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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Harper (ranked 4791 p4p, 521 weight class) and Chief Black (ranked 7396 p4p, 615 weight class). Chief Black struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Gordon Harper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chief Black's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Black!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves into the clinch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Black's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper lands a left hand.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Harper lands an uppercut.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Black with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a body shot.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Black looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Harper.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand.
Black landing knees to the head.
Harper digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Harper lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
A short right from Harper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a right hand.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper is working Black over against the cage.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Harper.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black is breathing heavily.
Harper is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gordon Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Harper has Black pressed against the cage.
Harper is working Black over against the cage.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harper lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Harper presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper is working Black over against the cage.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
A short right from Harper.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper pulls guard.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harper is controlling Black's posture.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
Black is looking to stand up but Harper won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Harper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harper throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Harper tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Black throws a counter combo.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chief Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a takedown into guard.
Gordon Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Harper!
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hype
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