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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tazwar Masood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pakistan National Anthem. The key to victory for Tazwar Masood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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174 lbs
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179 cm
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tazwar Masood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Harper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masood throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Masood fails to land with a series of punches.
Masood throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Masood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masood throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Masood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Masood misses with a looping left.
Harper slips a jab from Masood.
Harper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harper jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Masood is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Masood and Harper has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Harper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Masood has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Masood to his feet.
Masood lands with a hook. Harper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masood moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Masood scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
Harper looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masood blocks the elbow strike.
Masood scores with a shoulder strike.
Masood stalling.
Harper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tazwar Masood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Harper.
Harper has a takedown stuffed.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Masood.
Harper darts in trying to clinch
and Masood counters with a left to the body.
Tazwar Masood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masood lands with a straight right. Harper didn't see that one coming.
Masood cracks Harper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masood scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Masood lands.
Masood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masood throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Masood works the jab nicely.
Masood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harper wants a takedown.
Harper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masood is pushing Harper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harper has Masood pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harper pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Masood tumbling to the mat - Harper dives into Masood's guard.
Harper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Masood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Masood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Masood!
Harper looks gassed!
Masood wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Masood's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazwar Masood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masood throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Masood misses the target.
Masood wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt - Masood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masood throws out the jab.
Masood throws a big shot that misses.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masood lands a head shot.
Masood takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Masood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harper slips a jab from Masood.
Harper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Masood clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Masood gets underhooks to prevent Harper's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tazwar Masood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Harper.
Masood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Masood stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Masood.
Tazwar Masood is winning the standup battle so far.
Masood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harper looks for a takedown but Masood sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masood misses with a double jab.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masood tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Masood lands the left hand.
Masood throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Harper wants to clinch.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Masood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masood.
Masood scores with a sloppy right hand. Harper should have avoided that one.
Masood lands a nice shot that snaps Harper's head back.
Harper slips a straight right by Masood.
Masood throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Tazwar Masood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masood tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazwar Masood dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Masood.
A combination from Masood does no damage.
Masood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harper, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harper as Masood tries to tie him up.
Harper wants a takedown but no success here.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Masood blocks it.
Masood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Masood lands a shoulder strike.
Harper tries for a takedown but Masood manages to get underhooks.
Tazwar Masood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Harper.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Masood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper looking for a takedown.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masood throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Masood misses with a looping right.
Masood stuffs the takedown.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masood throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Masood throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harper wants to clinch
enabling Masood to counter with a crisp jab.
Masood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masood finds it's way round the side to connect with Harper's head.
Masood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masood swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masood stalks Harper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harper's face. Harper staggers backwards, shaken.
Harper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Masood.
Masood looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Masood throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Masood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harper goes for a takedown attempt but Masood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Masood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danny Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tazwar Masood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper blocks a jab.
Masood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Masood finds it's way through Harper's defenses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
A big left from Masood misses.
Harper slips under a jab.
Masood lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tazwar Masood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masood, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tazwar Masood!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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