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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harper (ranked 24587 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suayngarm Pumphanmuang (ranked 5371 p4p, 0 weight class). Suayngarm Pumphanmuang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Harper's chin.
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161 lbs
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178 cm
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suayngarm Pumphanmuang!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper is looking to land body kicks.
Harper sets himself, and Pumphanmuang steps forward looking for the clinch! Harper avoids it this time.
Harper tries to clinch but Pumphanmuang is having none of it.
Pumphanmuang drives through and clinches with Harper against the cage.
Harper tries to circle away but Pumphanmuang has him pinned against the cage.
Harper pulls guard.
Pumphanmuang tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Harper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pumphanmuang wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pumphanmuang controls the pace.
Harper striking off his back but it's not causing Pumphanmuang any problems.
Harper trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pumphanmuang's guard.
Pumphanmuang looking for subs off his back but Harper has passed one foot through into half guard.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Pumphanmuang's head.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pumphanmuang's head.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pumphanmuang wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Pumphanmuang looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harper working Pumphanmuang over with strikes.
Pumphanmuang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pumphanmuang defending well though.
Pumphanmuang taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pumphanmuang's head.
Harper tries to stand and escape but Pumphanmuang is controlling the position.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pumphanmuang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumphanmuang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Harper is nestled in close to Pumphanmuang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Harper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pumphanmuang has his hands clasped together around Harper's back. He's all about the action.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pumphanmuang defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper working over Pumphanmuang with some ground and pound. Pumphanmuang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pumphanmuang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pumphanmuang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is nestled in close to Pumphanmuang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Harper dominated that round.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pumphanmuang is trying to trip Harper. He has hold of a leg but Harper is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pumphanmuang persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pumphanmuang won't allow Harper to sweep him here.
Harper throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumphanmuang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harper 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.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pumphanmuang is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pumphanmuang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Pumphanmuang's temple.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pumphanmuang wants to improve his position but Harper is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumphanmuang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pumphanmuang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pumphanmuang has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper is nestled in close to Pumphanmuang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pumphanmuang is trying to control but Harper passes into side control!
Harper landing a few strikes.
Harper tries for a kimura but Pumphanmuang is defending well.
Harper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumphanmuang throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Pumphanmuang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pumphanmuang tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Harper easily slips into full mount!
Harper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harper goes for an armbar but Pumphanmuang turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pumphanmuang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Harper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pumphanmuang moves into the clinch.
Harper can't break the clinch.
Pumphanmuang lands a shoulder strike.
Harper tries to break the clinch but Pumphanmuang is controlling the position.
Harper wants to take the fight to the mat but Pumphanmuang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pumphanmuang works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pumphanmuang controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumphanmuang wants to stand and escape but Harper is having none of it.
Pumphanmuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jack Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper throws a big right hand that misses.
Pumphanmuang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pumphanmuang has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harper off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pumphanmuang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harper tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pumphanmuang is in Harper's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harper doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harper wants to sweep here but Pumphanmuang controlling him for the moment.
Pumphanmuang wants to pass the guard but Harper is keeping the position.
Harper striking off his back, scoring a few points.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harper clinches.
Harper is trying to push Pumphanmuang away but Pumphanmuang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper breaks from the clinch.
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pumphanmuang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pumphanmuang is one step ahead there.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper is looking to stand up but Pumphanmuang won't let him.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pumphanmuang trying to control the position.
Suayngarm Pumphanmuang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper works over Pumphanmuang with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Harper.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Harper!
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energy
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