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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stu Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper comes into the arena with Long Way Round - Stereophonics blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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175 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Jim!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Jim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harper.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jim pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harper back to the ropes. Jim follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harper sizes up Jim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Stu Harper has been cut.
Jim with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper throws a nice head kick!
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Jim.
Jim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jim.
Stu Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jim.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper misses with a wild combination.
Harper tries to clinch but Jim is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Jim misses.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Jim circles away.
Jim Jim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Jim pushes him off.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jim looks gassed!
Harper jumps guard and drags Jim to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper wants to stand up but Jim is controlling him.
Jim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jim trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harper's head.
Jim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harper is looking to stand up but Jim isn't so interested in that idea.
Jim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jim working some strikes from top position.
Harper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jim's guard.
Harper throws a big right hand that misses.
Jim pulls Harper in to control the position.
Harper trying to move into half guard but instead Jim has managed to sweep!
Jim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a big right hand that misses.
Jim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jim throws a big elbow that misses.
Jim stays in close to Harper's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jim landing with the ground and pound.
Jim slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stu Harper's cut.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harper.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jim misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Jim does no damage.
Jim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper is looking to clinch but Jim is avoiding it.
Harper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jim's hands.
Jim throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper walks into a stiff left hand from Jim.
Jim fails to land with a series of punches.
Jim misses with a two punch combination.
Harper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jim throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Jim misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Harper.
A cross from Jim lands.
Jim avoids the head kick by Harper.
Stu Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
Harper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jim, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper breaks the clinch.
Jim lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper tries for a takedown but Jim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jim misses with a combination
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Jim tries to score a body lock takedown but Harper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jim keeps control of Harper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harper's efforts to push away.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Harper.
Harper breaks the clinch.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Jim circles away.
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Jim off balance momentarily.
Harper throws a low kick but Jim moves out of range easily.
Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper is looking to clinch but Jim is avoiding it.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jim keeps the fight on the outside.
Jim keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jim throws a series of strikes that have Harper backpedaling.
Jab by Harper.
Jim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jim quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harper.
Jim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jim regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harper.
Harper looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stu Harper's cut.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Jim.
Harper scores with a leg kick.
Harper tries for a takedown but Jim circles away easily
and Jim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jim.
Jim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper darts in and clinches Jim up against the ropes.
Harper wants to get back to striking at distance but Jim won't allow it.
Harper taking a breather.
Jim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jim has him pressed against the ropes.
Jim wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper is trying to force a seperation but Jim has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stu Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jim.
Harper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jim has him pressed against the ropes.
Harper has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jim is trying to keep an underhook but Harper manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jim is controlling Harper's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Jim is working away.
Harper throws a strike but Jim avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Jim blocks nicely.
Jim is pulling down on Harper's head to control his posture.
Harper throws a strike but Jim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a strike but Harper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses.
Jim controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jim can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws an elbow that misses. Jim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harper's guard. Nice move by Jim!
Harper is trying to control the position but Jim postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
Harper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jim trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jim throwing strikes but missing.
Harper keeping full guard, as Jim tries to pass.
Jim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jim counters with a one-two to the body.
Jim swinging wildly here.
Jim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jim.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Jim.
I think Jim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Jim!
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energy
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