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Event:
WPFA XII: Macmacson vs Dan
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Saget catches Harper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harper fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - Saget finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Saget lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Saget.
Saget gets in close and tags Harper with a short punch that almost sends Harper to the mat! Oh Harper is in big trouble! He turns his back on Saget, trying to create some distance but Saget rushes him, striking wildly and Harper goes down! The referee tackles Saget into the cage to end the fight! Saget is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Saget!
A victorious Bob Saget thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday VI
Date: Dec 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Eye connects with a crisp jab.
Eye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper lands a head kick. Eye smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harper counters with a two punch combo.
Harper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Harper is rocked!
Eye pounces like a tiger and cracks Harper with a vicious hook! Harper is down but not out! Eye follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pupp Eye!
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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday V
Date: Nov 21, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Johnsen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harper to the ground. Johnsen is now in Harper's guard.
Harper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Harper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper controlling the position.
Johnsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Our spies down at at London's Elite Grappler's PLUS inform us that Harper has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harper keeping moving, preventing Johnsen from controlling successfully.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Harper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnsen is aware though and is defending well.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnsen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnsen throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
Johnsen stays in close to Harper's body and controls the position. #T1#
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnsen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harper's guard.
Johnsen throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper is looking for a sweep. Johnsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnsen wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Harper trying to hold on to Johnsen's head to control him but Johnsen postures up.
#T2#
Harper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnsen.
Johnsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsen throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnsen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnsen's back!
Harper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Johnsen.
Johnsen just trying to survive but Harper is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB2#
Harper tightening his grip on Johnsen, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnsen wants to control his opponent's hands but Harper gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierce Harper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Johnsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.#TD#
Johnsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnsen wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Johnsen has control of the leg. #ES2#
Harper manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Johnsen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC#
Johnsen manages to break the clinch.
Johnsen lands with a shot to the body. #TD2#
Harper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnsen wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper pushes down on Johnsen's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Johnsen wants to sweep but Harper has passed to side control!
Johnsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnsen keeps working.
Harper lands a nice forearm strike. #SU2#
Harper decides to stand back up. #TD#
Johnsen dives in and scores a takedown into Harper's guard.#ES2#
Harper scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Harper tries to clinch but Johnsen is having none of it.
Johnsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnsen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harper.#T2#
Johnsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harper.
Johnsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harper is looking to clinch but Johnsen is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronnie Johnsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierce Harper.#CL2#
Harper moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD#
Johnsen has Harper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnsen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harper tumbling to the mat - Johnsen dives into Harper's guard.
Johnsen with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Johnsen throws a sloppy strike and Harper has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Johnsen is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Harper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pierce Harper!
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Event:
CFC 7: Halloween Havoc
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harper did well to prevent Smith getting side control.#ES#
Harper pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well. #TD2#
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith grinds an elbow into Harper's temple.
Harper struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Smith tries for a kimura but Harper is defending well.
Harper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Smith trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith is in close to Harper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving. #SUB#
Harper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Harper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harper trying to control the position.
Smith trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body. #TD#
Harper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.#T3#
Harper stalling.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Harper's back. He's all about the action.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Harper won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper preventing the sweep.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Smith looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harper has picked Smith up and slammed him! Smith can't keep hold of the triangle and Harper manages to pass to side control!
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 Pierce Harper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Harper tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily#TD2#
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harper seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harper is proving hard to escape from.
Harper looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith works over Harper with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harper managing to control the position. #T1#
Harper trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Harper to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Smith working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully. #T2#
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow. #T3##SUB2#
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound. #SU#
Harper stands up from Smith's guard - Harper perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD2#
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harper's guard.#ES#
Harper manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#TD#
Harper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper controls the position from side control.#SUB#
Harper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
Smith is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it.
Harper lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB#
Harper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harper is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Harper is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Harper dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Harper misses with a body shot.
#TD2#
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harper tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith lands a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith content just to control the position here. #T1#
Smith looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harper holds on, trying desperately to control.
Smith wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Harper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Harper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pierce Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Harper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Harper is staying active.
Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Harper is controlling him well.
Harper moves nicely into side control. #T3#
Smith is trying to escape the position but Harper is controlling the position. #SUB#
Harper tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Harper is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smith throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
#SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Harper is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well. #T4#
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.
Smith is not content to let Harper control the position.
Pierce Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper taking a break here but Smith is having none of it and regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to control but Harper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Smith.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierce Harper!
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