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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boing Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparbot comes to the cage accompanied by Boeing 777. Harrikari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Forty Six & 2 . 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Boing Sparbot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparbot is looking to clinch but Harrikari is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Harrikari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrikari delivers a nice body kick.
Harrikari walks into a straight right hand from Sparbot.
Harrikari clobbers Sparbot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sparbot throws a hook but Harrikari blocks it.
Harrikari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sparbot throws a looping overhand right but Harrikari ducks down to avoid it.
Harrikari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrikari cracks the inside of Sparbot's front leg.
Sparbot works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrikari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sparbot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrikari somewhat.
A big left from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot jabs at Harrikari's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a body punch but Sparbot moves out of range.
Sparbot blocks a head kick by Harrikari.
Harrikari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparbot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrikari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sparbot throws a hook to the side of Harrikari's head but Harrikari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparbot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sparbot thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrikari lands a leg kick that knocks Sparbot off balance momentarily.
Harrikari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot slips a jab and a cross from Harrikari.
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!
Sparbot looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrikari is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot throws a jab when Harrikari was well out of range.
Sparbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparbot missing with a left hand there. Harrikari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrikari throws a body punch but Sparbot moves out of range.
Sparbot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Harrikari misses.
Harrikari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparbot circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparbot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparbot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harrikari preventing the sweep.
Sparbot looking to control.
Harrikari tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparbot is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrikari lands a couple of elbows.
Harrikari won't allow Sparbot to sweep him here.
Harrikari 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.
Sparbot is trying to control the position but Harrikari postures up.
Harrikari looking to pass the guard.
Sparbot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrikari is controlling him.
Harrikari preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Harrikari tries to pass.
Sparbot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparbot is trying to hold Harrikari in close to prevent damage but Harrikari has managed to pass into half guard.
Harrikari is working for a kimura but Sparbot is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrikari seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrikari wants to control but Sparbot is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harrikari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparbot connects with a crisp jab.
Sparbot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrikari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sparbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparbot throws a low kick but Harrikari avoids it.
Sparbot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrikari moves away.
Sparbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparbot keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrikari.
Jari Harrikari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Sparbot misses.
Harrikari throws a push kick but Sparbot slaps the foot to one side.
Harrikari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sparbot's corner calls for a 1-2. Sparbot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harrikari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparbot circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari lands with a cross.
Sparbot misses with a wild body shot.
Boing Sparbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparbot avoids the head kick by Harrikari.
Harrikari blocks a head kick by Sparbot.
Harrikari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sparbot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrikari.
Harrikari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrikari.
Sparbot connects with the punch.
Harrikari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparbot on the side of the head.
Sparbot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrikari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sparbot's knee momentarily.
Sparbot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrikari.
Harrikari scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrikari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harrikari thowing shots but they're missing.
Sparbot defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Harrikari.
Sparbot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparbot avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harrikari.
Harrikari is landing with some decent strikes but Sparbot is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harrikari looking to control but Sparbot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sparbot is now in Harrikari's guard. A big mistake from Harrikari there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrikari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparbot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparbot postures up in Harrikari's guard and throws a big left but Harrikari blocks it.
Sparbot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrikari trying to control the position here.
Harrikari keeping full guard, as Sparbot tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparbot postures up in Harrikari's guard and throws a big left but Harrikari blocks it.
Sparbot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparbot stops Harrikari from standing up.
Sparbot tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrikari is retaining full guard.
Sparbot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrikari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparbot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrikari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrikari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harrikari cracks the inside of Sparbot's front leg.
Harrikari checks the leg kick.
Sparbot avoids the head kick by Harrikari.
Harrikari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparbot.
Sparbot misses with a body shot.
Sparbot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sparbot clobbers Harrikari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrikari ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot wants to clinch up but Harrikari keeps it at a distance.
Sparbot throws a hook but Harrikari blocks it.
Harrikari misses with a head kick.
Sparbot tries to clinch but Harrikari is having none of it.
Sparbot fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrikari.
Sparbot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrikari throws a head kick that misses.
Sparbot blocks the body kick.
Harrikari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparbot is fending him off so far but Harrikari persists. Nope, Sparbot circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrikari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sparbot is doing well to control the position and prevent Harrikari from advancing to side control.
Harrikari trying to mount his opponent but Sparbot defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari wants to take a breather but Sparbot is having none of it.
Sparbot is concentrating on defense, preventing Harrikari from advancing position.
Harrikari throwing shots but Sparbot is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparbot is in trouble now - Harrikari has advanced to mount!
Sparbot tries to hold on but Harrikari pushes him away.
Harrikari thowing shots but they're missing.
Harrikari fails to move to back control.
Harrikari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sparbot is looking to escape.
Sparbot is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrikari has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot tries to hold on but Harrikari postures up.
Harrikari lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sparbot has given up his back. Will we see Harrikari going for some submissions?
Sparbot manages to reverse the position and now he's in Harrikari's guard. Nice work there by Sparbot.
Harrikari keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Harrikari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparbot wants to pass the guard but Harrikari is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sparbot sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harrikari 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boing Sparbot.
Harrikari shoots in looking for a takedown but Sparbot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrikari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrikari lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparbot moves in looking to clinch but Harrikari pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sparbot loads up on a big right hand but Harrikari slips the punch.
Harrikari staying out of range there.
Sparbot throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrikari counters with a left to the body.
Harrikari misses with a straight left.
Sparbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrikari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrikari cracks the inside of Sparbot's front leg.
Harrikari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Harrikari.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparbot misses the target.
Sparbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrikari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrikari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrikari throws a low kick but Sparbot moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrikari. Sparbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Harrikari.
Harrikari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrikari moves into the clinch.
Sparbot throws a head punch that misses.
Sparbot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sparbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparbot misses with the head strike.
Sparbot lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrikari is looking to break free of the clinch but Sparbot has double underhooks.
Harrikari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparbot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrikari was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparbot.
Sparbot misses with a hook
and Harrikari counters with a straight right hand.
Sparbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sparbot takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot throws a lazy right hand but Harrikari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrikari misses with a hook. Sparbot ducked under it nicely.
Harrikari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Harrikari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sparbot doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrikari. That's going to slow Sparbot down.
Harrikari misses with a right hand
and Sparbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Harrikari does it's job there.
Harrikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparbot manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrikari.
Sparbot throws a hook but Harrikari blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot misses with a hook. Harrikari ducked under it nicely.
Sparbot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrikari.
Sparbot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrikari moves away.
Sparbot takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sparbot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrikari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrikari's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrikari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sparbot throws a big shot that misses.
Sparbot moves out of range as Harrikari strikes.
Harrikari walks into a jab.
Sparbot moves out of range as Harrikari throws a body kick.
Sparbot takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Sparbot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jari Harrikari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrikari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sparbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrikari looks to land a left hand but Sparbot moved out of range nicely.
Sparbot throws the left hand but Harrikari avoids the punch easily.
Harrikari is looking to slow Sparbot down with leg kicks.
Harrikari throws a chopping leg kick but Sparbot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
Harrikari throws a leg kick but Sparbot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy left from Harrikari finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparbot avoids the body shot from Harrikari.
Sparbot has managed to clinch.
Harrikari swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Harrikari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sparbot looks to land a right hand but Harrikari moved out of range.
Harrikari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sparbot's sensitive parts.
Harrikari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrikari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrikari needs to keep his hands up - Sparbot had a free shot at his head there.
Harrikari fails to land the takedown.
Harrikari misses with a few strikes there.
Sparbot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrikari.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sparbot manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harrikari. Harrikari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sparbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrikari manages to avoid it.
Harrikari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sparbot checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparbot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrikari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrikari throws a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.
Harrikari misses with a low kick.
Harrikari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparbot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrikari throws a jab when Sparbot was well out of range.
Harrikari misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrikari slips a jab from Sparbot.
Sparbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrikari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparbot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrikari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparbot takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Sparbot throws a sloppy head kick and Harrikari moves out of range easily.
Sparbot moves in looking to clinch but Harrikari pushes him off.
Harrikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparbot manages to avoid it.
Harrikari misses with a head kick.
Sparbot misses with a low kick.
Harrikari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrikari ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Jari Harrikari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari connects with a right hand. Sparbot shakes it off.
Sparbot misses with a low kick.
Harrikari misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Sparbot misses.
Harrikari throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrikari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sparbot tries to clinch but Harrikari moves out of range.
Sparbot misses with a kick to the body.
Harrikari walks into a straight right hand from Sparbot.
Sparbot misses with a jab to the body
and Harrikari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparbot tries to clinch but Harrikari is having none of it.
Harrikari throws a leg kick which misses Sparbot's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparbot tries to avoid it.
Boing Sparbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparbot. Harrikari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrikari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparbot.
A head kick misses from Harrikari.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrikari. That snapped Sparbot's head back.
Sparbot misses with a low kick as Harrikari jumps back.
Sparbot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrikari lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparbot connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sparbot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrikari - the referee stops the clock and Sparbot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrikari. Sparbot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrikari throws a leg kick which misses Sparbot's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparbot tries to avoid it.
Harrikari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparbot misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boing Sparbot.
I think Harrikari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Harrikari!
Jari Harrikari is the new middleweight champion!
Jari Harrikari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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