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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harper (ranked 550 p4p, 82 weight class) and Don Vigo (ranked 1820 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Vigo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Vigo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vigo blocks a jab.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Vigo digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Harper ducks right into an uppercut from Vigo.
Vigo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vigo misses with a wild body shot.
Harper misses with a hook.
Vigo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vigo misses with a straight left.
Vigo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Robert Harper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper misses with a right hand
and Vigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vigo throws a counter combo.
Vigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vigo manages to avoid it.
Robert Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo slips a jab from Harper.
Don Vigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vigo lands a jab to Harper's midsection.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
Vigo throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vigo.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper works the jab nicely.
Vigo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigo misses with a hook.
Vigo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harper slips a jab from Vigo.
Vigo digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vigo throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Vigo slips under a jab.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vigo.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vigo staying out of range there.
Vigo lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Vigo. Beautiful body shot.
Harper slips a straight right by Vigo.
Vigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Vigo misses
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown. Vigo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Vigo is retaining full guard.
Harper advances position into side control!
Vigo is trying to improve his position.
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vigo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vigo is trying to improve his position.
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vigo tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigo struggling a bit here.
Vigo is looking for a sweep.
Harper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harper passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vigo!
Harper avoids the attempt from Vigo to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vigo stops Harper from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Harper has control of Vigo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vigo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Harper mounts Vigo! Really nice guard pass there!
Harper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vigo tries to reverse the position but Harper maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vigo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Vigo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vigo on the side of the head.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo slaps away a takedown attempt from Harper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vigo slips a jab from Harper.
Harper has been working on his balance at Pablo's Boxing Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vigo.
Vigo takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper defending well as Vigo loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Harper coming out on top.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vigo.
A nice side step and Vigo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vigo throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Harper cracks Vigo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Don Vigo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper misses with a hook.
A left lands for Vigo.
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper slips a jab from Vigo.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper tries to move into range but Vigo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vigo looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vigo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
A big left from Vigo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vigo misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Vigo. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Vigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper tests Vigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Vigo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vigo.
Harper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Vigo 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 passes Vigo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vigo trying to hold on to Harper's head to control him but Harper postures up.
Vigo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Vigo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Vigo is keeping the position.
Robert Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper pushing down on Vigo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Vigo is defending well.
Harper works his way into side control.
Harper tries for a kimura but Vigo is defending well.
Vigo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harper off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vigo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vigo doesn't have the hooks in and Harper manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harper throws a hook but Vigo avoids it easily.
Harper lunges at Vigo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vigo's hand.
Harper lands the left hand.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Vigo seems unphased.
Vigo scores with a decent looking hook.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vigo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vigo missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Vigo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harper with a body shot.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Vigo seems unphased.
Harper throws the left hand but Vigo avoids the punch easily.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Vigo off the cage and back into range.
Harper throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Vigo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harper is defended easily by Vigo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a hook.
Vigo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Vigo.
Vigo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harper is able to avoid easily.
Harper clobbers Vigo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Vigo throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigo scores with a body shot.
Harper misses with a hook. Vigo ducked under it nicely.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vigo.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vigo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vigo is trying to defend but Harper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vigo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vigo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harper is working for a kimura but Vigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Harper is looking for a kimura here.
Harper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vigo!
Don Vigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to finish this one by submission but Vigo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harper.
Vigo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper wants to take his opponent's back but Vigo doesn't allow it.
Vigo tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Vigo is holding on tight.
Harper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vigo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Harper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vigo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Harper is working for a kimura but Vigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Robert Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robert Harper!
A relieved looking Robert Harper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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FIGHT
RATING
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