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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harper (ranked 1843 p4p, 241 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 2146 p4p, 269 weight class). Antonio Almeida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Harper connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Harper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almeida doesn't seem phased though.
Harper connects with a body shot that sends Almeida's belly button to the back.
Harper seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Harper misses.
Harper cracks Almeida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Harper.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
Harper misses with a hook.
Almeida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almeida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harper tries for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Almeida is still trying to improve position.
Harper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Almeida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harper is trying to get an arm triangle but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida is looking to reverse the position.
Harper has an Americana. Almeida didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Harper is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Harper hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robert Harper!
Robert Harper retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Harper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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