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Event:
Skrap Fights 100
Date: Nov 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Troeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Troeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.#CL2#
Harper drives through and clinches with Troeng against the ropes.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Troeng.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Troeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Troeng controls his hands.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Troeng has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Troeng tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Troeng avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a right hand.
Troeng scores with a hook to the body.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Troeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Troeng tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Troeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
A right hand to the body from Troeng.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper lands a right hand.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike.
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 misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troeng lands a right hand.
Troeng blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Troeng controls his hands.
Harper tries a body shot but Troeng blocks it.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Troeng or not.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng working aggressively here.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper tries to work over Troeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Troeng can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Troeng's ribcage. Troeng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Troeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper working aggressively here.
#T3#
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Troeng works on Harper's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng cracks Harper with a nice body shot.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Troeng avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Troeng controls the action.
Troeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Troeng blocks a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng. #T4#
Troeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Troeng controls his hands.
Harper avoiding damage as Troeng throws knees to the body.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper tries to work over Troeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper blocks a body shot from Troeng.
Troeng trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Troeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Tor Troeng will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Harper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troeng counters with a left to the body.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Troeng misses.
Harper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Troeng.
Harper misses with a double jab
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troeng cracks Harper with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troeng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Troeng counters with a one-two to the body. #T1##CL#
Troeng rushes Harper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tor Troeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Troeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Troeng.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Troeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Troeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Troeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Troeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Troeng lands with a light punch inside.
Troeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Troeng scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head. #ROC#
Harper is rocked!
Troeng lands a right hand.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Troeng finish him?
Troeng lands a big right hand that drops Harper! The killer instinct kicks in and Troeng finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Troeng!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Troeng!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 86
Date: Sep 27, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Santaban gets tackled into the ropes by Harper. Harper maintains the clinch.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Santaban avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Santaban lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santaban blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper prevents Santaban from breaking the clinch.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santaban working hard to break the clinch.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santaban has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santaban.
Santaban wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Santaban is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santaban working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Santaban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santaban.
Harper throws out a counter right but Santaban avoids it with no problem.
Harper misses with a hook. Santaban ducked under it nicely.
Santaban throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1##CL2#
Harper has Santaban up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santaban tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Santaban breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper needs to keep his hands up - Santaban had a free shot at his head there.
Santaban scores with a one two! Harper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santaban takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT2#
It looks like Uniesky Santaban has been cut.
Santaban on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Santaban misses
and Harper scores with a counter punch that sends Santaban to the canvas! Harper smells blood - he's punishing Santaban with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Santaban has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Harper!
Chris Harper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 81
Date: Sep 13, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Canto gets a double leg takedown into Harper's guard.
Harper keeping full guard, as Canto tries to pass.
Canto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Canto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Canto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canto trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom. #T1#
Canto looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Canto trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canto moves away.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canto.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
Canto misses with a lunging right hand
and Canto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper scores with a body shot.
#TD#
Canto feints and as Harper raises his hands in defense, Canto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Canto from controlling successfully. #T2#
Canto is looking to advance position but Harper has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Canto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canto wants to control but Harper is having none of it.
Harper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Canto wants to control but Harper is having none of it.#T3#
Canto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Canto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Canto is working hard here to advance position.
Canto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Canto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Canto tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Canto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Canto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Canto looking to pass the guard.
Canto trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canto slips nicely into half guard.
Canto controlling the action here.
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 Zuillnic Canto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Harper throws a shot to the body.
#TD#
Canto shoots in and bounces Harper off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Canto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Canto trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Canto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canto wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canto controls the pace.#T1#
Canto trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Canto has gone for a leg lock! Harper slips out almost immediately though and dives into Canto's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Canto working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
#SUB#
Canto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2#
Canto looking to control.
Harper trying to control but Canto is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Canto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harper passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Canto actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Canto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harper has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Pablo's Boxing Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Canto wants to sweep but no luck.
Harper wants to control from the top but Canto keeps moving. #SUB#
Canto is looking for a triangle but Harper pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Canto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Canto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harper has picked Canto up and slammed him! Canto can't keep hold of the triangle and Harper manages to pass to side control!
Canto regains half guard.
Canto wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Canto actively working from the bottom here.
Canto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Canto is not content to let Harper control the position.
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 Zuillnic Canto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Canto staying out of range there.
Harper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Canto misses with a hook to the body
and Harper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Canto rather than just go for the knockout.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Canto slips the punch.
Harper defending well as Canto loads up on a big left hand.
Canto throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot.
Canto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canto misses the shot to the body.
Harper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Canto fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands with an overhand left.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Canto's shoulder, as Canto tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Canto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harper's guard.
Canto advances position into side control!#T1#
Harper regains half guard there - taking advantage of Canto's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Canto wants to take a breather but Harper is having none of it.
Canto stalling. #SUB#
Canto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harper defends it well.
Canto is thwarting Harper's attempts to control the position.
Chris Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Canto is trying to control the action in half guard but Harper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Canto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Canto is trying to control. Harper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
Canto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Canto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zuillnic Canto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Canto has hold of Harper's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harper manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#T3#
Canto controlling his opponent.
Harper working to try and regain half guard.
Canto takes Harper's back.
Harper staying busy and making it hard for Canto to control. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Canto avoiding Harper 's attempts to control his hands.
Canto trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#SUB#
Canto tightening his grip on Harper, looking for the choke.
Harper trying to control the hands but Canto won't let him.
Zuillnic Canto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Canto off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Harper defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zuillnic Canto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Canto, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Zuillnic Canto!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Zuillnic Canto!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Zuillnic Canto!
Zuillnic Canto wins by unanimous decision!
Zuillnic Canto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 75
Date: Aug 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper throws a sloppy body shot
and Edmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper missing with a left hand there. Edmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper scores with a jab. Edmond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Edmond ducks down to avoid it.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Edmond counters with a left and a right that stings Harper.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Edmond counters with a left to the body.
Edmond moves away from the strike by Harper.
Edmond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harper's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
Harper swings for the body but Edmond moves out of range.
Edmond cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper tries to clinch but Edmond moves out of range.
Edmond throws a counter high kick but Harper was just alert enough to avoid it.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Edmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Edmond moved out of range.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Edmond is out of range.
Edmond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Edmond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edmond is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harper.#CL2#
Harper has Edmond up against the ropes in a clinch.
#T2#
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Edmond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harpers head.
A head punch on the inside from Edmond fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!#BC#
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper misses with a right hand
enabling Edmond to counter with a crisp jab.
Edmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper throws a jab but it's blocked by Edmond.
Edmond is looking to counter the offense by Harper and move into the clinch.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Harper looks to move away, Edmond throws a big counter combo but Harper just gets out of the way.#T3#
Edmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edmond under the eye.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edmond scores with a head kick. Harper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper misses with a left hand
letting Edmond counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Harper rushes Edmond and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Edmond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edmond lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper blocks a body shot from Edmond. #BC#
Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edmond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harper tries to counter with a clinch but Edmond shakes him off and moves away.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmond slips a jab from Harper.
Edmond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edmond walks into a jab.
Harper thuds his right hand into Edmond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper scores with a sloppy right hand. Edmond should have avoided that one.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Edmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Harper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Edmond blocks a jab.
Edmond slips under a jab from Harper.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Edmond counters with a head kick.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Edmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edmond connects with a jab.
Edmond connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harper. Harper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Edmond throws a quick counter head kick but Harper was just out of range.#T1#
Edmond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edmond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edmond counters with a left and a right that stings Harper.
Edmond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harper on the side of the head.
Edmond misses with a low kick.
Edmond lands with a kick to the ribs.
#CL2#
Harper moves into the clinch.#BC#
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edmond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Harper to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Harper looks to move away, Edmond throws a big counter combo but Harper just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws a right hand that misses
#CL#
and Edmond counters by clinching up.
Harper prevents a body shot from Edmond.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edmond's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Edmond.
Edmond blocks a body shot from Harper.
Edmond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Edmond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edmond blocks an uppercut.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edmond lands a body shot.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Edmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edmond.
Harper tries to work over Edmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edmond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edmond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edmond prevents a body shot from Harper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Edmond controls the action.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Edmond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmond misses with the head strike.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Edmond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper tries a body shot but Edmond blocks it.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Harper scores with a jab. Edmond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards.
Harper throws a hook but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edmond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Edmond half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Edmond counters with a two punch combo.
Edmond staying out of range there.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmond.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Edmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Harper looks to move away, Edmond throws a big counter combo but Harper just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayful Edmond dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Edmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper avoids the head kick by Edmond.
#CL#
Edmond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rayful Edmond is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper misses with a hook
and Edmond counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Edmond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rayful Edmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper cracks Edmond with a nice body shot.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edmond. #T1#
Edmond misses with a body punch.
Harper blocks a body shot from Edmond.
Edmond wants to break free but Harper has control.
Edmond tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the ropes.
Edmond swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmond blocks a body shot from Harper.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmond controls his hands.
Harper presses Edmond against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmond can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edmond wants to break free but Harper has control.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Edmond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edmond lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper tries to work over Edmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edmond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Edmond lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper digs a right hand into Edmond's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Edmond's gas tank.
Edmond working aggressively here.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
Edmond is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the ropes.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Edmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Harper.#T3#
Edmond misses with a low kick.
A jab from Harper finds it's way through Edmond's defenses.
Harper lands a nice hook to Edmond's body. Edmond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper stuns Edmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edmond blocks a jab.
Edmond scores with a jab. Harper acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Edmond throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Edmond tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harper manages to circle out of the way.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Edmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper misses with a hook
and Edmond counters with a series of strikes. Harper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edmond manages to avoid it.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmond moves away.
Edmond 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 jab when Edmond was well out of range.
Edmond is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harper 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Chris Harper!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Chris Harper!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Rayful Edmond!
Chris Harper wins by split decision!
Chris Harper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 70
Date: Aug 03, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Harper instigates a clinch.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile is trying to pull guard but Harper turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bizihwaeile jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harper walks away with a smile on his face. Bizihwaeile gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bizihwaeile ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Harper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Bizihwaeile tries to keep at a distance but Harper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile is trying to pull guard but Harper has him pressed against the ropes.
Chris Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Idriss Bizihwaeile.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Harper.
Bizihwaeile tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harper just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harper smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bizihwaeile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and pushes Bizihwaeile back into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Harper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T1#
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harper walks away with a smile on his face. Bizihwaeile gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice jab there from Bizihwaeile.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harper.
Bizihwaeile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Harper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Bizihwaeile jumps guard but Harper stands there with Bizihwaeile around his waist. Bizihwaeile gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bizihwaeile jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harper walks away with a smile on his face. Bizihwaeile gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bizihwaeile blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper with a jab.#CL#
Harper moves into range and clinches up with Bizihwaeile.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Bizihwaeile jumps guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bizihwaeile wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bizihwaeile on the ground.
Bizihwaeile is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Harper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bizihwaeile has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harper has managed to get both his arms back between Bizihwaeile's legs - danger averted.
Bizihwaeile trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bizihwaeile lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Bizihwaeile is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.#T3#
Bizihwaeile is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bizihwaeile accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bizihwaeile working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harper's head.
Bizihwaeile working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bizihwaeile in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bizihwaeile loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bizihwaeile wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Bizihwaeile is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.#T4#
Harper has momentary wrist control but Bizihwaeile slips an elbow through the middle.
Bizihwaeile keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harper's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bizihwaeile accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bizihwaeile trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Bizihwaeile throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bizihwaeile postures up and lands a big shot to Harper's brow.
Bizihwaeile postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bizihwaeile lands a couple of digs.
Bizihwaeile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bizihwaeile postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Chris Harper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bizihwaeile walks into a stiff left hand from Harper.
Bizihwaeile ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Bizihwaeile feints and then cracks Harper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harper down.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bizihwaeile's head.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Bizihwaeile counters with a nice uppercut.
Harper misses the body punch
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Harper there.
Chris Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaeile counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Bizihwaeile moves away and avoids it.
Bizihwaeile slips under a jab from Harper.
Bizihwaeile walks into a jab.
Bizihwaeile jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T1##CL#
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Bizihwaeile in a clinch.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile is trying to pull guard but Harper turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper lands with a left to the head. #TD2#
Bizihwaeile drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Bizihwaeile looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harper passes into half guard.
Bizihwaeile missing with punches from the bottom.
Bizihwaeile gets back to full guard.
Bizihwaeile thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T2##SUB2#
Bizihwaeile has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Harper doesn't defend quickly enough and Bizihwaeile has managed to lock this one up! Can Harper escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bizihwaeile on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Idriss Bizihwaeile!
Idriss Bizihwaeile got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
EFC Braz vs McCullen
Date: Jul 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Kakuto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper. #CL2#
Harper rushes Kakuto and presses him up against the cage.
Kakuto wants to take the fight to the mat but Harper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kakuto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kakuto blocking some punches.
#TD#
Kakuto has picked Harper up - he's going for a ride! Kakuto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Harper is trying to control but Kakuto passes into side control!
Kakuto controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Kakuto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Harper!
Kakuto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harper wants to control but Kakuto is having none of it.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kakuto controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Kakuto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kakuto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kakuto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harper for as long as he can get away with.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoi Kakuto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A lazy left from Harper finds it's target.#CUT2#
It looks like Tsuyoi Kakuto has been cut.
Kakuto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harper cracks Kakuto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kakuto.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kakuto moves away from the strike by Harper.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kakuto swinging wildly here.
Kakuto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Kakuto moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Kakuto avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kakuto.
#T1#
Kakuto prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kakuto wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harper prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Kakuto tries to pull guard but Harper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Kakuto controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper. #T2#
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper tries to work over Kakuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper presses Kakuto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harper tries to work over Kakuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kakuto or not.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kakuto's elbow.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Kakuto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harper trying to control but Kakuto is working from the bottom.
Kakuto has his hands on Harper's head, controlling the position.
Kakuto looking for a sweep. Not yet Kakuto, not yet. #SUB#
Kakuto is looking for a triangle but Harper pushes his legs off easily.
Harper postures up.
#T4##SUB#
Kakuto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Kakuto has his feet on Harper's thighs here. He's pushed Harper off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Harper screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tsuyoi Kakuto!
Post fight, an emotional Tsuyoi Kakuto said ' "Tennōheika Banzai!!!!" 天皇陛下万歳, ("Long live the Emperor"), '.
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Event:
EFC Higgs vs Carsara
Date: Jun 15, 2019 |
#R1#
A big right from Harper misses. #TD#
Braz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Braz showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Braz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Braz is trying for a kimura here. Harper looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Braz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoei Braz!
A pretty intense looking Shoei Braz took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
DSC STRIKE 54
Date: May 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Floyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Floyd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Harper needs to keep his hands up - Floyd had a free shot at his head there.
Floyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Harper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Floyd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Floyd misses with a looping right.
Floyd lands a jab to Harper's midsection.
Floyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper defending well as Floyd loads up on a big left hand.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Harper swings for the body but Floyd moves out of range.
Floyd works the jab nicely.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Floyd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Floyd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harper lands a jab to the nose.
Floyd connects with a body shot.
Floyd loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Harper moves out of range as Floyd strikes.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Floyd stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Harper clinches up with Floyd and pushes him back against the cage.
Floyd lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Floyd backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Armel Floyd has been cut.
Floyd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harper is keeping busy.
Floyd blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper lands a right hand.
Floyd blocking some punches.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Floyd trying to control the position but instead, Harper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Floyd into the cage.
Floyd is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Floyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Floyd working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Floyd tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper prevents Floyd from breaking the clinch.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Floyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Floyd blocks a body shot from Harper.
Floyd scores with a shoulder strike.
Floyd misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Floyd blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper blocks a body shot from Floyd.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with some punches.
Floyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Harper.
Floyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Floyd.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Floyd tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Floyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper presses Floyd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Floyd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Floyd can turn it around.
A frustrated look appears on Floyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Floyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Floyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Floyd looks winded!
Floyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Floyd avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Floyd wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Floyd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
Floyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Floyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Floyd's efforts to push away.
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Floyd is trying to break free.
Harper blocks a body shot from Floyd.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
Floyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Floyd or not.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper is leaning against Floyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Harper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armel Floyd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Floyd avoids the body shot from Harper.
Floyd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Floyd throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper throwing a counter right hand but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Armel Floyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Floyd gets tackled into the cage by Harper. Harper maintains the clinch.
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Chris Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Floyd's efforts to push away.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Floyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Harper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Floyd or not. #T1#
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper is working Floyd over against the cage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper prevents Floyd from breaking the clinch.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Harper.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Floyd can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Floyd blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Floyd's head.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper is working Floyd over against the cage.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
Harper is leaning against Floyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Floyd controls the action.
Harper tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper cracks Floyd with a nice body shot.
Harper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Floyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Floyd prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper digs a right hand into Floyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Floyd's gas tank.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Floyds head.
Harper tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper is leaning against Floyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floyd tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Floyd blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Harper digs a right hand into Floyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Floyd's gas tank.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Harper presses Floyd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
Floyd can't break the clinch.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Floyd's head.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
Floyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper presses Floyd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper blocks a body shot from Floyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armel Floyd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A cross from Harper lands.
Floyd looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Harper clinches up against the cage.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Floyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper keeps control of Floyd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Floyd is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper cracks Floyd with a nice body shot.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Harper lands with a left to the head. #ROC#
Floyd is rocked!
Nice body punch from Harper.
Floyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Harper cracks Floyd with a nice body shot.
Floyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Harper.
Harper digs a right hand into Floyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Floyd's gas tank.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Floyd seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Floyd avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage. #T1#
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Floyd or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Floyd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Floyd is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#CUT#
That has opened up Armel Floyd's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Chris Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Floyd avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Floyd pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Floyd is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Floyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
A short right from Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper is leaning against Floyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Harper pushes Floyd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper gets through Floyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Floyd controls the action.
Armel Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper is leaning against Floyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Floyd blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Floyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Harper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floyd.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Floyd controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands a body punch.
Floyd tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harper!
After winning the bout, Chris Harper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
DCS STRIKE 47
Date: Apr 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper lands with a right hand.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
#CL#
Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper misses with some punches.
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti. #T1#
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper misses with some punches.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Benedetti as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Harper takes a shot to the head.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Benedetti tries to pull guard but Harper holds him up against the cage and eventually Benedetti drops back down to his feet.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Harper.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Benedetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper. #T3#
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Benedetti - that landed with a thud.
Benedetti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Harper takes a shot to the head.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Harper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
Benedetti moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Benedetti as the two fighters clinch.
Benedetti jumps guard but Harper stands there with Benedetti around his waist. Benedetti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Benedetti.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Benedetti pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards. #ROC2#
Harper is rocked!
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Benedetti dips a shoulder and cracks Harper with a mighty uppercut! Harper falls back against the cage and Benedetti unloads with a barrage of strikes! Harper is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Benedetti screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Benedetti!
After winning the bout, Claudio Benedetti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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DSC STRIKE 43
Date: Mar 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Garuda cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garuda.
Garuda ducks right into an uppercut from Harper.
Garuda misses with a combination
and Harper counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Garuda counters with a nice leg kick.
Garuda throws a lazy uppercut
and Harper counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda connects with a leg kick. Harper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Garuda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harper throws a body punch but Garuda moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Garuda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harper.#CUT#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garuda. Garuda obviously looking to wear him down.
Garuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Garuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garuda.
Harper's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Garuda counters with a good, hard body kick but Harper shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garuda.
Harper looks winded!
Garuda lands a nice hook to Harper's body. Harper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garuda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garuda thows a body kick. Harper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garuda punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
Garuda scores with a sloppy right hand. Harper should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garuda closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Harper! Garuda dives in looking to finish! Harper is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mantak Garuda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
DSC STRIKE 39
Date: Feb 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Hudson's shoulder, as Hudson tries to avoid the shot.
Harper swings for the body but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson throws a leg kick but Harper moved away.
Harper misses with a hook.
It seemed like Hudson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hudson takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL#
Harper gets a clinch.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Hudson struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Hudson blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hudson's efforts to push away.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper pushes Hudson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Hudson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hudson looks winded!#T1#
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hudson's elbow.
Hudson misses with a body punch.
Harper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hudson missing with knees to the body.
Hudson wants to stall.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Hudson's head.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Harper.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Hudson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper prevents Hudson from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper is working Hudson over against the cage.
Harper lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper is leaning against Hudson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Hudson takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hudson takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Harper on the inside. #ROC#
Hudson is rocked!
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hudson backwards.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
Hudson is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?#CL#
Harper moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3#
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hudson seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper presses Hudson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hudson.
Harper lands a body shot.
Hudson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Harper.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Hudson's ribcage. Hudson let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper is leaning against Hudson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper works on Hudson's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper is working Hudson over against the cage.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a body shot.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Hudson's head.
Harper digs a right hand into Hudson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hudson's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hudson glances at the clock... BAM! Harper nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hudson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hudson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Harper!
After winning the bout, Chris Harper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
LoL Playoff R1
Date: Jan 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Turturro moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Harper lands a head shot.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turturro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Turturro drives through and clinches with Harper against the cage.
#TD2#
Turturro decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Turturro has his feet on Harper's thighs here. He's pushed Harper off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Harper screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teodosio Turturro!
Teodosio Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
LoL R2 W9
Date: Jan 05, 2019 |
#R1#
A left lands for Dabutt.#CUT2#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Dabutt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dabutt.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Harper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dabutt presses Harper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper tries a body shot but Dabutt blocks it.
Dabutt lands an uppercut.
Dabutt tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dabutt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dabutt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Dabutt tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Dabutt.
Dabutt misses with a punch to the body.
Dabutt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Dabutt.
Dabutt working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dabutt.
Harper working aggressively here.
Dabutt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper prevents a body shot from Dabutt.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Dabutt.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dabutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Dabutt misses with a punch to the body.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Dabutt.
Harper blocks a body shot from Dabutt.
Dabutt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Dabutt.
A short left from Dabutt.
A left hand lands to the body for Dabutt.
A hook to the body from Dabutt.
Dabutt prevents a body shot from Harper.
Dabutt lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Dabutt.
#T2#
Dabutt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dabutt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper blocks a body shot from Dabutt.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dabutt can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Dabutt presses Harper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dabutt tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Dabutt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Dabutt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Dabutt.
Dabutt tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Dabutt back against the cage.
Dabutt gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dabutt tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dabutt pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dabutt.
Dabutt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dabutt scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC2#
Harper is rocked!
Dabutt is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dabutt pushes Harper against the cage. Dabutt is working some dirty boxing. Dabutt pushes off with a quick right hook! Harper goes down! Harper tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dabutt moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hijack Dabutt!
Our winner, Hijack Dabutt, 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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Event:
LoL R2 W8
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.#CL2#
Nti has closed the distance and engaged Harper in a clinch.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Nti.
Nti prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nti on the inside.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Nti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti lands a left hand.
#T1#
Nti gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Nti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Harper is rocked!
Nti lands a body shot.
Nti pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper seems to have got his legs back now.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nti creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Harper's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Harper drops to his knees and Nti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Nti!
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Event:
LoL R2 W7
Date: Dec 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Brown avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harper moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Harper is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Harper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Harper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Harper misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harper with a body shot.
Harper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Harper throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harper's corner calls for a 1-2. Harper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Brown throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Harper looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Harper throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.#CL#
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Harper presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short left from Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
#T2#
A short right from Harper.
Brown is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Harper is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown looks winded!
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Harper.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Harper pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper is working Brown over against the cage.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper is working Brown over against the cage.#T4#
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown prevents a body shot from Harper.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Harper misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Harper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chris Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Harper is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Harper lands a left hand.
#T1#
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper is working Brown over against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Harper pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper is working Brown over against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Brown blocks a body shot from Harper.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown. #T4#
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Harper missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harper swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown moves away from the strike by Harper.
Chris Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper lands a nice looking body shot.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown slips a straight right by Harper.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper connects with the punch.#T1#
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Harper scores with a jab to the body.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harper moves away from the strike by Brown.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Harper. Harper maintains the clinch.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leroy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Harper.
#T4#
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harper!
An out of breath Chris Harper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
LoL R2 W6
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Angelo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Angelo in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angelo.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Angelo controls the action.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Angelo prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelo's elbow.
Angelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Good shot there by Harper.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper avoids the body shot from Angelo.
Harper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Angelo slips a straight right by Harper.
Angelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Angelo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angelo is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angelo is breathing heavily.
Harper works on Angelo's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harper.
#T2#
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angelos head.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Angelo controls the action.
Angelo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Harper.
Harper tries a body shot but Angelo blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper presses Angelo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Harper.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Angelo prevents a body shot from Harper.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Angelo controls the action.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Angelo is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper is working Angelo over against the cage.
Harper pushes Angelo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Harper.
#T4#
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Harper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper gets through Angelo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Angelo's head.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper pushes Angelo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Angelo's head.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Angelo controls the action.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Harper misses with a hook. Angelo ducked under it nicely.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Angelo.#CL2#
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Angelo wants a takedown but no success here.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Harper is leaning against Angelo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper gets through Angelo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Angelo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harper to keep the fight standing.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Chris Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Harper.
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!
A short uppercut from Harper. #T2#
Angelo blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Harper is leaning against Angelo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Harper tries to work over Angelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Angelo's head.
Harper lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper tries to work over Angelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angelo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Angelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Angelo's head. #T3#
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper gets underhooks to prevent Angelo's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelo's elbow.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Angelo's ribcage. Angelo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper. #T4#
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angelo can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angelo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Angelo slips a straight right by Harper.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelo manages to avoid it.
Angelo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Angelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Harper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harper prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Angelo controls the action.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage. #T1#
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angelo prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Angelo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Angelo blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper cracks Angelo with a nice body shot.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chris Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Angelo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelo controls his hands.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Angelo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Angelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelo is trying to maintain a safe position but Harper gets an underhook and turns Angelo into the cage.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Harper is leaning against Angelo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper tries to work over Angelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelo backwards.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
A shot in the inside from Harper.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Angelo controls the action.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas Angelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper pushes Angelo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper. #ROC2#
Angelo is rocked!
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Angelo avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Oh Angelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper tries to work over Angelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harper!
An out of breath Chris Harper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Thomas Angelo spoke after the fight, saying 'This guy is good! But I know I am better than him!'.
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Event:
LoL R2 W5
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper misses with a looping left.
Healy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Healy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harper! But no joy.
Healy slips a jab from Harper.
Healy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chris Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Healy missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Healy with a body shot.
Harper throws a sloppy body shot
and Healy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Healy throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Healy takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Healy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Healy throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range. #T1#
Healy drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Healy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Healy. Beautiful body shot.
Healy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
Healy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harper.#ROC2#
Healy is rocked!#CL2#
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Healy in a clinch.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Healy avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A short left from Harper.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Healy's head.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Healy backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Healy blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Healy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harper tries to work over Healy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper cracks Healy with a nice body shot.
Healy is breathing heavily.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper is working Healy over against the cage.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Healy backwards.
Oh Healy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper works on Healy's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Healy's ribcage. Healy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Healy's head.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Healy backwards.
Healy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Good body shot from Harper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper works on Healy's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Healy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Healy seems to have got his legs back now.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Healy or not.
Harper dips a shoulder and cracks Healy with a mighty uppercut! Healy falls back against the cage and Harper unloads with a barrage of strikes! Healy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Harper screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Harper!
A very excited looking Chris Harper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
LoL R2 W4
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT2#
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Harper lunges at Pinochet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinochet's hand.
Pinochet tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harper lands a right hand.
Pinochet tries to pull guard but Harper holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinochet drops back down to his feet.
Pinochet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Pinochet blocking some punches.
#TD#
Pinochet gets control of Harper's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pinochet will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Pinochet has his foot on Harper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harper works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Pinochet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Harper is sitting in close to Pinochet's body. Pinochet has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Harper is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Harper is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pinochet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Augusto Pinochet!
A less than humble Augusto Pinochet misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
LoL R2 W3
Date: Nov 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Chaelsson on that attempt. #TD2#
Chaelsson gets the takedown into side control.
Chaelsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chaelsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chaelsson working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Chaelsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chaelsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chaelsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chaelsson landing a few strikes.
Chaelsson scores with a couple of short elbows.#CUT2#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
Chaelsson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Harper's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chaelsson cracks Harper with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chaelsson.
Harper taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T1#
Chaelsson scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Chaelsson is putting a hurting on Harper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chaelsson landing strikes.
Harper is being controlled here.
Harper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chaelsson landing a few strikes.
Chaelsson cracks Harper with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chaelsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chaelsson working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
Chaelsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chaelsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harper down.
Chaelsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Chaelsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Chaelsson scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper is trying to improve his position.
Chaelsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harper tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Chaelsson is chipping away with strikes.
Harper is letting Chaelsson control him for a moment.
It looks like Chaelsson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Chaelsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Chaelsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chaelsson.
Chaelsson working the head and body with strikes.
Chaelsson is putting a hurting on Harper here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
Chaelsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chaelsson working the ground and pound from side control.#CUT2#
Chris Harper's cut is getting worse.
Chaelsson cracks Harper with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Chaelsson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Harper is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Chaelsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Chaelsson!
A very excited looking Patrick Chaelsson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
LoL R2 W2
Date: Nov 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xyd manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Xyd in a clinch.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Xyd controls his hands.
Xyd is trying to pull guard but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Xyd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harper prevents a body shot from Xyd.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xyd's elbow.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Xyd avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Xyd is trying to drag Harper to the mat but Harper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zyd Xyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper keeps control of Xyd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Xyd backwards.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper presses Xyd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Xyd is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Harper.
#T1#
A short left from Harper.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper digs a right hand into Xyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xyd's gas tank.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Xyd avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Xyd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper presses Xyd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Harper.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper is leaning against Xyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper cracks Xyd with a nice body shot.
Harper tries to work over Xyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper gets through Xyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper pushes Xyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Xyd controls the action.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xyd backwards.
Harper is working Xyd over against the cage.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper pushes Xyd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xyd backwards.
Harper lands an uppercut.
A short right from Harper on the inside. #T3#
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xyd working hard to break the clinch.
Harper pushes Xyd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xyd or not.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper presses Xyd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xyd's elbow.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Xyd's ribcage. Xyd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper works on Xyd's body with a couple of short punches.
Xyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xyd backwards.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Xyd avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper cracks Xyd with a nice body shot.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Xyd is rocked!
Harper throws a big uppercut that drops Xyd! More strikes from Harper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Xyd lies dazed against the cage as Harper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Harper!
An out of breath Chris Harper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
LoL R2 W1
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
enabling Harper to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Grinny Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Harper moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Harper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harper presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper cracks Lopez with a nice body shot.
Harper tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage. #TD#
Lopez jumps into guard, dragging Harper to the mat.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Lopez looking to control.
#SUB#
Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Lopez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2##SUB#
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Lopez looking for a triangle here. Harper is fighting it but it looks tight! Lopez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Harper is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Grinny Lopez!
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Event:
W7 GA
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ben Youssef.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ben Youssef! But no joy.
Harper throws a jab when Ben Youssef was well out of range.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Ben Youssef is just out of range.
A big left from Harper misses.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Ben Youssef on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Harper clinches.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Ben Youssef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Ben Youssef avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Ben Youssef controls his hands.
Harper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper gets through Ben Youssef's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ben Youssef backwards.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Ben Youssef's ribcage. Ben Youssef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ben Youssef takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben Youssef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ben Youssef blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper keeps control of Ben Youssef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ben Youssef misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ben Youssef looks winded!
Harper keeps control of Ben Youssef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper tries a body shot but Ben Youssef blocks it.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Ben Youssef controls the action.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ben Youssef backwards.
Ben Youssef tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper tries to work over Ben Youssef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Ben Youssef.
Ben Youssef is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.#BC2#
Ben Youssef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Ben Youssef misses.
Ben Youssef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Ben Youssef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
Harper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ben Youssef.
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper scores with a punch to the head.
Ben Youssef staying out of range there.#T3#
Harper throws the left hand but Ben Youssef avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Ben Youssef releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ben Youssef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Ben Youssef throws a shot to the body.
Ben Youssef avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ben Youssef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Ben Youssef counters with a nice uppercut.
Ben Youssef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ben Youssef! But no joy.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ben Youssef! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ben Youssef is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harper with a body shot.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Ben Youssef counters with a nice uppercut.
Ben Youssef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
#T4#
Harper misses with a left hand
and Ben Youssef counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Ben Youssef has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Harper jabs Ben Youssef right on the nose. Ben Youssef blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben Youssef takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ben Youssef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Ben Youssef swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ben Youssef doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper looks to clinch
and Ben Youssef counters with a nice uppercut.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Ben Youssef's ribs.
Ben Youssef circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Ben Youssef on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Ben Youssef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ben Youssef moves away.#CL#
Harper clinches up against the cage.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper blocks a body shot from Ben Youssef. #BC2#
Ben Youssef breaks the clinch.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ben Youssef can do to turn this around?
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Ben Youssef's shoulder, as Ben Youssef tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Harper. #CUT#
It looks like Wahbi Ben Youssef has been cut.
Chris Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ben Youssef looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Harper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ben Youssef, pushing him back against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Ben Youssef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
It seemed like Ben Youssef was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harper blocks a jab.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ben Youssef on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper takes a swing at Ben Youssef's ribcage but misses.
Ben Youssef swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ben Youssef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ben Youssef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harper is looking to clinch. #T2#
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Ben Youssef let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ben Youssef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ben Youssef throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ben Youssef manages to avoid it.
Harper scores with a punch to the head.
Harper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ben Youssef at a distance.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ben Youssef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Ben Youssef counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ben Youssef looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Ben Youssef 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harper throws an off balance right hand
and Ben Youssef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Ben Youssef throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ben Youssef counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
Chris Harper's cut is getting worse.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Ben Youssef wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ben Youssef wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
#BC2#
Ben Youssef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ben Youssef throws a sloppy body shot
and Ben Youssef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Ben Youssef swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Ben Youssef appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ben Youssef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper connects with a right hand. Ben Youssef shakes it off.#T4#
Harper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ben Youssef counters with a stiff right hand.
Harper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ben Youssef's head backwards.
Harper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ben Youssef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Harper clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Ben Youssef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ben Youssef or not.
Harper keeps control of Ben Youssef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ben Youssef is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Harper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ben Youssef at a distance.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Ben Youssef is just out of range.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Ben Youssef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ben Youssef looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Ben Youssef releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Decent striking displayed by Harper there.
Harper misses with a left hand
letting Ben Youssef counter with a right hand.
Ben Youssef drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Youssef throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Chris Harper is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Harper pushes Ben Youssef up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper blocking some punches.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Ben Youssef working aggressively here.
Chris Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ben Youssef is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Ben Youssef prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Ben Youssef blocks a body shot from Harper.
Ben Youssef lands a body punch.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Ben Youssef controls the action.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper prevents Ben Youssef from breaking the clinch.
Ben Youssef tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Ben Youssef back against the cage. #BC2#
Ben Youssef breaks the clinch.
Ben Youssef slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ben Youssef! But no joy.
Harper throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ben Youssef counter with a right hand.
Harper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ben Youssef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chris Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ben Youssef counter with a right hand.
Ben Youssef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ben Youssef manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Youssef let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ben Youssef's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Ben Youssef off the cage and back into range.
Harper tries to clinch up but Ben Youssef circles away and keeps his distance.
Ben Youssef doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Ben Youssef's head but Ben Youssef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Ben Youssef releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Harper. That snapped Ben Youssef's head back.
#T3#
Ben Youssef takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
enabling Ben Youssef to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Chris Harper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper connects with a looping right hand.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ben Youssef manages to avoid it.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ben Youssef! But no joy.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ben Youssef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ben Youssef on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harper takes a swing at Ben Youssef's ribcage but misses.
Ben Youssef throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Ben Youssef throws a right hand that misses
enabling Harper to counter with a crisp jab.
Ben Youssef has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Ben Youssef uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Ben Youssef on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Harper works Ben Youssef's body with a nice hook.
Ben Youssef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harper misses with a hook.
Ben Youssef swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Ben Youssef counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben Youssef circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Ben Youssef was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harper dips to his left and cracks Ben Youssef with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Harper - just one landing.
Wahbi Ben Youssef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harper!
A relieved looking Chris 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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Event:
W6 GA
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Kipling misses with an uppercut
#CL2#
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Kipling avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper presses Kipling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kipling is breathing heavily.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kipling backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kipling backwards.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper cracks Kipling with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Harper. #T1#
Harper pushes Kipling back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper is working Kipling over against the cage.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Harper.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper works on Kipling's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper works on Kipling's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kipling backwards.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper gets through Kipling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
Kipling tries to pull guard but Harper holds him up against the cage and eventually Kipling drops back down to his feet.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kipling or not.
Harper lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper gets through Kipling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper is working Kipling over against the cage.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kipling backwards.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper lands a body shot.
Kipling has been working on his balance at JAG Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Harper.
Harper is working Kipling over against the cage.#T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper cracks Kipling with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper presses Kipling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper is leaning against Kipling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Harper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
Harper is leaning against Kipling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper cracks Kipling with a nice body shot.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper presses Kipling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper digs a right hand into Kipling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kipling's gas tank.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper is leaning against Kipling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper cracks Kipling with a nice body shot.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper works on Kipling's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Kipling backwards.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chris Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kipling tries to pull guard but Harper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kipling looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kipling.
Harper digs a right hand into Kipling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kipling's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#KD2#
Harper drops Kipling onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kipling is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Kipling is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kipling with a big uppercut! Kipling tries to clinch up but Harper pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kipling to the mat! Kipling covers up and Harper unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Harper!
A very excited looking Chris Harper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
W5 GA
Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1#
A big left from Harper misses.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Harper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karelin.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karelin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karelin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Harper.
Karelin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper lands a body shot.
#CL#
Harper pushes Karelin up against the cage in a clinch.
Karelin wants to take the fight to the mat but Harper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Karelin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harper after a bit of a struggle.
Karelin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chris Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Karelin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Karelin looks winded!
Harper is leaning against Karelin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelin controls his hands.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Karelin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harper is defending well.
Karelin is trying to drag Harper to the mat but Harper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper lands a right hand.
Karelin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karelin goes for a takedown attempt but Harper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Harper clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage. #T2#
Harper digs a right hand underneath Karelin's ribcage. Karelin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper pushes Karelin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karelin or not.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Karelin's ribcage. Karelin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper pushes Karelin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Harper pushes Karelin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karelin or not.
Harper tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
#T3#
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karelin.
Harper digs a right hand into Karelin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karelin's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Karelin's ribcage. Karelin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Karelin is rocked!
Harper creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Karelin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Karelin drops to his knees and Harper pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Harper!
An out of breath Chris Harper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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W4 GA
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Blunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Blunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper sizes up Blunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blunt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harper backs up against the cage.
Blunt scores with a body shot.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Blunt saw that one coming.
Harper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blunt slips a straight right by Harper.
Harper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper punishes Blunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Blunt punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Blunt is just out of range.
Blunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Blunt looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Blunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blunt ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Blunt misses with a wild combination.
Blunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harper misses with a looping left.
Harper throws the left hand but Blunt avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Harper has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blunt lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT#
That has opened up Chris Harper's cut even more.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blunt misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blunt has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunt has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper takes a shot to the head.
Blunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Blunt's ribcage. Blunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Blunt prevents a body shot from Harper.
Blunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
#T3#
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Blunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blunt misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Blunt working aggressively here.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper is leaning against Blunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Blunt's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harper's cut.
That's time! Blunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Blunt ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Mark Blunt is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Harper drives through and clinches with Blunt against the cage.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper presses Blunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Harper lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Blunt controls his hands.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Blunt's head.
Blunt takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Blunt prevents a body shot from Harper.
Chris Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper is leaning against Blunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Blunt controls the action.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blunt fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
A short left from Harper.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blunt.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper works on Blunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Blunt's head.
A short right from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper works on Blunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 body punch in the clinch.
Harper tries a body shot but Blunt blocks it.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Blunt takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Blunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Harper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
As Harper looks to move away, Blunt throws a big counter combo but Harper just gets out of the way.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blunt moves away.
Blunt moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Blunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mark Blunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Blunt misses the target.
Blunt loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Blunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blunt moves away from the strike by Harper.
Blunt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harper's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Harper dips to his left and cracks Blunt with an uppercut!#CL2#
Harper moves into the clinch.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Harper.
Harper works on Blunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper cracks Blunt with a nice body shot.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Blunt prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Mark Blunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper cracks Blunt with a nice body shot.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Harper.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Blunt avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
A shot in the inside from Harper. #T3#
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper presses Blunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blunt.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Blunt throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harper!
Chris Harper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
W3 GB
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Chaelsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chaelsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Harper's head but Harper avoids it well.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chaelsson on the ground.
Chaelsson lands an elbow.
Chaelsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chaelsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Harper's head but Harper avoids it well.
Chaelsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harper some visible discomfort.
Chaelsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chaelsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chaelsson lands some shots froms side control.
Chaelsson looks up at the clock and then as Harper takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chaelsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chaelsson taking a breather here.
Chaelsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Chaelsson slows the pace down.
Harper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chaelsson connects with a decent elbow.
Harper is trying to get back to half guard.
Harper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chaelsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chaelsson connects with a decent elbow.
Harper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chaelsson connects with a decent elbow.
Harper defending against the ground and pound.
Chaelsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harper is looking to regain half guard here but Chaelsson keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Chaelsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chaelsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chaelsson.
Chaelsson working the head with strikes.
Chaelsson working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chaelsson.
Harper is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harper takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harper dodges the ground and pound from Chaelsson.#T3#
Chaelsson grinds an elbow into Harper's temple.
A lull in the action here as Chaelsson stalls from top position.
Chaelsson scores with punches from side control. #CUT2#
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
Chaelsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chaelsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chaelsson grinds an elbow into Harper's temple. #ROC2#
Harper is rocked!
Chaelsson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Harper looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Chaelsson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Chaelsson!
After the fight, Patrick Chaelsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
W2 GA
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Monjaros throws a right hand that misses
and Harper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Killy Monjaros has been cut.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good shot there by Harper.
Monjaros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monjaros moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Monjaros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Monjaros throwing a counter right hand but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper throws the left hand but Monjaros avoids the punch easily.
Monjaros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper moves out of range as Monjaros strikes.
Harper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monjaros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monjaros is breathing heavily.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monjaros throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper tries to work over Monjaros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Monjaros tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Monjaros back against the cage.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Monjaros is rocked!#KD2#
Harper drops Monjaros onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Monjaros is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Monjaros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Monjaros pressed against the cage. Harper frees himself up and cracks Monjaros with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Monjaros crumples to the floor, out cold! Harper jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Harper!
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Event:
W1 GA
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Harper punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper tries to clinch up.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis throws a low kick but Harper avoids it.#T1#
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Harper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot lands for Harper.#CL2#
Harper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper is working Davis over against the cage.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper works on Davis's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Harper pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davis.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
#T3#
Harper pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
A short right from Harper.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 body punch - he's looking to wear down Davis.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands an uppercut.#T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper is working Davis over against the cage.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Harper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice jab there from Harper.
Harper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Harper.
Harper slips a straight right by Davis.#KD2#
Harper drops Davis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Davis looks back up at him and smiles so Harper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Davis is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Bungle Davis has been cut.
Davis is holding his hands too far apart here. Harper throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Davis is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Harper!
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