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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sex on fire. Tom Casey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Casey!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Casey misses.
Harper misses with a double jab
and Casey counters with a shoot takedown. Harper fights it but they end up in guard.
Harper controls Casey momentarily but Casey frees himself.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Casey tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Casey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper has his foot on Casey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Casey works his way back into a safe position though.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harper dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
Harper wants to control from the top but Casey keeps moving.
Casey pulls Harper in close to prevent any damage.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casey wants to stand but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Casey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Casey throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casey is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Casey wants to control but Harper postures up.
Harper tries to move to mount but Casey blocks the move with his legs.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Casey on the ground.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Casey wants to get back to his feet but Harper drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Casey gets the takedown into side control.
Casey decides to stand back up. Casey steps back and let's Harper get back to his feet.
Harper drives through and clinches with Casey against the cage.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harper scores with a takedown into Casey's guard.
Harper controlling from the top position.
Casey pulls Harper in to control the position.
Harper trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Harper won't allow Casey to sweep him here.
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casey is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey trying to keep a closed guard but Harper is proving a slippery customer.
Casey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Casey trying to keep a closed guard but Harper is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Casey misses with a hook.
Harper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Casey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Casey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper trying to control the action but Casey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Casey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Casey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harper counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Casey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Casey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harper holds on and takes a little breather.
Harper is trying to control the position but Casey postures up.
Casey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Casey trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harper seems keen to control Casey's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Casey with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt
and Casey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harper won't be happy with that.
Casey trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper can't do much from the bottom here.
Casey scores with punches from side control.
Casey controlling from side mount.
Casey advances to full mount.
Casey lands a big elbow.
Harper tries to hold on but Casey pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Harper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casey looking to pass the guard.
Casey postures up.
Casey 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 tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Harper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Harper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Casey counters with a single leg into guard. Harper didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casey trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casey is stalling in the full guard.
Casey is looking to stand up but Harper won't let him.
Casey thows a big elbow that misses.
Casey preventing the sweep.
Harper wants to improve his position but instead Casey has moved into half guard.
Casey works his way into side control.
Tom Casey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Casey misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Harper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Casey decides to stand back up.
Harper has his takedown stuffed
and Casey counters by clinching up.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Casey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Casey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Casey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casey prevents Harper from standing back up.
Casey is trying to control the action in half guard but Harper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Casey trying to control the pace.
Harper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Casey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Harper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harper!
Casey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harper's face.
Harper tries to hold on but Casey postures up.
Casey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Harper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harper tries to get out of the position.
Casey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Casey content just to control the position here.
Harper is squirming around, avoiding Casey's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey avoids the attempt from Harper to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casey scoring with strikes but Harper is staying in there.
Casey controlling his opponent.
Harper is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Harper tries to control Casey's body but Casey pushes him off. Harper squirms to his side and now Casey has his back!
Harper is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harper turns into Casey and is now in his guard.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper is looking to stand up but Casey won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harper decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harper fails with the takedown
and Casey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harper's guard now.
Casey looking to pass the guard.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Casey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harper, up you get!
Casey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harper sprawls well initially but Casey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Casey content to control rather than advance.
Casey prevents Harper from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Casey is working away from the top position though.
Harper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper wants to control but Casey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harper looking for submissions off his back.
Casey stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Harper to get to his feet.
Casey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harper counters with a head kick.
Casey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harper counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casey counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper is looking to reverse the position.
Casey working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Casey stalls from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casey goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harper rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Casey's guard! Nice work there by Harper!
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casey trying to control the position.
Casey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Casey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Casey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Casey!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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