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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto comes to the cage accompanied by adu-kein scherz. Nick Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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181 cm
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197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Harper!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augusto throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper throws a push kick but Augusto slaps the foot to one side.
Augusto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Augusto moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Harper throws a wild body kick that Augusto sees coming a mile off.
Augusto throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Augusto rushes Harper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harper is looking to break free of the clinch but Augusto has double underhooks.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Augusto has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Augusto to work.
Augusto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper is trying to break free.
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Augusto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper has had enough of the clinch but Augusto keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Augusto as he checks the leg kick.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Augusto counters with a series of strikes. Harper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Augusto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Augusto tries for a takedown but Harper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Augusto needs to keep his hands up - Harper had a free shot at his head there.
Augusto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
Augusto avoids the head kick by Harper.
Harper tries to keep at a distance but Augusto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harper tries to break free but Augusto pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Augusto misses with a punch to the body.
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Augusto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harper lands a front kick.
Harper throws a push kick but Augusto slaps the foot to one side.
Augusto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harper misses with a hook.
A jab from Augusto misses.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Augusto.
Harper swings for the body but Augusto moves out of range.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Augusto moves away and avoids it.
Augusto looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augusto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Harper does no damage.
Harper throws the kick towards the body but Augusto avoids it.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper avoids the body shot from Augusto.
A head kick misses from Augusto.
Harper lands a head kick. Augusto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augusto misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a swing at Augusto's ribcage but misses.
Harper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Augusto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Augusto.
Augusto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Augusto slows down the pace here.
Harper tries to circle away but Augusto has him pinned against the cage.
Harper tries to circle away but Augusto has him pinned against the cage.
Harper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Augusto.
Augusto tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augusto slowing the pace effectively.
Augusto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harper throws a hook but Augusto blocks it.
Augusto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Augusto keeps control of Harper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Harper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harper misses with a head kick.
Augusto misses with a double jab.
Harper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augusto. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Augusto's head but Augusto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harper throws a push kick but Augusto slaps the foot to one side.
Harper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick from Harper lands but Augusto takes it in his stride.
Augusto avoids the head kick by Harper.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto lands a jab to Harper's midsection.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Augusto.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augusto moves away.
Nick Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augusto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Augusto.
Augusto swinging wildly here.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Augusto.
Harper moves away from the strike by Augusto.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Augusto counters with a three punch combo that has Harper backing up. Harper nods at Augusto to acknowledge the strikes.
Nick Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Augusto throws a leg kick but Harper checks it.
Augusto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Augusto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nick Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Harper.
Augusto moves into the clinch successfully.
Augusto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Augusto tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augusto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Augusto misses the shot to the body.
Harper checks the leg kick.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Augusto counters with a single leg into guard. Harper didn't expect that.
Augusto stops Harper from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Augusto advances to half guard.
Harper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Augusto.
Augusto 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.
Augusto stops Harper from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fernando Augusto will probably get the nod.
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!
Augusto looks to land a body kick but Harper moved away.
Augusto throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Harper throws a head kick but Augusto moves out of range.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Harper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A combination from Augusto does no damage.
Augusto slips under a jab.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper misses the body punch
and Augusto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augusto doesn't manage to clinch there - Harper circles away.
Harper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Augusto on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is looking to land body kicks.
Harper throws a series of punches but Augusto avoids them all with ease.
Augusto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augusto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper scores with a hook.
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
Augusto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augusto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Augusto throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Fernando Augusto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper throws a head kick but Augusto moves out of range.
A low kick from Augusto misses
and Augusto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Augusto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Augusto moves out of range easily.
Augusto throws a leg kick
and Harper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Augusto.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augusto.
Augusto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harper misses with a double jab
and Augusto counters with a right hand to the body.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Augusto does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto staying out of range there.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Augusto throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper throws a wild body kick that Augusto sees coming a mile off.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augusto lands with a right hand.
Augusto looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Augusto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augusto misses with the ground and pound.
Harper gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto punching from mount but Harper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Augusto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Harper can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Augusto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harper 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Harper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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