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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson 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.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Harper throws a solid leg kick but Nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harper.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Harper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charles Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Harper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson tries a low kick but Harper avoids it.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
Harper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson with a jab.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harper. That one must have hurt.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Harper's leg. Harper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Harper throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harper scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper blocks a jab.
Nelson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harper sprawls well initially but Nelson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harper sees it coming and defends easily.
Nelson stops Harper from getting back to his feet.
Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harper has hold of Nelson's hands but Nelson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nelson slips a nice elbow through Harper's hands, connecting with Harper's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson passes to full mount!
Harper is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson punching from mount but Harper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson with shots to the head and body - Harper looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson moves out of range as Harper throws a body kick.
Charles Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper motions for Nelson to come forward. Harper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson gets tackled into the cage by Harper. Harper maintains the clinch.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Harper.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Harper gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
Harper gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Nelson tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Harper, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson working aggressively here.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Harper lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Charles Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Charles Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Nelson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Harper improves position.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Harper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harper forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Harper won't allow it.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harper lands a head shot.
Harper is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
Nelson jabs Harper right on the nose. Harper blinks but takes it well.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Harper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nelson will feel that in the morning.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper clinches with his opponent.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
A short right from Harper.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Harper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harper.
Harper gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Harper.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
A short right from Harper.
Harper is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Harper.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Harper pushes Nelson against the cage. Harper is working some dirty boxing. Harper pushes off with a quick right hook! Nelson goes down! Nelson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Harper moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Harper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Harper made sure he mentioned 160!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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