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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cleon Wright is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright slips under a jab from Harper.
Nice body punch from Wright.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Harper stalling against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Harper misses with a double jab.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Harper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Harper.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Harper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright clobbers Harper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Harper slips under a jab from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Harper is looking to counter punch.
Wright thuds a left hand into Harper's body.
Wright tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Harper misses its target.
Harper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright misses with a hook.
Harper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper looks to throw a body kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleon Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Harper misses.
Wright works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harper is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Wright is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Harper tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Wright has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Corey Harper has been cut.
Harper slips under a jab from Wright.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Harper is predictable there
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Wright gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 Corey Harper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Wright is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Wright with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper takes one to the side of the head.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper is looking to wear down Wright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright jabs Harper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Wright stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Harper saw it coming and moves away.
Wright works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harper back to the cage. Wright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a hook
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Harper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harper if he has to take too many more of those.
Harper scores with a nice strike.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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