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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bogger (ranked 2310 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Scot Harwath (ranked 326 p4p, 281 weight class). Scot Harwath has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Bogger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bogger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwath takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bogger's head backwards.
Harwath throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogger.
Harwath lands the left hand.
A big left from Bogger misses.
Harwath loads up on a big right hand but Bogger slips the punch.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
A head kick misses from Bogger.
A lazy left from Harwath finds it's target.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwath swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bogger misses with a straight right.
Harwath throws out a counter right but Bogger avoids it with no problem.
James Bogger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harwath thuds his right hand into Bogger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bogger throws out a loose jab but Harwath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harwath tests Bogger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harwath cracks a nice hook into Bogger's ribs.
Harwath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harwath lands with a straight right. Bogger didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Harwath.
Harwath misses with an uppercut. Bogger saw that one coming.
Harwath moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogger misses the target.
Bogger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harwath uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harwath might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harwath scores with a jab to the body.
Harwath looks to throw the jab but Bogger is out of range.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses.
Harwath takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harwath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harwath pushes Bogger up against the cage in a clinch.
Bogger breaks the clinch.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harwath takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Bogger.
Harwath let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Bogger.
Bogger throws a right hand that misses
and Harwath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bogger looks to land a left hand but Harwath moved out of range nicely.
Harwath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harwath slips a straight right by Bogger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath throws a body punch but Bogger moves out of range.
Harwath instigates a clinch.
Harwath digs a right hand into Bogger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bogger's gas tank.
Bogger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harwaths head.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath misses with a body punch.
Bogger has had enough of the clinch but Harwath keeps him there for the moment.
Bogger blocking some punches.
Harwath lands a nice uppercut.
Bogger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Harwath.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bogger lands with a hook. Harwath tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harwath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger throws a hook but Harwath blocks it.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harwath appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Bogger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harwath is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bogger with a body shot.
Harwath jabs Bogger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harwath staying out of range there.
Harwath is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bogger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bogger misses with an uppercut. Harwath saw that one coming.
Bogger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harwath slips under a jab.
Harwath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bogger misses with an uppercut. Harwath saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Harwath.
Harwath blocks a jab.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harwath.
Bogger throws a jab when Harwath was well out of range.
Bogger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harwath slips under a jab from Bogger.
Bogger swings for the body but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harwath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harwath misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Harwath lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harwath looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harwath cracks Bogger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harwath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harwath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bogger, pushing him back against the cage.
Harwath tries a body shot but Bogger blocks it.
Harwath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boggers head.
Bogger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harwath has him pressed against the cage.
Bogger misses with the head strike.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Bogger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harwath has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogger tries to work over Harwath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harwath lands an uppercut.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Bogger.
Bogger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bogger misses with a looping right.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogger connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Bogger.
Bogger throws a lazy right hand but Harwath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Nice uppercut lands for Harwath. That snapped Bogger's head back.
Bogger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harwath to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Harwath catches Bogger right on the button with a cross.
Bogger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harwath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harwath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harwath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harwath moves out of range as Bogger strikes.
Harwath darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bogger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harwath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bogger misses with a head kick.
Harwath takes a swing at Bogger's ribcage but misses.
Bogger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bogger misses with a head kick.
Harwath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bogger takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harwath.
Harwath lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harwath keeps control of Bogger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Bogger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bogger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harwath has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harwath.
Harwath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bogger blocking some punches.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Bogger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harwath.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bogger can't find room to land a body shot as Harwath controls the action.
Harwath breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Bogger misses its intended target.
Bogger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
Harwath scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogger misses with a head kick.
Harwath takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bogger misses with a hook.
Harwath walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harwath, as that shot connected.
Harwath cracks a nice hook into Bogger's ribs.
Bogger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Bogger.
Bogger throws a looping overhand right but Harwath ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger throws a head kick but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogger looks to land a right hand but Harwath moved out of range.
Harwath rushes Bogger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harwath.
Harwath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harwath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogger was well out of range. Poor timing from Harwath.
Bogger thinks about countering with a head kick.
Harwath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bogger.
Harwath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harwath jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogger misses the target.
Harwath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Harwath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogger.
Harwath takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harwath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harwath getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harwath cracks Bogger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bogger misses with an uppercut. Harwath saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bogger misses with a looping left.
Bogger misses with a looping left.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
Harwath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bogger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bogger looks to land a left hand but Harwath moved out of range nicely.
Harwath throws out a counter right but Bogger avoids it with no problem.
Harwath paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harwath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogger throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Harwath misses.
Harwath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harwath lands a left hand.
Bogger blocking some punches.
Harwath gets through Bogger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Bogger blocks a body shot from Harwath.
Bogger breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harwath throws out a powerful jab.
Harwath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harwath connects with the punch.
Harwath dips to his left and cracks Bogger with an uppercut!
Harwath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogger manages to avoid it.
A jab from Harwath finds it's way through Bogger's defenses.
Harwath ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bogger.
Harwath misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Bogger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogger throws a lazy uppercut
and Harwath counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwath moves out of range as Bogger strikes.
Harwath lands a nice looking body shot.
Harwath connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harwath scores with a body shot.
Harwath slips under a jab from Bogger.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bogger's head backwards.
Bogger moves forwards but Harwath connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bogger is rocked!
Harwath misses with a wild body shot.
Harwath with a hook.
Oh Bogger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bogger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harwath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bogger seems to have got his legs back now.
Harwath punishes Bogger's body with a nice straight punch.
Harwath connects with a nice looking jab.
Bogger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses.
Harwath looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harwath scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harwath lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harwath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harwath misses with a body shot.
Bogger takes one to the side of the head.
Harwath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harwath.
Bogger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bogger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogger.
Bogger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bogger thuds a left hand into Harwath's body.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Bogger.
Harwath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogger.
Harwath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harwath lands a nice looking body shot.
Bogger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bogger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bogger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harwath scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Harwath.
Harwath lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Bogger misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Harwath on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
Scot Harwath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harwath ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harwath connects with a right hand. Bogger shakes it off.
Bogger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bogger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Bogger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harwath.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bogger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogger misses with a straight left.
Harwath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bogger.
Harwath avoids the head kick by Bogger.
Harwath digs a good body shot into Bogger's ribs.
Harwath stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bogger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bogger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bogger swings for the body but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath cracks Bogger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bogger misses with a straight left.
Bogger walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogger throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Bogger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Harwath misses.
Nice cross by Harwath.
Harwath thuds a left hand into Bogger's body.
Bogger misses with an uppercut.
Bogger throws a jab when Harwath was well out of range.
Harwath fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bogger ducks right into an uppercut from Harwath.
Bogger avoids the body shot from Harwath.
Bogger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harwath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harwath closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harwath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harwath lands a jab.
Harwath swings for the body but Bogger moves out of range.
James Bogger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogger lands with an overhand left.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Bogger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogger swings widly with a right hand
and Harwath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scot Harwath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harwath has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scot Harwath!
Scot Harwath decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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