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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Honda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harper avoids the head kick by Honda.
Honda throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Honda throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Donk. Honda catches Harper right on the button with a cross.
Honda lands a jab to the head.
Harper is rocked!
Honda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Honda throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Honda throws a leg kick but Harper checks it.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Honda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harper connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda catches Harper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Honda misses.
Harper seems to have got his legs back now.
Harper scores with a jab to the head.
Honda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper misses with a low kick as Honda jumps back.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Honda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Honda's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws a strike but Honda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harper controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Honda being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is looking to stand up but Harper won't let him.
Harper is adopting a defensive guard.
Harper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Honda's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Honda wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Honda is retaining full guard.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honda's head.
Honda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper thows a big elbow that misses.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Honda is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Harper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Honda throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Honda.
Harper shoots in and drives through. Honda sprawls well.
Honda misses with a double jab.
Honda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piston Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda lands a nice hook to Harper's body. Harper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harper defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Harper tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
Honda lands a nice hook to Harper's body. Harper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Honda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Honda throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Honda is looking to slow Harper down with leg kicks.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Honda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Piston Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Honda misses with a combination
and Harper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Honda!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a big shot there that rocks Honda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Honda tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper looking to finish Honda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Honda!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Honda is working to get back to half guard.
Harper thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harper.
Harper lands with some strikes.
Honda suckers Harper into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Honda is now in Harper's guard!
Harper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Honda!
Harper throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honda because Harper loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Harper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Honda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Harper 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.
Honda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Honda misses with a jab to the body
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Harper misses with a double jab.
Honda lands with a good body shot.
Honda throws a shot to the body.
Honda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harper rather than just go for the knockout.
Honda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Honda.
Honda misses the body punch
and Harper counters with a three punch combo that has Honda backing up. Honda nods at Harper to acknowledge the strikes.
Honda throws a big shot that misses.
Honda scores with a jab to the body.
Honda lunges at Harper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harper's hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Honda looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Harper thows a leg kick but Honda checks it
and Honda counters with a head kick. That will keep Harper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Honda lands a jab to the nose.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Honda scoring well with a low kick there.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
Harper slips a straight right by Honda.
Harper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown. Honda tries to sprawl out of it but Harper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Honda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honda scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Honda stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper.
Harper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Honda tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Honda misses with a double jab.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Honda.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Honda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Honda blocking the ground and pound.
Harper looking to ground and pound but Honda is blocking nicely.
Daniel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honda because Harper loaded up on that one.
Harper prevents Honda from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda taking shots to the head.
Harper unloads with some shots from mount but Honda bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda really 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.
Honda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Honda.
Honda fails to land with a series of punches.
Honda throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Honda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Honda blocks the low kick.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda throws a combination that misses
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Honda is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A combination from Honda does no damage.
Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harper counters with a head kick. That will keep Honda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Honda is out of range.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Honda throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harper.
Harper throws a low kick but Honda avoids it.
Honda misses the body punch
and Harper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harper cracks Honda with a solid left hand.
Harper looking to pass the guard.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper passes Honda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harper thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Honda to regain full guard.
Honda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper won't allow Honda to get back to his feet.
Honda looking for a sweep. Not yet Honda, not yet.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honda is looking to stand up but Harper isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honda with a hook.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a single leg into guard. Honda didn't expect that.
Harper won't allow Honda to sweep him here.
Honda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper forces his way into half guard.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper is pressing down on Honda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Honda is holding on for now.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Honda defending well though.
Honda is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Harper had his way with Piston Honda in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Honda misses the jab.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Honda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Honda has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper works on Honda's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper tries to score a body lock takedown but Honda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper prevents Honda from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Honda is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Honda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda throws a chopping leg kick but Harper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Honda jabs at Harper's body.
A low kick from Honda is predictable there
and Harper counters with a series of strikes. Honda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Honda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honda blocks a low kick nicely.
Honda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harper backs up against the cage.
Honda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Honda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Honda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Honda is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Harper checks a leg kick.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
Harper slips under a jab.
Honda throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper lands a jab to the nose.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Harper slips under a jab.
Honda loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Honda throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Honda only half commits.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper throwing strikes but Honda uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda won't allow Harper to pass to mount.
Harper is thwarting Honda's attempts to control the position.
Daniel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper wants to take a breather but Honda is having none of it.
Honda moves into full guard.
Piston Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Honda is keeping the position.
Harper sitting in guard here, content to control.
Honda keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Harper!
Daniel Harper is the new welterweight champion!
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