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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Harper (ranked 7272 p4p, 395 weight class) and Android Gero (ranked 5559 p4p, 359 weight class). Gero has chosen Slash street boys: I'll kill you that way as his entrance music. Miguel Harper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Android Gero!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Gero scores with a shot to the body.
Gero lands a left and a right that send Harper crashing to the mat, dazed. Gero thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Miguel Harper has been cut.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gero circles away.
Gero feints the counter takedown.
Harper shoots in and gets a takedown into Gero's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper is pushing down on Gero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gero is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Gero's hands, connecting with Gero's forehead.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper working Gero over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Harper lands strikes from half guard.
Harper trying to control from Gero's half guard. Gero has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gero has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Gero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Gero's brow.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gero has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Gero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gero's head.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gero's head.
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.
Harper works over Gero with some ground and pound from guard.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gero's head.
Gero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper works over Gero with some ground and pound from guard.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper working some strikes from top position.
Gero keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper is in close to Gero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gero controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Harper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gero throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper trying to control but Gero is working from the bottom.
Gero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gero can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Gero's brow.
Gero looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper wants to control from the top but Gero keeps moving.
Harper pushes down on Gero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gero taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gero has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper is nestled in close to Gero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper working Gero over with strikes.
Harper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harper prevents Gero from improving his position.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Gero's hands, connecting with Gero's forehead.
Harper wants to control but Gero is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gero is trying to control but Harper manages to pass to mount!
Gero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harper looking to control but Gero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harper cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper looking to finish Gero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gero!
Harper landing shots from mount.
Harper lands a big shot there that rocks Gero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harper lands a nice shot to the head.
Harper lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Gero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Harper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick from Gero lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
Gero throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gero to the mat! Gero manages to get full guard.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gero's head.
Harper is pushing down on Gero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gero is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Gero's hands, connecting with Gero's forehead.
Harper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harper working over Gero with some ground and pound. Gero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harper in particular looking to stall.
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper working Gero over with strikes.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper working over Gero with some ground and pound. Gero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harper trying to pass the guard but Gero defending well.
Gero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper is nestled in close to Gero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Gero defends it.
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.
Android Gero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Harper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Our winner, Miguel Harper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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