pen enables Harris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris throws a strike but Pen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Pen advances position into side control!#T3#
Harris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Pen drags him back down.#SU#
Pen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pen.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Pen and move into the clinch position.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Pen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pen tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Jackson Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harris.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pen avoids it really well and circles away.
Pen stuffs the takedown.
Pen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Harris darts in and clinches Pen up against the cage.
Pen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pen can't get the takedown.
#BC2#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Pen tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Harris.
I think Harris 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Harris!
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Event:
The Island Season 10, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
#TD#
Marais 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. Marais is in Harris's guard.
Marais pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Marais is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marais.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marais controlling the pace. #SUB#
Marais looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Harris is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Marais has latched onto it... Big trouble! Marais pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Harris is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Marais!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francois Marais!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Makenzie misses with a jab to the body
and Makenzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Makenzie takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makenzie takes one to the side of the head.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris scores with a hook.
Makenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Harris catches Makenzie right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Makenzie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing. #ROC#
Makenzie is rocked!
Harris fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Makenzie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Makenzie looks to clinch but Harris throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Makenzie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tim Harris!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Baker fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Harris.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Baker on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baker is defended easily by Harris.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris with a jab.#T1#
Baker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Baker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC2#
Baker is rocked!
A cross from Harris lands.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Harris walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Baker drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Harris swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Baker's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Harris!
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Event:
Island Fights 1
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#
It looks like Dinny Murphy has been cut.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris. #T1#
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy looks winded!
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.#BC#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Harris sends Murphy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harris is motioning to the referee to let Murphy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Murphy gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Harris gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Murphy is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Harris!
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