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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Grupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grupe has chosen Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Buckwild Remix) as his entrance music. Cliff Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norbert Grupe'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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norbert Grupe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grupe scores with a nice head shot.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Grupe does no damage.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grupe.
Grupe misses with a two punch combination.
Grupe fails with a takedown attempt.
Grupe misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grupe pushes Harris off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Harris tenderised Grupe's leg. Grupe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris blocks a jab.
Grupe with a jab.
Grupe lands a head shot.
Grupe misses with a looping left.
Grupe swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Grupe looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Harris.
Grupe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Grupe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grupe moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Grupe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grupe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grupe misses with a hook
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grupe throws out the jab.
A big right from Grupe misses.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grupe.
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Grupe scores with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grupe misses with a series of wild punches.
Norbert Grupe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grupe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Grupe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Grupe.
Grupe closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Grupe pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cliff Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norbert Grupe.
Grupe throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Grupe fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grupe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grupe tries to improve position but can't.
Grupe pushes Harris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Grupe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Harris stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grupe tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
Grupe wants to get back to his feet but Harris drags him back down.
Grupe can't do much from the bottom here.
Grupe is looking for a sweep.
Harris cracks Grupe with a big right hand but Grupe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grupe is trying to improve his position.
Grupe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grupe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harris has control of Grupe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grupe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grupe is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris looking to control but Grupe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grupe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Norbert Grupe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris throws a jab when Grupe was well out of range.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grupe lands a slapping body shot.
Grupe lands a jab.
A lazy left from Grupe finds it's target.
Grupe avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grupe.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Grupe's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Grupe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grupe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grupe misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Grupe lands a right hook to the body.
Harris wants to slow Grupe down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grupe throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Norbert Grupe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grupe connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Grupe misses its intended target.
Harris slips a straight right by Grupe.
Harris scores with a hook.
Grupe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grupe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grupe checks the leg kick.
Grupe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Grupe takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Grupe misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
A right-left combo lands from Grupe.
A leg kick checked by Grupe.
Grupe throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris lands a head kick. Grupe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
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!
Grupe scores with a body shot.
Grupe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Grupe misses with a body shot
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Grupe.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Grupe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grupe really felt that one!
Grupe misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grupe is breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a kick to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Grupe.
Grupe lands a jab to the head.
Grupe misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a low kick as Grupe jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a jab from Grupe.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Grupe jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris misses with a hook
enabling Grupe to counter with a crisp jab.
Grupe throws a shot to the body.
Grupe misses with a looping right.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Grupe saw that one coming.
Grupe misses with a wild combination.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Grupe moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Grupe.
Grupe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grupe with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cliff Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norbert Grupe.
Grupe misses with an uppercut.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grupe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Grupe tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Grupe moves away and avoids it.
Grupe misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris throws out a loose jab but Grupe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Grupe.
Harris motions for Grupe to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grupe misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norbert Grupe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris slips under a jab.
Grupe is rocked!
Grupe misses with a hook.
Grupe is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grupe seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grupe.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris defending well as Grupe loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grupe.
Grupe clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grupe misses with a double jab.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grupe.
Grupe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grupe to score with a decent uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Grupe or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Grupe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grupe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Grupe misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown. Grupe fights it but they end up in guard.
Harris lands a couple of digs.
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!
Grupe wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cliff Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
Grupe is looking to stand back up but Harris counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grupe.
Harris stops Grupe from getting back to his feet.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grupe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Grupe wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grupe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grupe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Norbert Grupe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grupe wants to get back to full guard.
Harris not doing much here.
Harris prevents Grupe from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grupe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harris stops Grupe from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grupe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Harris seems content to control.
Harris is working for a submission of some sort.
Grupe tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grupe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Grupe defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grupe 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norbert Grupe!
During a confident post fight interview, Norbert Grupe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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