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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Soares de Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Unbound- Avenged Sevenfold. Adam Harper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Soares de Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper lands with a nice combination. Soares de Sousa backs away looking to recover.
Soares de Sousa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Soares de Sousa pushes him off.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares de Sousa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Harper clinches up against the cage.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper fails to pull guard.
Soares de Sousa wants a takedown but no success here.
Soares de Sousa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares de Sousa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Soares de Sousa's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harper is working for takedown but Soares de Sousa is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa tries to pull guard but Harper won't allow it.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares de Sousa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soares de Sousa tries a low kick but Harper avoids it.
Harper tries to clinch but Soares de Sousa is having none of it.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harper's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harper duly obliges.
Soares de Sousa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
Harper rushes Soares de Sousa and presses him up against the cage.
Harper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa dodges the punch combination from Harper.
Harper jabs Soares de Sousa right on the nose. Soares de Sousa blinks but takes it well.
Harper clinches.
Harper effectively controlling the action here.
Harper seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Harper pulls guard effortlessly.
Soares de Sousa being controlled here momentarily.
Harper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper stands up out of the half guard.
Harper instigates a clinch.
Harper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harper breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Soares de Sousa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soares de Sousa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soares de Sousa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harper is looking to slow Soares de Sousa down with leg kicks.
A combination from Harper does no damage.
Harper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harper not doing much here.
Harper tries to pass to full mount but Soares de Sousa defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Harper dominated that round.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soares de Sousa circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soares de Sousa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares de Sousa avoids the damage to the body.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper wants to break free but Soares de Sousa has control.
Soares de Sousa is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Soares de Sousa.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harper breaks the clinch.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Soares de Sousa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper lands a jab-cross combination.
Harper lands a front kick.
Harper wants to clinch up but Soares de Sousa keeps it at a distance.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soares de Sousa's sensitive parts.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares de Sousa.
Harper connects with a high kick.
Harper tries to clinch up but Soares de Sousa circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares de Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa walks into a stiff left hand from Harper.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper tries to clinch but Soares de Sousa moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harper.
Harper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares de Sousa tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position.
Soares de Sousa is trying to work for a sweep but Harper has mounted him!
Soares de Sousa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Harper.
Soares de Sousa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper controlling from the full mount.
Harper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soares de Sousa hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares de Sousa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soares de Sousa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Harper controlling the pace for now.
Soares de Sousa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Harper dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Harper tries to clinch up but Soares de Sousa circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper throws a one two combo.
Harper rushes Soares de Sousa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harper as Soares de Sousa tries to tie him up.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper wants the takedown. Soares de Sousa is fighting it off but Harper persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Soares de Sousa's guard against the cage.
Harper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares de Sousa has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Soares de Sousa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper is stalling in the full guard.
Harper stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harper wants to clinch up but Soares de Sousa keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soares de Sousa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harper.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares de Sousa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper clinches up against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper scores with a three punch combo!
Soares de Sousa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to clinch up but Soares de Sousa circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper jabs Soares de Sousa right on the nose. Soares de Sousa blinks but takes it well.
Adam Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper lands a head kick!
Harper gets a clinch.
Harper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soares de Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares de Sousa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper has Soares de Sousa up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper clinches with his opponent.
Harper drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares de Sousa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper is pulling down on Soares de Sousa's head to control his posture.
Soares de Sousa tries to stand but Harper is controlling from the bottom.
Soares de Sousa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Harper!
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