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Event:
OFK 170 - Jahouli Vs McFly
Date: Feb 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Sripituksakul - just one landing.
Sripituksakul tries to clinch up.
Harper thuds a left hand into Sripituksakul's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sripituksakul, as that shot connected.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sripituksakul misses with a kick to the body
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
Sripituksakul's corner calls for a 1-2. Sripituksakul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harper throws a hook but Sripituksakul avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul lands a lovely overhand right.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Harper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sripituksakul finds it's way round the side to connect with Harper's head.
Harper misses with a body punch
and Sripituksakul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sripituksakul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sripituksakul fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Harper misses.
Sripituksakul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harper. Harper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#TD#
Harper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sripituksakul lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper trying to control the position here. #T2#
Sripituksakul working some strikes from top position.
Sripituksakul postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.
Sripituksakul throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Sripituksakul is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harper is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harper has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harper looking to pass the guard.
Harper won't allow Sripituksakul to sweep him here. #T3##SUB#
Sripituksakul is looking for a triangle here but Harper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper just content to control the position.
Sripituksakul gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Harper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Sripituksakul defends it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sripituksakul gets back to full guard.
Harper advances to half guard.
Sripituksakul is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harper is stalling here. Sripituksakul is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sripituksakul has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sripituksakul landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB#
Sripituksakul goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harper rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sripituksakul's guard! Nice work there by Harper!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Kitty Sripituksakul'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#
Sripituksakul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sripituksakul dives in and grabs Harper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes down on Sripituksakul's head and hops out.
Sripituksakul ducks right into an uppercut from Harper.
Harper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Sripituksakul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harper doesn't seem phased though.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot that snaps Harper's head back.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook to the body
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul moves to clinch but Harper breaks away
and Harper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sripituksakul was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Sripituksakul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harper has time to react.#T1#
Harper connects with a right hand. Sripituksakul shakes it off.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sripituksakul scores with the left hand. Harper knows he should have avoided that one.
Sripituksakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Harper misses.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sripituksakul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Harper throws out a counter right but Sripituksakul avoids it with no problem.
Harper cracks Sripituksakul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sripituksakul. Harper shrugs it off though.
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sripituksakul blocks it well.
Sripituksakul scores with a sloppy right hand. Harper should have avoided that one. #T2#
Sripituksakul shoots for a double leg takedown but Harper sprawls well. He's pushed Sripituksakul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sripituksakul 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.
Harper only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul is winning the standup battle so far.
Sripituksakul lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sripituksakul moves out of range of the strikes.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Sripituksakul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Sripituksakul lands a jab to the head.
Miguel Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sripituksakul blocks a jab.
Sripituksakul attempts a counter takedown but Harper avoids it well and moves away.
Harper takes a swing at Sripituksakul's ribcage but misses.
Harper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from Harper.
Sripituksakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.#T3#
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sripituksakul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Kitty Sripituksakul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sripituksakul misses the target.
Harper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sripituksakul misses the shot to the body.
Sripituksakul lands a jab to the nose.
Sripituksakul shoots for a takedown but Harper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sripituksakul misses with a body shot.
Harper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sripituksakul with a body shot.#T4#
Sripituksakul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Harper misses.
Sripituksakul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sripituksakul jabs at Harper's body.
Sripituksakul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper needs to keep his hands up - Sripituksakul had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sripituksakul staying out of range there.
Harper lunges at Sripituksakul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sripituksakul's hand.
Sripituksakul throws a lazy uppercut
and Sripituksakul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Little Kitty Sripituksakul's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sripituksakul throws an elbow but Harper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sripituksakul lands an elbow.
Harper is trying to get back to half guard.
Harper struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Sripituksakul goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harper rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sripituksakul's guard! Nice work there by Harper!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul working a defensive guard here.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sripituksakul swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Harper is still trying to improve position.
Sripituksakul lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Sripituksakul throws a strike but Harper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Harper is pushing down on Sripituksakul's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sripituksakul is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sripituksakul tries to roll over but Harper keeps him under control.
Harper stalling. #T2#
Sripituksakul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper wants to free his trapped foot but Sripituksakul is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sripituksakul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harper in particular looking to stall.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Sripituksakul is defending well.
Harper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sripituksakul trying to get back to full guard but Harper takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Harper tries to control but Sripituksakul wriggling away. #T3#
Harper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sripituksakul tries to hold on but Harper postures up.
Sripituksakul can't escape the position.
Sripituksakul regains half guard.
Sripituksakul is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harper's back!
Sripituksakul is not going to allow Harper to sit and survive in this position.
Sripituksakul missing with strikes. #T4#
Sripituksakul throwing strikes and Harper squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Harper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sripituksakul looking for a sweep. Not yet Sripituksakul, not yet.
Miguel Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Sripituksakul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sripituksakul is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Little Kitty Sripituksakul.
Well Sripituksakul 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul 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:
OFK 163 -
Date: Jan 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Temirov walks into a left hand. #CUT#It looks like Ruslan Temirov has been cut.
Harper slips a jab from Temirov.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Temirov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Temirov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Temirov throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot.
Temirov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Temirov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Temirov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Temirov works over Harper's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Temirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Temirov feints a jab promting Harper to slip. Temirov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Temirov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harper. Harper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Donk. Temirov catches Harper right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Harper. Beautiful body shot.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov connects with a body shot.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick by Harper misses
and Temirov counters with a left and a right that stings Harper.
Temirov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
Temirov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Harper misses with a straight left.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temirov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Temirov misses with a few strikes there.
Temirov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper is looking to counter punch.
Temirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Temirov.
Harper throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
Harper throws a hook but Temirov blocks it.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temirov manages to avoid it.
Temirov thuds a left hand into Harper's body.
Temirov looks to land a combination. Harper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T3#
Harper throws a jab when Temirov was well out of range.
Temirov throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Temirov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harper to counter with a crisp jab.
Harper avoids the body shot from Temirov.
It looked like Harper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Temirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Harper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov lands a jab-cross combination.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
A nice combination there by Temirov.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harper is looking to counter punch.
Temirov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Harper misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T4#
Harper misses with a body shot.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Temirov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Temirov.
Good shot there by Temirov.
Temirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Temirov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Temirov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Temirov swings widly with a right hand
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov'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#
Temirov throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Temirov throws a leg kick
and Temirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Temirov tries to score with a low kick but Harper moves his leg out of the way.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
Harper misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Temirov counter with a right hand.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Harper moves out of range as Temirov strikes.
Harper appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Temirov throws a front kick aimed at Harper's knee but Harper avoids it well.
It looked like Harper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temirov slips a straight right by Harper.
Temirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Temirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Temirov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Temirov misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Harper checks a low kick from Temirov.
Harper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Temirov throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Harper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Harper throws a shot to the body.
Temirov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Temirov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Temirov duly obliges.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Temirov misses with a low kick.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Temirov.
Harper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Temirov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper drops his hands momentarily and Temirov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harper.
Temirov with a hook.
Temirov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Harper swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Temirov scores with a shot to the body.
Temirov punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper slips a straight right by Temirov.#T3#
Temirov throws a shot to the body.
Temirov lands the left hand.
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Temirov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Temirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Temirov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Temirov swings widly with a right hand
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#That has opened up Ruslan Temirov's cut even more.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temirov scores with a jab to the body.
Harper misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temirov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Temirov works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Temirov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Temirov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Temirov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harper thuds his right hand into Temirov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Temirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
Temirov misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Harper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov misses with a hook
and Harper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#Temirov is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Temirov.
Temirov is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Temirov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper blocks a low kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Harper misses its target.
Temirov seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper throws a sloppy body shot
and Temirov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Temirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Temirov works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Temirov moved out of range.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temirov throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely. #KD#
Harper lands a big uppercut and Temirov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Temirov looks OK. Harper waves Temirov back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Harper is looking to counter punch.
Temirov tries a low kick but Harper avoids it.
Harper swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
It looked like Harper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temirov with a nice calf kick.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Harper is looking to wear down Temirov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Temirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Temirov misses with a hook to the body
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Temirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temirov jabs Harper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Temirov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
Temirov connects with a right hand. Harper shakes it off.
Temirov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Temirov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
A jab from Harper misses. #T3#
A shot to the liver by Temirov. Beautiful body shot.
Temirov throws a combination that misses
and Harper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Temirov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Temirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Harper misses its target.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Temirov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Temirov looks to land a combination. Harper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper throwing a counter right hand but Temirov manages to avoid it.
Jab by Temirov.
Temirov missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range. #T4#
Harper missing with a left hand there. Temirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harper throws the left hand but Temirov avoids the punch easily.
Harper thows a leg kick but Temirov checks it
and Temirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miguel Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Temirov misses with a left hand
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
Temirov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Temirov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Temirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Temirov 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Temirov!
After the big win, Ruslan Temirov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
CWC 284
Date: Nov 28, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Miguel Harper! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 10 losses; Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Harper moves into the clinch.
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krawlee prevents it.
Harper has Krawlee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krawlee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Harper has clasped his hands together around Krawlee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Harper (4) vs (0) Krawlee
Krawlee is looking to regain half guard here but Harper keeps moving and retains side control.
Harper 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 Krawlee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harper trying to control the position but Krawlee is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper controls the position.
Harper tries to advance to mount but Krawlee denies him.
You can see the frustration on Krawlee's face as Harper controls the position. #T1#
Harper is trying to move to mount but Krawlee reverses beautifully and ends up in Harper's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (4) vs (2) Krawlee
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krawlee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Krawlee trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Harper being controlled here, momentarily.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krawlee is one step ahead there.
Harper trying to control the position here.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Krawlee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Krawlee looking to pass the guard.
Harper is trying to control the position but Krawlee postures up.
Harper seems keen to control Krawlee's posture.
Krawlee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krawlee tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard. #T4#
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harper trying to control the position.
Harper wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krawlee controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving. #T5#
Krawlee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krawlee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Krawlee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T6#
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Krawlee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krawlee trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Krawlee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Krawlee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet. #T7#
Krawlee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Krawlee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Harper trying to control the position here.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krawlee is one step ahead there. #T8#
Krawlee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harper managing to control the position.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving. #T9#
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Harper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Krawlee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harper tries to roll over but Krawlee keeps him under control.#T10#
Krawlee not doing much here.
Harper wants to control but Krawlee is keeping busy.
Krawlee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harper won't allow Krawlee to pass to mount. #T11#
Harper desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Harper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krawlee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.#T12#
Krawlee trying to control the pace.
Krawlee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harper! Score +3 for passing guard: Harper (4) vs (5) Krawlee
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Krawlee content just to control the position here.
Harper tries to improve his position but instead Krawlee has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Harper (4) vs (8) Krawlee#T13#
Will Krawlee go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Krawlee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Krawlee has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Harper's body.
Krawlee trying to control momentarily.
#T14##SUB2#
Harper showing good submission defense here.
I would not like to be Harper right now.
Let's hope that Krawlee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Harper tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper is keeping busy.
Harper is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krawlee wins on points by 8 to 4.
A victorious Kreepee Krawlee 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:
CWC 281
Date: Nov 07, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Miguel Harper! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 17 losses; Jose Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pacheco doesn't manage to clinch there - Harper circles away.
As Pacheco tries to get set, Harper tries to push him back and clinch up but Pacheco manages to avoid the attempt.
Pacheco is looking to clinch.
Pacheco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and pushes Pacheco back into the cage.#TD#
Harper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Harper (2) vs (0) Pacheco
Pacheco told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Harper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacheco has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Pacheco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pacheco holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T1#
Harper is looking to advance position but Pacheco won't allow it.
Harper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pacheco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Pacheco defends it.
Well, if Harper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T2#
Pacheco trying to control but Harper postures up.
Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Harper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pacheco sees it coming and defends easily.
Well, if Harper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3#
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Pacheco defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco is looking to improve his position.
Harper stalling.
Harper's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pacheco wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
#T4##SUB#
Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pacheco is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
Pacheco is trying to control but can't.
Pacheco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pacheco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harper's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T5#
Harper preventing the sweep.
Harper advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Harper (5) vs (0) Pacheco
Harper wants to control but Pacheco is keeping him busy.
Pacheco is looking to reverse the position.#T6#
Harper is staying tight to Pacheco's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Harper working away.
The referee asks Harper politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harper prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pacheco is trying to improve his position.
Harper controls the position.
Harper gets to mount! Pacheco was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Harper (7) vs (0) Pacheco
Harper wants to take Pacheco's back here but Pacheco is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Harper content just to control the position here. #T7#
Pacheco is trying to escape the mount.
Pacheco looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Pacheco tries to hold on but Harper postures up.#SUB#
Harper is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pacheco has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pacheco! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (7) vs (2) Pacheco#SUB2#
Pacheco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harper manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pacheco has Harper in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (9) vs (2) Pacheco#T8#
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacheco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacheco wants to sweep but no luck.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T9#
Harper looking to pass the guard.
Pacheco trying to control the position.
Harper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Pacheco is keeping the position.#T10#
Pacheco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pacheco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacheco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacheco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T11#
Pacheco wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Harper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Pacheco is keeping the position.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Pacheco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harper manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (9) vs (4) Pacheco#T12#
Harper pulls Pacheco in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Pacheco drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Pacheco off! Pacheco jumps back into Harper's guard.
Pacheco looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harper (11) vs (4) Pacheco
Harper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harper postures up.
#T13#
Harper trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
Harper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harper is stalling in the full guard.
Pacheco looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T14#
Pacheco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harper controlling the action here.
Pacheco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Pacheco might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harper takes the fight on points by 11 to 4.
An out of breath Miguel 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:
OFK 134 - Harper Vs Nagasaki
Date: Oct 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Harper jabs at Nagasaki's body.
Harper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Nagasaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harper on the side of the head.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
Harper connects with a right hand. Nagasaki shakes it off.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Nagasaki's shoulder, as Nagasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nagasaki takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Harper fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nagasaki just manages to avoid it.
Harper slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a shot to the body.
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 left hand
and Nagasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Nagasaki gets a clinch.
Nagasaki's coach down at Golden Harvest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nagasaki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Nagasaki misses with a body punch.
Nagasaki misses with some punches.
Harper is leaning against Nagasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Nagasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Harper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
A little feinted left hand from Harper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Nagasaki as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagasaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nagasaki digs a good body shot into Harper's ribs.
Nagasaki throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Nagasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Nagasaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Nagasaki misses with a hook
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Nagasaki blocks the low kick.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Nagasaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harper.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Nagasaki's head but Nagasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasaki with a nice cross.
Nagasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
Nagasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
Nagasaki thuds a left hand into Harper's body.
Nagasaki blocks a jab.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Harper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Harper.
Nagasaki misses with a hook.
Harper with a hook.
Harper avoids the head kick by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot.
Nagasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Nagasaki.
Harper digs a good body shot into Nagasaki's ribs.
Nagasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Nagasaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Nagasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nagasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#TD2#
Harper gets caught napping as Nagasaki dives in and scores a takedown. Harper manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper is trying to keep Nagasaki in close.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Nagasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Nagasaki dominated that round.
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 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nagasaki lands the left hand.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Nagasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Harper misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Harper.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nagasaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Nagasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper blocks a head kick by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harper throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Nagasaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Harper.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harper enables Nagasaki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nagasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nagasaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harper's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Nagasaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harper controls the pace.#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nagasaki is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Nagasaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nagasaki being controlled here momentarily.
Nagasaki wants to pass the guard but Harper is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Harper trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Harper wants to sweep here but Nagasaki controlling him for the moment.
Nagasaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nagasaki has passed into side control.
Harper tries to improve position but can't.
Nagasaki working the head with strikes.
Harper tries to buck Nagasaki off but Nagasaki is having none of it.#T4#
Nagasaki controlling from side mount.
Harper is not content to let Nagasaki control the position.
Nagasaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harper is avoiding damage well.
Nagasaki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nagasaki wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Nagasaki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harper is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Nagasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Nagasaki throws a nice head kick!
Nagasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Harper.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
Nagasaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nagasaki throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.#CL2#
Nagasaki instigates a clinch.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Nagasaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagasaki.
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagasaki misses with a body punch.
Nagasaki works on Harper's body with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Nagasaki effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuri Nagasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Nagasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nagasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nagasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagasaki.
Harper tries a body shot but Nagasaki blocks it.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
Nagasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nagasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
Nagasaki taking a breather.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagasaki.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nagasaki lands an uppercut.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Nagasaki lands a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagasaki is struggling to control the position.
Harper misses with some punches.
#T4#
Nagasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nagasaki lands a right hand.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Nagasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Nagasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Nagasaki really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Harper lands with a hook. Nagasaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harper takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Harper misses with a low kick as Nagasaki jumps back.
Nagasaki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yuri Nagasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper throws a hook but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Harper slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
Harper misses with a body punch
and Nagasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Harper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper avoids the head kick by Nagasaki.
Harper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper misses with a hook.
Harper looks to land a left hand but Nagasaki moved out of range nicely.
Nagasaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
A big left from Nagasaki misses.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Harper throws a hook but Nagasaki blocks it.
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick which misses Harper's front leg but catches the back leg as Harper tries to avoid it.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper 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 Nagasaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nagasaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nagasaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Harper is predictable there
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Nagasaki.
Harper misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#ROC2#Harper is rocked!
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Nagasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nagasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Harper seems to have got his legs back now.
Harper scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagasaki should have avoided that one.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Harper takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki lands with a right hand.
Miguel Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagasaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagasaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Nagasaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harper connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Harper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
Harper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #TD2#
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nagasaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harper is avoiding damage well.
Harper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nagasaki's best efforts.
Nagasaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Harper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Nagasaki trying to control from Harper's half guard. Harper has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Nagasaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagasaki preventing the sweep.
Harper trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Harper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nagasaki controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Nagasaki dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Nagasaki slips under a jab from Harper.
Harper throws a body kick that misses.
Nagasaki feints the counter takedown.
A lazy left from Nagasaki finds it's target.
Nagasaki lands a slapping body shot.
Nagasaki throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagasaki.
Harper misses with a jab to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Nagasaki.#TD2#
Nagasaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagasaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harper wants to hit a sweep here but Nagasaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harper there!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harper taking shots to the head.
Nagasaki breaks from Harper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harper is desperately trying to improve his position but Nagasaki has a good base and remains in mount.
Harper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nagasaki trying to control but Harper is having none of it. #T2#
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Nagasaki content just to control the position here.
Harper wants to hold on but Nagasaki pushes him away.
Harper taking shots to the head.
Nagasaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Nagasaki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nagasaki punishing his opponent with strikes. #T3#
Harper is looking to improve his position but Nagasaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
Nagasaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harper tries to hold on but Nagasaki pushes him away.
Harper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yuri Nagasaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nagasaki unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Harper wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Nagasaki celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Nagasaki!
Yuri Nagasaki is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Yuri Nagasaki 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:
OFK 130 -
Date: Oct 03, 2021 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
Asai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Asai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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.
Harper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Asai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asai doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai lands with a nice body kick.
Asai scores with a leg kick.
Asai walks into a left hand.
Asai connects with a crisp jab.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai lands a really nice looking cross but Harper seems unphased.
#T1#
A jab from Harper misses.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.#KD#
Harper feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Asai sprawling to the canvas! Asai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harper finish him?!
#ROC#Asai is rocked!
Asai drops his hands momentarily. Harper doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Asai staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Asai doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Miguel 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.
Yoshihiro Asai was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill Train Harder And Win My Next Fight'. |
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Event:
OFK 125 - Rhino Vs Barnes
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Megalos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Megalos throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC#Megalos is rocked!
Megalos moves away from the strike by Harper.
Megalos is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Megalos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Harper misses.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Megalos.
Megalos feints a jab promting Harper to slip. Megalos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Megalos seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Megalos misses.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Megalos. Megalos obviously looking to wear him down.
Megalos connects with a solid leg kick.
Harper misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Harper circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Megalos to the canvas! Megalos doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Harper keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Miguel Harper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
OFK 116 - Power Vs Harper
Date: Aug 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power appears to be looking for a big counter.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Power looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harper misses with a left hand #CL#
and Power counters by moving into the clinch.
Power working aggressively here.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper blocks a body shot from Power.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Power seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harper can turn it around.
Harper lands a left hand.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power pushes off an throws an elbow but Harper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harper avoiding damage as Power throws knees to the body.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power digs a good hook to Harper's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harper, as that shot connected.
Harper digs a good hook to Power's body.
#T2#
Harper throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Harper thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Harper misses.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Harper as he connects with a hook.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Harper. Beautiful body shot.
Power slips a straight right by Harper.
We've been told by Power's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Harper throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Power throws the kick towards the body but Harper avoids it.#T3#
Harper lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harper misses with a jab to the body
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Harper misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Harper misses. #T4#
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
Power wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
Power slips under a jab.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harper.
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harper.
Harper takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power lands the left hand.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harper digs a good body shot into Power's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harper.
Harper works Power's body with a nice hook.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power is looking to clinch but Harper is avoiding it.
Harper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Power rather than just go for the knockout.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Power blocks the body kick.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power slips a jab from Harper.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Harper misses.
Harper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Power checks a low kick from Harper.
Harper throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Harper takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper takes one to the side of the head.
Harper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harper throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Harper throws a low kick but Power avoids it.
Harper throws a leg kick but Power checks it.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
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 wild body shot.
Miguel Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
#CL#
Power darts in and clinches Harper up against the cage.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper cracks Power with a nice body shot.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Power's head.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper avoids the elbow strike from Power, against the cage.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3##BC2#
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
Harper connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
Power tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Harper throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Harper slips a jab from Power.
Harper swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Harper lands an overhand right.
Harper throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Jab by Power.
Harper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Power fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harper just manages to avoid it.
Power tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC#Harper is rocked!
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Harper scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a straight that turns Harper's legs to rubber! Power pushes forward with more strikes and Harper goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irish Power!
Irish Power retains his featherweight title!
Irish Power took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ALPHA Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
OFK 105 - Sector Vs Gomez
Date: Jul 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Ky Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Ky Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Ky Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Ky Jr slips under a jab.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper sizes up Ky Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ky Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ky Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Ky Jr's head. #ROC2#Ky Jr is rocked!
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ky Jr moves away.
Oh Ky Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper looks to land a right hand but Ky Jr moved out of range.
Ky Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Ky Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harper cracks Ky Jr with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ky Jr tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Harper pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ky Jr is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Miguel 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:
OFK 97 - Shamrock Vs Harper
Date: Jun 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper checks a leg kick.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Harper moves into the clinch.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Nick Shamrock 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.#CL2#
Harper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
#T1#
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shamrock tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body kick.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Harper clinches with his opponent.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
#T2#
Shamrock with a nice calf kick.
Shamrock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harper is out of range and Shamrock settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Shamrock's head coaches at Resurrect, Hilo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamrock.
#CL2#
Harper rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Harper fails to pull guard.
Harper fails to pull guard.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shamrock to keep the fight standing.
Harper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shamrock walks away with a smile on his face. Harper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shamrock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harper looks winded!
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Harper wants to counter with a clinch but Shamrock pushes him away.
Shamrock wants to land a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Harper wants to counter with a clinch but Shamrock pushes him away.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Harper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Harper blocks a jab.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock throws a low kick, looking for Harper's leg but Harper calmly moves out of range.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper wants to counter with a clinch but Shamrock pushes him away.#T4#
Shamrock tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CL#
Harper gets tackled into the cage by Shamrock. Shamrock maintains the clinch.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harper jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Harper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harper is trying to keep Shamrock in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shamrock wants to get up but he can't break Harper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Harper is looking for a triangle here but Shamrock uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Shamrock throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Shamrock cracks Harper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamrock pushes Harper away with a front kick.
Harper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harper is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Harper slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Harper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shamrock - the referee stops the clock and Harper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shamrock. Harper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Harper off the cage and back into range.
Harper tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Shamrock misses. #CL2#
Harper darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the cage.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Harper manages to pull guard.
#SU#
Shamrock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harper wants to clinch.
Shamrock takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Harper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shamrock.
Harper tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Harper wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Harper moves out of range as Shamrock throws a body kick.
Nick Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Harper rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper is trying to pull guard but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Harper is trying to pull guard but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Harper is trying to pull guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock lands the left hand.
Shamrock throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shamrock.
Shamrock sets himself, and Harper steps forward looking for the clinch! Shamrock avoids it this time.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper wants to counter with a clinch but Shamrock pushes him away.
Shamrock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
Shamrock wants to land a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Harper checks the leg kick.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
Harper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shamrock to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock throws a leg kick that misses.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Harper wants to counter the offense by Shamrock and move into the clinch position.
Shamrock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Harper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Shamrock lands with a right hand.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Some bone on bone action there as Harper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock misses with a leg kick.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Harper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a body kick that misses.
Harper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to land body kicks.
Harper tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Harper checks it.
Shamrock throws the kick towards the body but Harper avoids it.#CL#
Shamrock clinches.
Harper avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
Harper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shamrock won't allow Harper to sweep him here. #SU#
Shamrock gets to his feet - Harper follows without any prompting.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised Harper's leg. Harper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harper moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
Harper tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
#T1#
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper fails to pull guard.
Harper jumps guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Harper avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Shamrock throws a one two combo.
#ROC#Harper is rocked!
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.#CL2#
Harper forces Shamrock back against the cage and clinches.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Shamrock throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Harper is trying to pull guard but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock working Harper over with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3#
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
Harper gets control of Shamrock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Harper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shamrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU#
Shamrock stands up and waves to Harper to follow him.
Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shamrock to keep the fight standing.
Harper is trying to pull guard but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shamrock presses Harper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
BOOM! Shamrock lands a beautiful left hook that drops Harper. Harper tries to recover but Shamrock is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Harper lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
Nick Shamrock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
OFK 87 - Harper Vs Gay G
Date: May 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Gay G shoots in looking for a takedown but Harper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gay G's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harper feinted with a counter takedown.
Harper cracks Gay G with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gay G swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper throws a right and a left that Gay G avoids nicely.
Harper scores with a hook.
Harper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gay G.
Gay G throws a lazy head kick
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
Harper thuds his right hand into Gay G's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gay G throws an off balance right hand
and Harper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gay G bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Harper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gay G tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harper is in Gay G's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay G keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Gay G is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harper is fighting to break Gay G's control of his arms but Gay G is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T1#
Gay G tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper trying to control but Gay G is working from the bottom.
Gay G wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Gay G trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harper swings for the body but Gay G moves out of range.
Harper works over Gay G's head and body with a nice combination.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gay G waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Gay G takes one to the side of the head.
J Gay G seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gay G cracks Harper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Harper has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good standup being displayed there by Gay G as he connects with a hook.
Gay G dives in for a single leg takedown but Harper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T2#
Harper misses the jab.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gay G ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gay G throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
Gay G moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gay G was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Gay G dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Gay G lands.
The fighters circling - Gay G throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gay G ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Gay G looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Gay G throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
No luck for Gay G with that takedown attempt.
Miguel Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Gay G.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Gay G was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gay G jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Gay G misses with a jab to the body
and Harper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gay G misses with a hook. Harper ducked under it nicely.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gay G ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Gay G throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gay G slips a jab from Harper.
Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Gay G misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gay G.
Gay G takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gay G fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gay G lands a slapping body shot.
Gay G throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gay G ducks under a wild hook from Harper.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gay G digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Gay G pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Harper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harper blocks a jab.
No luck for Gay G with that takedown attempt.
Gay G throws a body shot but no joy.
Gay G misses with a left hand
and Harper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gay G swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper looks to land a combination but Gay G avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gay G. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gay G tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Gay G.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gay G moves away.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gay G on the side of the head.
Harper leaves Gay G with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harper slips a straight right by Gay G.
Harper avoids the body shot from Gay G.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gay G ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Harper lands with an overhand left.
Gay G shoots in looking for a takedown. Harper tries to sprawl out of it but Gay G keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miguel Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Gay G lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Harper - just one landing.
Gay G swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gay G walks into a jab.
Gay G tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Gay G.
Harper throwing a counter right hand but Gay G manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay G bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gay G lands a jab.
Gay G takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gay G can do to turn this around?
Gay G throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Gay G shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harper as he jumps to the side.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gay G.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown. Gay G tries to sprawl out of it but Harper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gay G manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gay G sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harper somewhat.
Gay G tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gay G staying out of range there.
Gay G looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.#T2#
Gay G slips under a jab.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gay G looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Gay G displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Gay G swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper attempts a counter takedown but Gay G avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Gay G does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gay G comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gay G looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Harper scores with a sloppy right hand. Gay G should have avoided that one.
Gay G misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Gay G.
Gay G connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Harper scores with a four punch combination!
Gay G uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
#TD#
Harper drives through with a takedown into Gay G's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#T3#
Gay G is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gay G looking for a sweep. Not yet Gay G, not yet.
Gay G is trying to keep Harper in close.
Gay G is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Harper tries to get to full guard but Gay G has control of the leg.
Gay G is trying to control. Harper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gay G works his way into full mount!
Harper is desperately trying to improve his position but Gay G has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Gay G tries to control but Harper wriggling away.
Gay G sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harper is squirming around, avoiding Gay G's attempts to control the action.
Harper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harper is trying to control but can't.
Harper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Harper has his foot on Gay G's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gay G works his way back into a safe position though.
Gay G trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gay G scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Harper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Gay G throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Gay G throws a sloppy body shot
and Harper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gay G feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Gay G misses.
Harper stuns Gay G with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Gay G's shoulder, as Gay G tries to avoid the shot.
Gay G tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harper connects with a right hand. Gay G shakes it off.#TD#
Harper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gay G tries to improve position but can't.
Gay G is not content to let Harper control the position.
Gay G is looking to reverse the position.
Harper tries to advance to mount but Gay G denies him. #T1#
Harper wants to control but Gay G is keeping him busy.
Harper gets to mount! Gay G was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gay G sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gay G has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Harper wants to free his trapped foot but Gay G is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harper is keen to just control but Gay G is a slippery customer.
Gay G keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gay G is trying to control but Harper passes into side control!
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Gay G tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gay G wants to control but Harper postures up.
Gay G is trying to escape the position but Harper is controlling the position.
Gay G is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harper off and has taken his back!
Can Harper hold on?! Gay G is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Gay G missing with punches from the back.
Gay G missing with strikes from the back.
Harper trying to control the hands but Gay G won't let him. #SUB2#
Gay G is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Harper has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #T3##SUB2#
Gay G is persistently looking for the submission but Harper is defending it well.
#SUB2#
Gay G looking to break Harper's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Harper remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gay G will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Gay G looking to break Harper's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Harper remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gay G will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Harper just trying to survive but Gay G is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Harper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gay G is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gay G lands strikes to the head.
Harper trying to control the action but Gay G just sinks the hooks in. #T4##SUB2#
Harper preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gay G.
Gay G missing with punches from the back.
Harper controlling Gay G 's hands.
Gay G not allowing Harper to control his hands.
Gay G thows a strike but Harper uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Harper as he ends up in Gay G 's guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gay G wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
J Gay G has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Harper.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
A victorious Miguel Harper 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:
OFK 84 - Naulakko Vs Bagwis
Date: Apr 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Kasamsun misses with a right hand
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasamsun walks into a jab.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasamsun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasamsun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasamsun.
Nice shot by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
Harper connects with a right hand. Kasamsun shakes it off.
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 nice shot that snaps Kasamsun's head back.
#T1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Harper.
Harper scores with a jab to the head.
#TD2#
Harper shoots in and bounces Kasamsun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kasamsun wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Kasamsun keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Harper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kasamsun did well to prevent Harper getting side control.#T3#
Kasamsun pushes Harper off looking to stand but Harper dives back in and keeps control.
Harper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kasamsun knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kasamsun is looking to escape.
Harper misses with a head shot. Kasamsun uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kasamsun seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kasamsun pulls Harper in close to his closed guard and prevents Harper from doing any damage or advancing position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harper trying to control but Kasamsun is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harper punishes Kasamsun's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper works Kasamsun's body with a nice hook.
Kasamsun throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasamsun.
Harper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harper works Kasamsun's body with a nice hook.
Harper scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasamsun.
Harper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasamsun to score with a decent uppercut.
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasamsun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Kasamsun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasamsun lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasamsun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Kasamsun slips the punch.
Harper tests Kasamsun's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kasamsun counter with a right hand.
Harper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Kasamsun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Harper has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
Harper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kasamsun blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasamsun throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Harper sizes up Kasamsun with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harper misses with a looping left.
Kasamsun throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasamsun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Kasamsun misses.
Harper works Kasamsun's body with a nice hook.
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.
Harper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kasamsun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
As Kasamsun backs off Harper throws a huge counter combo but Kasamsun manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Irong Kasamsun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Harper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kasamsun connects with a right hand. Harper shakes it off.
Harper thuds his right hand into Kasamsun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasamsun. Kasamsun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harper connects with a body shot that sends Kasamsun's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Kasamsun jabs Harper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Kasamsun pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Kasamsun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kasamsun digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Harper lands a nice hook to Kasamsun's body. Kasamsun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harper cracks Kasamsun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harper connects with a body shot.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Kasamsun slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Kasamsun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kasamsun throws an off balance right hand
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper throws a good cross that connects.
Kasamsun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper slips under a jab from Kasamsun.
Harper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kasamsun throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Kasamsun misses with a hook. Harper ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
Harper slips a jab from Kasamsun.
Harper slips under a jab.
Harper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kasamsun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kasamsun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasamsun misses the target.
Harper swings for the body but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Kasamsun's shoulder, as Kasamsun tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Kasamsun looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Harper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kasamsun's head.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasamsun is just out of range.
Harper staying out of range there.
Kasamsun tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasamsun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kasamsun on the side of the head.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harper scores with a decent looking hook.
Harper avoids the body shot from Kasamsun.
Irong Kasamsun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Harper throws a body punch but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harper dives in for a single leg takedown but Kasamsun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harper slips under a jab from Kasamsun.
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!
Kasamsun avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper jabs at Kasamsun's body.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
Kasamsun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harper connects with a body shot.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kasamsuns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kasamsun tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
A cross from Harper lands.
Kasamsun blocks a jab.
Harper lands a head shot.
Harper swings for the body but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Harper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T4#
A big right from Harper misses.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Kasamsun saw that one coming.
Kasamsun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasamsun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Kasamsun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harper doesn't seem phased though.
Kasamsun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harper cracks Kasamsun with a good jab.
Kasamsun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Kasamsun scores with a body shot.
Harper lands a jab to Kasamsun's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
A victorious Miguel Harper 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:
OFK 76 - Mad Onion Vs Naulakko
Date: Mar 31, 2021 |
#R1#
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Harper throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Letaivu counter with a right hand.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Letaivu throws a right hand that misses
and Letaivu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
Letaivu stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Harper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Letaivu's half guard.
Harper stops Letaivu from getting back to his feet.
#ES2#
Letaivu manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu throws a low kick but Harper avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Harper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harper lands a jab to the nose.
Harper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letaivu circles away quickly and effectively.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Harper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Harper scores with a decent looking hook.
Harper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Letaivu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Letaivu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Letaivu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Letaivu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
Letaivu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Letaivu defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Letaivu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD#
Harper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper is trying to control. Letaivu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Letaivu is defending the position.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Letaivu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Letaivu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Letaivu trying to control here.
#T3#
Harper uses his free foot to push down on Letaivu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Letaivu.
Harper wants to control the pace but Letaivu is squirming around nicely.
Letaivu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harper.
Letaivu wants to hold on but Harper pushes him away.
Letaivu is desperately trying to improve his position but Harper has a good base and remains in mount.
Harper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Letaivu really wants to buck Harper off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Harper.
Harper landing strikes from the mount and Letaivu is in trouble!
Letaivu wants to control but Harper is having none of it.#SUB#
Harper is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Letaivu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Letaivu shrugs it off.
Letaivu reaches up and holds on to Harper to control the position.
Harper wants to control the pace but Letaivu is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Letaivu moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Harper cracks Letaivu with a good jab.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
Harper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letaivu.
Harper fails to land the takedown.
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Letaivu misses with a low kick.
Letaivu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Letaivu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws an off balance right hand
letting Letaivu counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Letaivu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letaivu can do to turn this around?
Harper throws a jab but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu sizes up Harper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Letaivu does no damage.
It looked like Harper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Harper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Letaivu misses its intended target.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Letaivu.
Harper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harper avoids the head kick by Letaivu.
Nice uppercut lands for Harper. That snapped Letaivu's head back.
Letaivu misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Letaivu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for Harper with that takedown attempt.
Letaivu moves away from the strike by Harper.
Harper fails with the takedown
and Letaivu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper attempts a counter takedown but Letaivu avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Letaivu misses the target.
Letaivu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pascal Letaivu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letaivu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Harper walks into a jab.#T3#
Letaivu lands a glancing blow to the side of Harper's head.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Harper lands a jab to the head.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letaivu tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Letaivu slips a straight right by Harper.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
Letaivu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Letaivu cracks Harper with an open hand slap.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Letaivu throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letaivu cracks Harper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Letaivu looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Harper feinted with a counter takedown.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Letaivu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harper connects with a right hand. Letaivu shakes it off.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Harper throwing a counter right hand but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Harper punishes Letaivu's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu swings widly with a right hand
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Harper misses.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harper is defended easily by Letaivu.
Letaivu lands with a good body shot.#TD#
Harper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Letaivu tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Letaivu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harper slows the pace down in half guard. #T1##SUB#
Harper is working for a kimura but Letaivu is defending it quite comfortably.
Harper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Letaivu wants to control but Harper is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2#
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.
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Letaivu defends it. #SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Letaivu trying to hold on to Harper's head to control him but Harper postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Letaivu leaves Harper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harper looks to land a combination but Letaivu avoids it well.
Letaivu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Letaivu throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily. #T3#
Letaivu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letaivu throws an off balance right hand
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu takes one to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a hook.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Harper with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Letaivu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Harper lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Letaivu moves away from the strike by Harper.
Harper fails with the takedown.
Harper slips a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand.
Letaivu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harper throws a right hand that Letaivu ducks under and follows up with a left that Letaivu also avoids with ease.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Harper.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Miguel Harper!
A very excited looking Miguel 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:
OFK 70 - Williams Vs Harper
Date: Mar 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams slips under a jab from Harper.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Harper lands a jab to the nose.
Williams scores with a jab.
Harper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harper lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Harper scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Harper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Harper throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Harper scores with a hook.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Harper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harper prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Williams is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams controlling the position.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully. #T2#
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper's guard. #REVR#
Williams stays in close to Harper's body and controls the position.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Harper being controlled here, momentarily.
Williams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Williams stays in close to Harper's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Harper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harper defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Harper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Harper staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
Williams tries to counter by clinching up but Harper breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Williams avoids the body shot from Harper.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper misses with a looping right.
A jab from Harper finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Harper blocks a jab.
Harper misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand.
Williams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harper manages to circle out of the way.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Harper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut there from Harper.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robin Williams will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Harper with a jab.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Harper staying out of range there.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harper.
Harper sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Williams misses with the combination.
Harper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Harper misses with a straight left. #T1#
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper scores with a jab to the body.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Miguel Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harper under the eye.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Harper blocks a jab.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Harper connects with a jab.
Robin Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Williams misses.
Harper swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Harper moves away from the strike by Williams.
Jab, jab by Harper - just one landing.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams jabs at Harper's body.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Williams.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harper is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams tries for a takedown but Harper manages to get underhooks.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robin Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Harper trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harper into the cage.
Williams prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper takes a shot to the head.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Harper looking to stall.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Williams pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Williams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harper can turn it around.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Williams takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Harper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Williams tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harper moves away from the strike by Williams.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Williams rushes Harper and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Harper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with some punches.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Robin Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T1#
Williams lands a body punch.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Williams gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Williams stalling.
Harper won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.#T2#
Williams trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harper swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
#T3#
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper slips under a jab.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Harper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Williams defends it well.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Harper dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head. #TD2#
Harper scores with a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harper manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harper's guard.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Harper defends it.
Harper is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Harper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams prevents Harper from improving his position.
Harper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper connects with a looping right hand.
Harper throws out a powerful jab.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harper to score with a decent uppercut.
Harper cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harper punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Harper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams digs a good body shot into Harper's ribs.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harper slips under a jab from Williams.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harper.#CL#
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harper swinging wildly here.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Harper misses.
Harper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2#
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams tries to move into range but Harper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#TD2#
Harper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams continues to stall.
Williams trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Harper actively working from the bottom here.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Harper defending well.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Miguel Harper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other 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.#R5#
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Harper feints the counter takedown.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams 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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Harper's knee but Harper avoids it well.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harper to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Harper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Williams wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Harper lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Decent striking displayed by Harper there.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Williams misses.
Harper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Harper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams cracks Harper with an open hand slap.
Williams walks into a jab.
Harper cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Miguel Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Harper throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Harper blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Harper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harper cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harper throws a good cross that connects.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Harper.
Harper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Harper lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Harper tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Harper with an uppercut!#T3#
Harper scores with a nice right hand.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.#CUT2#It looks like Robin Williams has been cut.
Harper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Harper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams slips under a jab from Harper.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Harper's front leg but catches the back leg as Harper tries to avoid it.
Harper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams slips a straight right by Harper.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T4#
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Harper off balance momentarily.
Harper slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams staying out of range there.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Harper off balance momentarily.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Harper lands a jab to the nose.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams retains his featherweight title!
Robin Williams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
OFK 65 - Kasamsun Vs Power
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Harper misses with a wild combination.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harper has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
Harper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irrawaddy looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper lands with a hook. Irrawaddy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irrawaddy throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Irrawaddy saw that one coming.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot.
Irrawaddy misses with a straight left.
Harper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook.
Irrawaddy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harper cracks Irrawaddy with an open hand slap.
Irrawaddy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irrawaddy ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Irrawaddy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irrawaddy throws out the jab. #TD2#
Harper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Irrawaddy is looking to improve his position.
Irrawaddy is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Irrawaddy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep but Harper has passed to side control!
Harper tries to advance to mount but Irrawaddy denies him. #SUB2#
Irrawaddy wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Harper has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Irrawaddy's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Irrawaddy is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Harper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Miguel Harper!
Miguel 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:
OFK 56 - Harwath Vs Tepes Lii
Date: Jan 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Harper.
Rodriguez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Harper throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Harper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Harper digs a good hook to Rodriguez's body.
Harper shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Harper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harper or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Harper or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez, which made it look bad.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Rodriguez 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.
Harper punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper lands a nice hook to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harper scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez throws a big counter head kick but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick.
Pablo Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodriguez throws a fast counter high kick but Harper manages to duck under it in time.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Rodriguez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.#T3#
Harper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Harper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Harper scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Harper finds it's way through Rodriguez's defenses.
Good exchange - Harper coming out on top.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez throws a fast counter high kick but Harper manages to duck under it in time.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez throws a fast counter high kick but Harper manages to duck under it in time.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Rodriguez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez throws a big counter head kick but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Harper.
Rodriguez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Harper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Harper misses with a looping left.
Harper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rodriguez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harper has got the better of the exchanges.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Rodriguez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#TD#
Harper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez is holding on to half guard well.
Rodriguez is looking to control Harper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodriguez avoid being mounted?
Rodriguez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodriguez is continuing to stall.
Harper prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Rodriguez trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rodriguez is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodriguez is pulling down on Harper's head to control his posture.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Harper.
Rodriguez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harper jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harper.
Rodriguez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harper swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Harper tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodriguez defends well and Harper ends up having to push Rodriguez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rodriguez shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez lands with a right to the head.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodriguez as Harper tries to tie him up.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T4#
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper gets through Rodriguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rodriguez is defending well.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rodriguez after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Harper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harper trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Harper is thwarting Rodriguez's attempts to control the position.
Rodriguez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Harper works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez throws a fast counter high kick but Harper manages to duck under it in time.
Harper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Harper misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harper throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harper connects with the punch.
Harper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodriguez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez throws a fast counter high kick but Harper manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper scores with a nice head shot.
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Harper.
Rodriguez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pablo Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miguel Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a fast counter high kick but Harper manages to duck under it in time.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD#
Harper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez wants to control but Harper postures up.
Rodriguez tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Rodriguez being controlled for a moment.
Rodriguez stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Rodriguez prevents Harper from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
Rodriguez trying to control here.
Rodriguez keeps control of the position for the meantime. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rodriguez has his hands clasped together around Harper's back. He's all about the action.
Rodriguez wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Rodriguez is controlling Harper's trapped leg to prevent Harper from advancing to side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rodriguez trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.#TD#
Harper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
FARTMMA 75: The Comeback
Date: Dec 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up with Georgiev, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes Georgiev against the cage but Georgiev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL2#
Harper pushes Georgiev up against the cage in a clinch.
Georgiev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Georgiev lands a body punch.
Georgiev lands a shot to the body.
Georgiev blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Georgiev drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Georgiev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Georgiev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Georgiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Georgiev working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
Georgiev controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself. #T1#
Harper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Georgiev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Georgiev stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Georgiev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Georgiev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Harper wants to sweep here but Georgiev controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Harper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Georgiev wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Harper is still trying to improve position.
Georgiev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Georgiev working away.#SUB#
Georgiev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3##SUB#
Georgiev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Georgiev gets to mount! Harper was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Georgiev prevents Harper from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Georgiev goes for an armbar but Harper turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harper.
Harper sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Georgiev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.#T4##SUB#
Georgiev is looking for a triangle but Harper pushes his legs off easily.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Georgiev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Georgiev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harper passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Georgiev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prohor Georgiev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Georgiev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Georgiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Georgiev stuffs the takedown.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Prohor Georgiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Georgiev.
Georgiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georgiev wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Harper with the counter takedown but Georgiev avoids it easily.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Georgiev saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Harper coming out on top.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Georgiev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harper trying to hold on to Georgiev's head to control him but Georgiev postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Georgiev is looking for a kimura but Harper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Georgiev to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper moves into full guard.
#T1##SUB#
Georgiev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Georgiev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Prohor Georgiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Georgiev won't allow Harper to pass to mount.
Georgiev tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Georgiev is not content to let Harper control the position.
Harper thows a huge punch but Georgiev dodges it nicely.
Harper is nestled in close to Georgiev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
Georgiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Georgiev is working hard here to advance position.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Georgiev's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harper tries to pass to full mount but Georgiev defends it.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Harper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Georgiev defends it well.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper. #T3#
Harper working Georgiev over with strikes.
Harper is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Georgiev reverses the position - he's now on top in Harper's guard.
Georgiev won't allow Harper to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Harper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Georgiev defends it easily.
Harper is trying to keep Georgiev in close.
Georgiev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Georgiev postures up.
#SUB2#
Harper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Georgiev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Georgiev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
Harper working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Harper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Georgiev looking to pass the guard.
Harper is trying to control the position but Georgiev postures up.
Georgiev wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving. #SUB#
Georgiev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Harper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Georgiev is aware though and is defending well.
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 Prohor Georgiev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Harper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Georgiev swivels and escapes.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Harper moves out of range easily.
Harper feints the counter takedown.
Georgiev lands a really nice looking cross but Harper seems unphased.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper lands a jab to Georgiev's midsection.
A slow jab from Georgiev misses its intended target.
And Harper tries to counter it with a takedown but Georgiev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georgiev missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Georgiev throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper catches Georgiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harper tries to clinch up but Georgiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Georgiev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target. #T1#
Georgiev lands with a hook. Harper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Georgiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper takes a swing at Georgiev's ribcage but misses.
Georgiev tries to counter with a takedown but Harper is quick to defend against it.
Georgiev shoots for a double leg takedown but Harper sprawls well. He's pushed Georgiev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Georgiev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL2#
Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Georgiev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Georgiev lands with a left to the head.
Georgiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Georgiev avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Georgiev lands an uppercut.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Georgiev. #T2#
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Georgiev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Prohor Georgiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Harper slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Georgiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Georgiev as he avoids it easily.
Georgiev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper wants to clinch.
Georgiev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt - Georgiev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T3#
Harper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Georgiev swivels and escapes.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Georgiev is just out of range.#CL#
Georgiev clinches.
Georgiev gets underhooks to prevent Harper's takedown attempt.
Harper lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Georgiev breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Georgiev moves into the clinch.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Georgiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Georgiev backwards. #TD#
Georgiev pulls guard successfully.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Georgiev 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.
Georgiev keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Georgiev is looking to cinch up a triangle. Harper throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Georgiev's body to avoid the submission. Georgiev has instead reached around Harper's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Georgiev arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Prohor Georgiev!
Prohor Georgiev is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Prohor Georgiev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
FARTMMA 71
Date: Nov 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Andermatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andermatt misses with a straight right.
Harper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Andermatt defends it well.
Nice sprawl there from Andermatt as Harper shoots in.
Andermatt is looking to counter punch.
Andermatt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
We've been told by Andermatt's head coaches at TZY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Andermatt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andermatt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Andermatt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harper.
Harper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andermatt as he avoids it easily.
Roger Andermatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Harper shoots in for a double leg but Andermatt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Andermatt's shoulder, as Andermatt tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andermatt lands a right hook to the body.
Harper throws a shot to the body.
#T1#
Harper shoots for a double leg takedown but Andermatt sprawls well. He's pushed Harper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
Harper fails with the takedown
and Andermatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andermatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper slips a straight right by Andermatt.
Andermatt jabs at Harper's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andermatt, as that shot connected.
Andermatt stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andermatt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Andermatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andermatt slips under a jab.
Andermatt is looking for a counter combo.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andermatt throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roger Andermatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andermatt scores with a hook.
Andermatt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harper throws a right hand that Andermatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Andermatt also avoids with ease.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Andermatt.
Andermatt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Andermatt works the jab nicely.
Donk. Harper catches Andermatt right on the button with a cross.
Andermatt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left lands for Andermatt.#TD2#
Harper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andermatt to the mat! Andermatt manages to get full guard.
Harper stays in close to Andermatt's body and controls the position.
Harper postures up in Andermatt's guard and throws a big left but Andermatt blocks it. #T3#
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andermatt keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper sitting in guard here, content to control.
Andermatt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Andermatt blocks nicely.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Andermatt has wrist control.
Andermatt keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Andermatt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Andermatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Andermatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
Andermatt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harper moves out of range as Andermatt strikes.
Harper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andermatt doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andermatt.
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 Roger Andermatt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Harper tries for a takedown but Andermatt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Harper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andermatt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Andermatt is not content to let Harper control the position.
Harper working the strikes but Andermatt uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Andermatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper wants to control but Andermatt is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Andermatt taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Harper is pressing down on Andermatt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andermatt is holding on for now.
Andermatt is looking to control Harper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andermatt avoid being mounted?
Harper not doing much here.
Harper works his way into side control.
Harper tries to move to mount but Andermatt blocks the move with his legs. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harper throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Andermatt is being controlled here.
Harper misses with the ground and pound.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper takes a little break here. Andermatt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The strikes coming from Harper are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harper looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Andermatt is avoiding damage well.
#SUB2#
Harper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harper advances nicely into full mount. #T3#
Andermatt is squirming around, avoiding Harper's attempts to control the action.
Harper throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Andermatt because Harper loaded up on that one.
Harper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harper throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harper with shots to the head and body - Andermatt looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andermatt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#T4#
Harper misses with a head shot.
Harper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andermatt is looking to escape.
Harper dominating with strikes here.
Harper has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Andermatt's face.
Harper lands a couple of good shots and Andermatt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Well, with Harper on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Andermatt is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Harper's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andermatt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper tests Andermatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Andermatt is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Andermatt.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andermatt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Harper feints the counter takedown.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Harper avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper cracks Andermatt with an open hand slap.#T1#
Harper avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andermatt stuffs the takedown.
Harper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andermatt jabs at Harper's body.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andermatt as he avoids it easily.
Andermatt is looking for a counter combo.
Andermatt looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Andermatt tries to clinch up.
Harper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Andermatt tries to sprawl but Harper drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andermatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Harper is working for a kimura but Andermatt is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Harper is working for a kimura but Andermatt is defending it quite comfortably.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Andermatt is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Andermatt is refusing to be controlled, as Harper sits in half guard.
Andermatt tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andermatt taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andermatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Andermatt defends it.
Harper misses with a head shot. Andermatt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Andermatt is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Andermatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Harper turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Andermatt stops Harper from passing to mount.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andermatt keeps working.
Miguel Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Harper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper is chipping away with strikes.
Andermatt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T1#
Harper moves nicely into side control.
Andermatt parries the strikes from Harper easily there. Harper is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Andermatt to escape.
Harper looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Andermatt is avoiding damage well.
#SUB2#
Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andermatt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Andermatt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harper.
Harper misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harper wants to control but Andermatt is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
Harper has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Andermatt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harper throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Andermatt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
#T3#
Harper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harper wants to control the pace but Andermatt is squirming around nicely.
Harper throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harper unloads with some shots from mount but Andermatt bucks and avoids them well.
Andermatt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harper throws some wild stikes that Andermatt manages to avoid easily.
#T4#
Andermatt is squirming around, avoiding Harper's attempts to control the action.
Harper scoring with strikes but Andermatt is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Andermatt scores with a nice strike.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Andermatt lands an overhand right.
Andermatt connects with a nice looking jab.
Andermatt throws a big shot that misses.
Harper feints the counter takedown.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Andermatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper tries to bum rush Andermatt with a series of wild strikes but Andermatt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andermatt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andermatt misses with a straight right.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andermatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Harper finds it's way through Andermatt's defenses.
Nice cross by Andermatt.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andermatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andermatt sprawls well. Andermatt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Andermatt is looking to counter punch.
Harper throws a body punch but Andermatt moves out of range.
Harper fails with the takedown.
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roger Andermatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.#T2#
Harper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Harper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Andermatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Andermatt looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Harper tries to clinch
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andermatt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Andermatt misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andermatt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andermatt misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Harper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andermatt's guard.
Andermatt is trying to keep Harper in close.
Harper is fighting to break Andermatt's control of his arms but Andermatt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Andermatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Andermatt is retaining full guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Andermatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Harper is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andermatt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andermatt has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Harper wants to sweep here but Andermatt controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Harper has Andermatt pulled in close to control his posture.
Harper is trying to hold Andermatt in close to prevent damage but Andermatt has managed to pass into half guard.
Harper is concentrating on defense, preventing Andermatt from advancing position. #SUB2#
Harper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andermatt pulls his head out easily.
Andermatt slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Andermatt showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper! Miguel Harper retains his featherweight title!
Miguel Harper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
FARTMMA 67
Date: Oct 19, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Crawler moves into range and clinches up with Harper.
A short right from Harper.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper prevents a body shot from Crawler.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Harper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crawler has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crawler wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawler desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Crawler's coaches at Team Alpha Midget have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Harper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crawler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crawler is not content to let Harper control the position.
Still in half guard, Harper seems content to control.
Crawler is trying to get back to full guard.
Crawler is looking to control Harper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crawler avoid being mounted?#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawler is not content to let Harper control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crawler trying to hold on to Harper's head to control him but Harper postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crawler's head.
Crawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Crawler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crawler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Crawler controls the action.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Crawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T3#
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
Crawler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper blocking some punches.
Crawler misses with the head strike.
Harper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crawler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Crawler. #TD2#
Harper lands a takedown into guard.
Harper works over Crawler with some ground and pound from guard.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crawler's head.
Crawler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crawler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crawler trying to keep a closed guard but Harper is proving a slippery customer.
Crawler looking to control but Harper passes into half guard.
#T4#
Crawler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Harper looks to land a strike but Crawler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Harper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harper is fighting to break Crawler's control of his arms but Crawler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crawler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crawler looking to control.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crawler looking to control.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harper working away.#SUB2#
Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crawler has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Harper fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Crawler can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Harper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crawler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crawler keeping his opponent close.
Harper has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Crawler tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Harper prevents Crawler from getting the reversal.
Harper with a couple of short strikes.
Harper throws some wild stikes that Crawler manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Harper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Harper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crawler tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#SUB2#
Harper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crawler manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Miguel Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper trying to control the position but Crawler is working away. #T3#
Harper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Crawler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Harper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harper fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Harper are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Crawler keeps Harper under control for a moment.
Crawler is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawler is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#T4#
Harper throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crawler is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Crawler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper working the body and head with strikes.
Crawler tries to buck Harper off but Harper is having none of it.
Harper tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crawler's legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Harper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crawler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harper throws a strike aimed at the side of Crawler's head but Crawler avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3##TD2#
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawler is pulling down on Harper's head to control his posture.
Crawler is trying to control the position but Harper postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper advances position into side control!
Crawler wants to control but Harper postures up.
Harper with the ground and pound but Crawler regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #SUB2#
Harper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawler defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawler has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Crawler trying to control here.
Crawler is looking to improve his position.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crawler is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harper trying to control the action but Crawler is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Crawler's temple.
Crawler trying to control but Harper postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Crawler's temple.
Crawler trying to control from the bottom.
Harper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crawler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crawler's head.
Crawler wants to improve his position but Harper is controlling well.
Crawler is not content to let Harper control the position.#SUB2#
Harper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crawler defending well though. #SUB2#
Harper has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Crawler defend it? Harper steps over the head and cranks it - Crawler is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Harper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Harper! Miguel Harper retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Miguel 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:
FARTMMA 62
Date: Sep 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nesset is fending him off so far but Harper persists. Nope, Nesset circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Harper shoots in and bounces Nesset off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nesset is looking to stand back up but Harper counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nesset. #REVB##ES2#
Nesset manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Harper keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nesset blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper pushes Nesset back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch.
Nesset misses with a body punch.
#TD#
Harper has Nesset pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harper pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nesset tumbling to the mat - Harper dives into Nesset's guard.
Nesset working a defensive guard here.
Harper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1##SUB2#
Nesset looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nesset is keeping the position for now.
Nesset looking to control.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Nesset has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
Harper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper chips away with some ground and pound.#T2##SUB2#
Nesset 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.#SUB2#
Nesset working for submissions but it's allowed Harper to get to half guard.
Nesset is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harper is thwarting Nesset's attempts to control the position.
Harper tries to pass to full mount but Nesset defends it.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nesset keeps working. #SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harper works his way into side control. #T3#
Harper trying to control the action but Nesset is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nesset is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harper working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#SUB#
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nesset tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position. #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.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Nesset is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper is putting a hurting on Nesset here, landing some big shots from side control.
Harper is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nesset is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper taking a breather here. #SUB#
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nesset knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Harper throws a jab but it's blocked by Nesset.
Harper dives in for a single leg takedown but Nesset sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Despite the aggression on Nesset's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harper has been working on his balance at Pablo's Boxing Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Nesset.
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nesset misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Harper.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesset! But no joy.
Nesset throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Harper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Nesset uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesset swinging wildly here.
Harper tries to counter with a takedown but Nesset is quick to defend against it.
Nesset takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T1##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nesset enables Harper to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nesset manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper trying to control but Nesset is working from the bottom.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper pushing down on Nesset's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Harper. #SUB#
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nesset trying to control here.
#T2##SUB2#
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
Harper wants to take a breather but Nesset is having none of it.
Harper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions off his back.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harper prevents Nesset from standing back up.
#SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Nesset is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nesset on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harper stalling.
Nesset avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper. #SUB#
Harper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nesset doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harper.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Nesset moves into full guard.
Harper pushing down on Nesset's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harper is keen to just control but Nesset is a slippery customer.
Harper works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Nesset that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nesset takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC#
Nesset is rocked!
Nesset manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that second 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.
#R3#
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nesset circles away.
Harper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nesset. Those never looked like landing.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesset! But no joy.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and pushes Nesset back into the cage.
Nesset tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Nesset struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nesset can do to turn this around?
Nesset swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Nesset's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Nesset moved out of range.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Despite the aggression on Nesset's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Nesset circles away.
Nesset uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Nesset tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper scores with a three punch combo!
#T1#
Harper sizes up Nesset with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harper throws a hook but Nesset blocks it.#TD#
Harper gets a double leg takedown into Nesset's guard.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nesset utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesset is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Nesset 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.
Harper is working Nesset over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Nesset gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Nesset preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Harper has his foot on Nesset's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nesset works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Nesset got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nesset has managed to get both his arms back between Harper's legs - danger averted.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
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 chips away with some ground and pound.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Nesset 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. #T3##SUB2#
Nesset has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Nesset looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Nesset takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesset works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nesset keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesset works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper stands up over Nesset, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nesset.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nesset avoids it really well and circles away.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nesset.
Harper tries a body shot but Nesset blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
#TD#
Harper has picked Nesset up - he's going for a ride! Harper dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T1##SUB2#
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper wants to control but Nesset is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura here.
Harper prevents Nesset from standing back up.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions off his back.
Nesset is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Harper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesset defending well though.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nesset is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him?#T3#
Nesset is trying to stand back up but Harper is controlling him
Nesset seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Harper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Nesset is working away.
Harper throwing shots but Nesset is blocking nicely.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nesset is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Harper seems to be working for a kimura but Nesset defends the submission attempt.#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.#SUB2#
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
Nesset taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Nesset looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nesset wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nesset avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper had his way with Arnfinn Nesset in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Nesset throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nesset has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Nesset's head.
Nesset takes one on the button.
Nesset cracks Harper with an open hand slap.
Nesset keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Harper avoids the body shot from Nesset.
Harper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nesset sprawls and moves away.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Nesset takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper tries to clinch up but Nesset circles away and keeps his distance.
Nesset has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harper wants to clinch.#T1#
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesset is just out of range.
Nesset scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harper digs a good hook to Nesset's body.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesset.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nesset unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Nesset's shoulder, as Nesset tries to avoid the shot.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Harper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nesset did well to prevent Harper getting side control.#SUB2#
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nesset wants to get back to full guard.
Nesset gets full guard.
Harper advances to half guard. #T3#
Harper thows a huge punch but Nesset dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Nesset is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nesset won't allow Harper to pass to mount.
Harper controlling the action here.
Nesset is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nesset defends it well. #SUB#
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harper is trying to control the action in half guard but Nesset is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Nesset's temple.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Nesset is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper is nestled in close to Nesset, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arnfinn Nesset has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nesset flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Miguel Harper 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:
FARTMMA 56
Date: Aug 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Sully gets a clinch.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sully up against the cage.
Harper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sully digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Sully breaks the clinch.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sully looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T1#
Harper misses with a double jab
and Sully counters with a two punch combo.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sully sprawls and moves away.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Harper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sully keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sully swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sully bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper's guard. #REVB##T2#
Sully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Harper looking to control.
Sully is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Sully blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Sully looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Sully is retaining full guard.
Harper stands up over Sully, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Harper postures up in Sully's guard and throws a big left but Sully blocks it.
Sully keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sully works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sully is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB2#
Sully throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harper distracts Sully with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Sully has wrist control.
Harper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Sully is keeping the position.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sully's head.
Sully is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sully working a defensive guard here.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper shoots in for a double leg but Sully sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD#
Harper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB2#
Sully is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sully looking for a sweep. Not yet Sully, not yet.
Sully looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sully with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sully can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sully blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Harper frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
BOOM! Harper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harper looking to finish Sully with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sully!
Harper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sully hang on?
Sully wants to control but Harper is having none of it.
Harper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sully can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harper raining down hammerfists from mount.#ROC#
Sully is rocked!
Harper landing strikes from the mount.
Sully is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sully is looking to get to half guard.#T2#
Harper postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sully in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sully to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper!
After winning the bout, Miguel Harper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Capt Sully was interviewed post fight and said 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Event:
F50: FARTMMA vs Underground
Date: Jul 20, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Fortay clinches up against the cage.
Fortay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortay working Harper over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortay. #TD2#
Fortay jumps into guard, dragging Harper to the mat.
Fortay keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Fortay looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
#SUB2#
Fortay 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.
Fortay working a defensive guard but Harper manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Fortay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Fortay tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Harper easily slips into full mount!
Fortay wants to hold on but Harper pushes him away.
Fortay is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Harper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fortay tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fortay tries to reverse the position but Harper maintains control.
Harper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fortay?
Fortay blocking the ground and pound.
Harper prevents Fortay from getting the reversal.
Harper unloading with bombs!
Harper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fortay hang on?#T2#
Harper breaks from Fortay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fortay is looking to escape.
Harper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harper unloading with bombs!#SUB#
Harper looking to secure an arm triangle but Fortay defends it well.
Harper avoids the attempt from Fortay to control.
Fortay regains half guard.#SUB2#
Fortay actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Fortay tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Fortay won't allow Harper to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harper working Fortay over with strikes. #SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harper stalling.
Fortay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4##SUB2#
Fortay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Fortay is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Fortay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Fortay actively working from the bottom here.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Fortay is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Harper catches Fortay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Fortay rushes Harper and presses him up against the cage.
Fortay slows down the pace here.
#TD2#
Fortay jumps guard and drags Harper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Fortay 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.
Fortay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Fortay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.
Fortay has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.#T1##SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Fortay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Fortay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Fortay looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
#SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
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.
Fortay keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass. #SUB2#
Fortay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harper passes into half guard.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Fortay is working away. #T3#
Fortay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper is thwarting Fortay's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Fortay actively working from the bottom here.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Fortay is working away.
Fortay wants to improve his position but Harper is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Harper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Fortay is not content to let Harper control the position.#SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Fortay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Fortay wants to control but Harper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fortay is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Fortay seems unphased.
#TD#
Harper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fortay's half guard.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Fortay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Fortay actively working from the bottom here.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Fortay has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1##SUB2#
Fortay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fortay taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper stalling. #SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harper sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Fortay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fortay is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fortay to regain full guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortay can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Fortay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harper trying to control but Fortay is working from the bottom. #T3#
Harper stands up over Fortay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fortay keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
Fortay looking to control.
#SUB2#
Fortay looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper trying to control but Fortay is working from the bottom.
Harper distracts Fortay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Fortay 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.
Fortay being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Fortay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.
Fortay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fortay keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper is pushing down on Fortay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fortay is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fortay is refusing to be controlled, as Harper sits in half guard.
Harper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fortay is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortay tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Harper has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper clearly takes 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.
#R4#
Fortay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Fortay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortay misses with a hook.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortay is just out of range.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Fortay's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Fortay counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
Harper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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 scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fortay has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper cracks Fortay with a solid left hand.#T1##SUB2#
Fortay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Fortay working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
Fortay is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#SUB2#
Fortay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harper forces his way into half guard.
Fortay trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Fortay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harper wants to control but Fortay is keeping him busy.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fortay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Harper thows a huge punch but Fortay dodges it nicely.
Fortay is trying to control but can't.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fortay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Fortay working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
Harper wants to control from the top but Fortay keeps moving.
Fortay controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself. #SUB2#
Harper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fortay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harper has managed to get both his arms back between Fortay's legs - danger averted.#T4#
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper wants to control from the top but Fortay keeps moving. #SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harper passes into half guard.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper is thwarting Fortay's attempts to control the position.
Fortay tries to roll over but Harper keeps him under control.
Harper working Fortay over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper had his way with Tree Fortay in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5##CL#
Harper pushes Fortay up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortay blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Fortay. #TD#
Harper lands a takedown into guard.
Fortay keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
Harper cracks Fortay with a solid left hand.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Fortay blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Fortay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harper passes into side control.
Fortay tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position.
An elbow from Harper crashes against the mat.
Harper working the ground and pound but Fortay is defending the strikes.
Fortay sneaks back into half guard.
Fortay wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fortay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tree Fortay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Harper lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Fortay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fortay is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Fortay actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Fortay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper throwing shots but Fortay is blocking nicely.
Harper is taking a breather. Fortay says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harper trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Fortay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Harper is controlling the pace.
Harper is trying to control the action in half guard but Fortay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Fortay looking for submissions off his back.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Miguel 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:
FARTMMA 45
Date: Jun 28, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Harper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Georgiev regains half guard.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Georgiev's head.
Georgiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Georgiev keeps working.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper looks to land a strike but Georgiev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#SUB#
Georgiev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper trying to control but Georgiev is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Georgiev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harper throws a strike but Georgiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T1##SUB2#
Harper isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Georgiev stacks Harper on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Georgiev!
Harper is trying to work for a sweep but Georgiev has mounted him!
Harper sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harper gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georgiev stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Georgiev wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Georgiev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harper looking to control but Georgiev passes into half guard.
#T2#
Harper is refusing to be controlled, as Georgiev sits in half guard.
Harper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Georgiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Georgiev looking for a sweep. Not yet Georgiev, not yet.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Georgiev is retaining full guard. #T3##SUB#
Georgiev 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.
Georgiev keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Georgiev has wrist control.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Georgiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper. #SUB#
Harper stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Georgiev throws up his legs and catches Harper in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Harper tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Georgiev! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Prohor Georgiev!
Prohor Georgiev is the new featherweight champion!
Prohor Georgiev decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
FARTMMA 41
Date: Jun 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper blocks a head kick by Gero.
Harper attempts a counter takedown but Gero avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Harper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gero quickly recovers to half guard.
Harper working Gero over with strikes.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gero defends it well.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gero trying to control here.
Harper is taking a breather. Gero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Harper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gero sees it coming and defends easily.#T1#
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Gero's hands, connecting with Gero's forehead.
Gero has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gero is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
Harper content to control rather than advance.
Harper's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Further stalling from Harper.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Gero is looking to improve his position.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Harper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gero wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gero is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Gero taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Gero taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Harper wants to work for an arm triangle but Gero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harper prevents Gero from improving his position.
Harper controlling the action here.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gero is trying to get back to full guard.
Gero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T4#
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gero tries to roll over but Harper keeps him under control.#SUB#
Harper seems to be working for a kimura but Gero defends the submission attempt.
Harper works his way into side control.
Harper working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Gero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Gero tries to keep at a distance but Harper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harper has Gero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Harper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gero clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harper slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Harper cracks Gero with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Gero from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#SUB#
Harper is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gero has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Gero defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harper's arms. #SUB#
Gero defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harper's arms.
Harper has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Gero.
Gero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##SUB#
Gero fending off the submission attempt from Harper.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Harper. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Harper is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Harper lands strikes to the head.
Harper is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gero covers up after that shot from Harper.
#SUB#
Harper looking to break Gero's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gero remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Harper will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T2#
Gero is trying to get back to his feet but Harper has full control of the position and if anything, Gero has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gero is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Harper.
Harper is punishing Gero with strikes - can he finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper biding his time, controlling Gero. #SUB#
Harper has got one arm under Gero's chin. This could be trouble... Gero trying to control the other hand but Harper gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gero has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Miguel 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:
FARTMMA 36
Date: May 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Petiot misses with a two punch combination.
Harper fails to land the takedown.
Petiot is looking to counter punch.
Harper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petiot counters with a nice uppercut.
Petiot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Harper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Petiot's guard.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petiot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petiot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petiot tries to get out of the position.
Petiot keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper throws a big right hand that misses.
Petiot seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T1#
Petiot being controlled here, momentarily.
Harper pushing down on Petiot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harper wants to control but Petiot is keeping him busy.
Harper is looking to advance position but Petiot won't allow it.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper controlling the action here.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T2#
Harper is trying to control. Petiot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petiot's head.
Petiot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harper on the ground.#SUB2#
Harper maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Petiot could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Harper has cracked it and Petiot is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Harper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Harper! Miguel Harper retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Miguel 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:
FARTMMA 31
Date: Apr 23, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Harper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andermatt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andermatt tries to get out of the position.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andermatt pushes Harper off looking to stand but Harper dives back in and keeps control.
Harper thows a huge punch but Andermatt dodges it nicely.
Andermatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andermatt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Andermatt is working away. #SUB2#
Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Andermatt is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andermatt defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Andermatt is looking to get back to is feet but Harper passes into side control.
Harper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as Harper stalls from top position.
The strikes coming from Harper are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Harper crashes against the mat.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andermatt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Andermatt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harper.
Harper in side control, throwing shots but Andermatt defends.
Harper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andermatt is not content to let Harper control the position. #T2#
An elbow from Harper crashes against the mat.
Harper trying to control the action but Andermatt is working from the bottom.
Andermatt pushes Harper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harper 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.
Harper in side control, throwing shots but Andermatt defends.
Harper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harper working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper trying to control the action but Andermatt is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andermatt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Harper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harper lands a nice forearm strike.
The ground and pound from Harper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harper tries to score with some ground and pound. Andermatt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harper lands some shots froms side control.#SUB2#
Harper is trying to get an arm triangle but Andermatt is defending well. #SUB2#
Harper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4##SUB2#
Harper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andermatt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Andermatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper working the ground and pound but Andermatt is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harper wants to control but Andermatt is keeping him busy.
Harper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
That's time! Andermatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Harper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andermatt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harper somewhat.
Andermatt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andermatt wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Andermatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roger Andermatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andermatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andermatt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andermatt wants it to stay on the feet.
Roger Andermatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Harper.
Harper dives in and grabs Andermatt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andermatt pushes down on Harper's head and hops out.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andermatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice jab.#TD2#
Harper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andermatt wants to get back to his feet.
Harper wants to take a breather but Andermatt is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Andermatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Andermatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Harper is trying to work for a kimura but Andermatt is defending well.
#T1#
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andermatt's head.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andermatt pushes Harper off looking to stand but Harper dives back in and keeps control.
Harper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Andermatt!
Harper breaks from Andermatt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harper landing punches.
Andermatt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harper throwing strikes here but Andermatt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#T2#
Andermatt trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harper is trying to control here but Andermatt has managed to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andermatt's head.
Andermatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harper on the ground.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Andermatt's hands, connecting with Andermatt's forehead.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper winds up and cracks Andermatt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andermatt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andermatt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harper.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andermatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andermatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andermatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Harper trying to control but Andermatt is working from the bottom.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Harper has hold of Andermatt's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Andermatt tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Harper cranks the arm and Andermatt screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Andermatt, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Miguel Harper 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:
FARTMMA 28
Date: Apr 09, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Harper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harper showed some decent athleticism there.
Harper trying to pass the guard but Sully defending well.
Sully trying to control but Harper postures up.
Sully keeping hold of Harper's head, controlling as best he can.
Sully felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB2#
Sully is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though. #SUB#
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Sully is defending the position. #T1#
Sully taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harper wants to take a breather but Sully is having none of it.
Sully is trying to get back to full guard.
Harper is nestled in close to Sully, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sully can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sully trying to control from the bottom.
Harper thows a huge punch but Sully dodges it nicely.
Sully blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Sully really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Sully keeping hold of Harper's head, controlling as best he can.
Harper is thwarting Sully's attempts to control the position.
Harper thows a huge punch but Sully dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sully knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sully is trying to control but can't.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sully wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper thows a huge punch but Sully dodges it nicely.
#T3#
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sully wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper lands strikes from half guard.
Sully has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though.
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sully is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper lands strikes from half guard.
Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sully is refusing to be controlled, as Harper sits in half guard. #T4#
Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though.
Sully taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though. #SUB#
Harper is working for a submission of some sort.
Harper lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sully is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper 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#
Sully stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sully wants it to stay on the feet.
Sully now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sully closes the distance but Harper moves to the side #TD#
and Harper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
Harper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sully controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sully's guard.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Sully's head.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sully wants to control but Harper is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sully's head.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Sully's head.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harper is thwarting Sully's attempts to control the position.
Sully is controlling Harper's trapped leg to prevent Harper from advancing to side control.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sully keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper wants to take a breather but Sully is having none of it. #SUB#
Harper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2#
Sully trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harper lands a big elbow.
Harper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sully wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harper.
Harper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sully is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sully tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harper lands with some strikes.
Harper avoids the attempt from Sully to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Harper lands a big shot there that rocks Sully but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T3#
Harper scoring with strikes but Sully is staying in there.
BOOM! Harper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#ROC#
Sully is rocked!
Sully in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sully is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him?
Sully takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Harper's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
FARTMMA 23
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper moves out of range as Andermatt strikes.
Harper with the counter takedown but Andermatt avoids it easily.
Andermatt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andermatt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Andermatt.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andermatt counters with a series of strikes. Harper will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#
Harper is rocked!
Andermatt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Andermatt finish him?
Andermatt lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Harper falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Andermatt!
Roger Andermatt is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Roger Andermatt, 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:
FARTMMA 18
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Dacre misses with a takedown attempt #TD2#
and Harper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harper. #ES#
Dacre has his feet on Harper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dacre with a lazy takedown attempt #TD2#
and Harper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Dacre 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.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Dacre's brow.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Dacre is retaining full guard.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Dacre blocks nicely. #T1##SUB#
Dacre 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.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Dacre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper stands up over Dacre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Dacre is keeping the position.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dacre's head.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Dacre looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
#T2#
Dacre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper postures up in Dacre's guard and throws a big left but Dacre blocks it.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dacre's head.
Dacre being controlled here, momentarily.
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Dacre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Dacre postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Harper looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dacre has picked Harper up and slammed him! Harper can't keep hold of the triangle and Dacre manages to pass to side control!#T3#
Harper is looking to regain half guard here but Dacre keeps moving and retains side control.
Harper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dacre trying to control here.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Dacre's hands, connecting with Dacre's forehead.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Dacre is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard. #T4#
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper is trying to control. Dacre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dacre trying to control here.
Harper working Dacre over with strikes.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Dacre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Dacre's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Dacre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
Dacre shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harper feints the counter takedown.
Dacre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dacre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dacre has been working on his balance at Doherty's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Harper.#TD2#
Harper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Dacre has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dacre taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Dacre works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Dacre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dacre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Harper is continuing to stall.#SUB#
Dacre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper slips nicely into half guard.#T3#
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dacre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miguel Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harper working Dacre over with strikes.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Dacre's head.
Harper winds up and cracks Dacre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dacre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Ground and pound from Harper.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Dacre's temple.
Harper controlling the action here.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Dacre's hands, connecting with Dacre's forehead.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dacre keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper is looking to pass Dacre's guard but actually Dacre recovers to full guard.
Harper passes Dacre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Dacre dives in and grabs Harper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes down on Dacre's head and hops out.#TD2#
Harper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dacre!
Dacre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Harper working the body and head with strikes.
Harper controls the position.
Dacre is not content to let Harper control the position.
Harper cracks Dacre with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Harper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Harper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#SUB2#
Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dacre has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Harper lands some shots froms side control.#SUB2#
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dacre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dacre wants to control but Harper postures up.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper looks up at the clock and then as Dacre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harper smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dacre tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position.
Dacre taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Dacre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Harper trying to control the position but Dacre is working away. #SUB2#
Harper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Harper goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dacre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harper's guard! Nice work there by Dacre!
Dacre trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Dacre tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Dacre trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper looking to control but Dacre passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Dacre seems to be working for a kimura but Harper defends the submission attempt.
Harper tries to roll over but Dacre keeps him under control.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
Harper working a defensive guard but Dacre manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harper sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper wants to improve his position but Dacre is controlling well.
Dacre wants to stand up but Harper has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper really dominated that round.
That's time! Dacre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4##TD2#
Harper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dacre is trying to defend but Harper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Dacre is working away.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harper is looking to pass Dacre's guard but actually Dacre recovers to full guard.
Dacre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dacre keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass. #T1##SUB#
Dacre is looking for a triangle but Harper pushes his legs off easily.
Dacre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harper controls the pace.
Harper works over Dacre with some ground and pound from guard.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Dacre has wrist control.
Harper postures up.
Harper advances to half guard.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Dacre moves into full guard.
Harper chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dacre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Harper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harper trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom. #T3#
Dacre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dacre keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper stays in close to Dacre's body and controls the position.
Harper trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dacre shoots and misses #TD2#
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Dacre's hands, connecting with Dacre's forehead.#T4#
Dacre is not content to let Harper control the position.
Dacre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Dacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harper controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Dacre shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Harper tries to counter it with a takedown but Dacre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dacre fails with the takedown#TD2#
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper is taking a breather. Dacre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacre is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Dacre is working away. #T1#
Harper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harper is trying to control the action in half guard but Dacre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Harper seems to be working for a kimura but Dacre defends the submission attempt.
Dacre taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard. #SUB2#
Harper is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Dacre as he works his way to full guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Dacre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Claude Dacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dacre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dacre fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dacre defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dacre as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dacre.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#TD2#
Harper fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dacre to the ground. Harper is now in Dacre's guard.
Harper is stalling in the full guard.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Dacre can't keep his opponent in guard - Harper advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dacre regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harper is in close to Dacre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper is working Dacre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper stands up over Dacre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dacre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harper trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Miguel 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:
FARTMMA 12
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gero wants to stand back up but Harper manages to pass into side control.
Harper lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harper just content to control the position.
Harper in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gero is looking for a sweep.
Gero takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harper throwing strikes but Gero manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gero is looking to take a break and control but Harper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T1#
Gero is looking to control Harper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gero avoid being mounted?
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper working over Gero with some ground and pound. Gero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper is nestled in close to Gero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gero tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T2#
Harper sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura but Gero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harper to get the leverage.
Harper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gero wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper working over Gero with some ground and pound. Gero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura but Gero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harper to get the leverage.
Gero wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper is nestled in close to Gero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Harper seems to be looking for submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Gero's temple. #SUB2#
Gero looking for submissions off his back.
Harper lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Gero taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard. #SUB#
Harper maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gero could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Harper has cracked it and Gero is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Harper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Harper!
Miguel 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:
FARTMMA 7
Date: Dec 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Hamilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hamilton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards.#TD2#
Harper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harper is in close to Hamilton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hamilton's guard.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hamilton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Hamilton's hands, connecting with Hamilton's forehead.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hamilton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Hamilton's head.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T1#
Hamilton has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Hamilton's temple.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Harper seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Hamilton's temple.
Harper trying to control the pace.
Hamilton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper winds up and cracks Hamilton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Hamilton's head.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #ROC2#
Hamilton is rocked!
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oh Hamilton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hamilton trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harper manages to pass to mount!
#T2#
Harper raining down hammerfists from mount.
Harper lands with some strikes.
Harper unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hamilton wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Harper celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper!
A very excited looking Miguel 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:
Behemoth Semifinals
Date: Nov 17, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Dacre gets caught napping as Harper dives in and scores a takedown. Dacre manages to retain guard.
Dacre has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Dacre 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.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dacre keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper pushes down on Dacre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper working Dacre over with strikes.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Dacre's hands, connecting with Dacre's forehead.
Harper winds up and cracks Dacre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Dacre actively working from the bottom here.
Harper throwing shots but Dacre is blocking nicely.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dacre on the ground.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dacre is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Dacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dacre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harper.
Harper cracks Dacre with a solid left hand.#T2##SUB2#
Dacre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dacre has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper cracks Dacre with a solid left hand.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Dacre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Dacre tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Dacre has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dacre taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Dacre's head.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dacre keeps working.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Dacre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard. #T4##SUB2#
Dacre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dacre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dacre taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Dacre's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Harper shoots in and bounces Dacre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Dacre has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Harper has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Harper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dacre after a bit of a struggle.
Harper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dacre looking for a takedown.
Harper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dacre is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dacre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dacre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Harper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dacre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T1#
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dacre parries the strikes from Harper easily there. Harper is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dacre to escape.
Dacre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harper grinds an elbow into Dacre's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper looking to control but instead Dacre has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dacre is staying active underneath Harper, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dacre is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Harper has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dacre to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Harper is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dacre pulls down on the head and he's put Harper to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Claude Dacre!
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Event:
Battle of the Behemoths Rd2
Date: Nov 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Gero scores with a shot to the body.
#KD2#
Gero lands a left and a right that send Harper crashing to the mat, dazed. Gero thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Miguel Harper has been cut.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gero circles away.
Gero feints the counter takedown.#TD#
Harper shoots in and gets a takedown into Gero's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper is pushing down on Gero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gero is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Gero's hands, connecting with Gero's forehead.
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T1#
Harper working Gero over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Harper lands strikes from half guard.
Harper trying to control from Gero's half guard. Gero has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gero has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Gero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Gero's brow.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T2#
Gero has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Gero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gero's head.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harper works over Gero with some ground and pound from guard.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harper lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gero's head.
Gero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper works over Gero with some ground and pound from guard.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper working some strikes from top position.
Gero keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper is in close to Gero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gero controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Harper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Gero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gero throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range. #TD#
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper trying to control but Gero is working from the bottom.
Gero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gero can do to turn this around?#T1#
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Gero's brow.
Gero looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper wants to control from the top but Gero keeps moving.
Harper pushes down on Gero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gero taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard. #T2#
Gero has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper is nestled in close to Gero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper working Gero over with strikes.
Harper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harper prevents Gero from improving his position.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Harper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper winds up and cracks Gero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Gero's hands, connecting with Gero's forehead.
Harper wants to control but Gero is keeping him busy. #T4#
Gero is trying to control but Harper manages to pass to mount!
Gero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harper looking to control but Gero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harper cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper looking to finish Gero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gero!
Harper landing shots from mount.
Harper lands a big shot there that rocks Gero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harper lands a nice shot to the head.
Harper lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Gero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Harper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A head kick from Gero lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
Gero throws a hook but Harper blocks it.#TD#
Harper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gero to the mat! Gero manages to get full guard.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harper is working Gero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Gero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gero's head.
Harper is pushing down on Gero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gero is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Harper slips a nice elbow through Gero's hands, connecting with Gero's forehead.
Harper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harper working over Gero with some ground and pound. Gero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harper in particular looking to stall.
Harper working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Harper working Gero over with strikes.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Gero's head.
Harper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper working over Gero with some ground and pound. Gero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Harper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harper trying to pass the guard but Gero defending well.
Gero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper is nestled in close to Gero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Gero defends it.
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Android Gero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Harper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Our winner, Miguel Harper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Vemola fails with a takedown attempt.
Karel Vemola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vemola tries for a takedown but Harper circles away easily#TD2#
and Harper counters with a takedown into side control.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Vemola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vemola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harper's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vemola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vemola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper chips away with some ground and pound.
Harper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Vemola's brow.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper wants to control from the top but Vemola keeps moving.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vemola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Vemola blocks nicely.
Vemola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vemola wants to get back to his feet but Harper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vemola pulls Harper in close to prevent any damage.
Vemola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vemola tries to get out of the position.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
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.
Harper wants to control from the top but Vemola keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Harper shoots in and bounces Vemola off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vemola is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Harper seems keen to control Vemola's posture.
Vemola passes Harper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vemola slows the pace down in half guard. #T3##SUB#
Vemola is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harper is looking to control Vemola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harper avoid being mounted?
Vemola sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vemola is working away from the top position though.
Vemola really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Vemola is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vemola.
Harper wants to get back to full guard but Vemola has mounted him!
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 Karel Vemola will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Harper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vemola to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vemola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vemola would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vemola tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Vemola controlling from the top position. #T1#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vemola is fighting to break Harper's control of his arms but Harper is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vemola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vemola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD2#
Harper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harper throws a strike but Vemola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Vemola is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vemola landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Vemola advances to half guard.
Vemola will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harper is not content to let Vemola control the position.
Vemola controlling the action here.
Vemola is looking to pass Harper's guard but actually Harper recovers to full guard. #T3#
Vemola pushes down on Harper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vemola perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vemola wants to get back to his feet.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
Vemola seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harper gets back to full guard.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vemola.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Vemola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vemola trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Vemola dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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#
Harper slaps away a takedown attempt from Vemola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vemola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vemola wants to clinch#TD2#
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harper is keen to just control but Vemola is a slippery customer.
Vemola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vemola is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper cracks Vemola with a solid left hand.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Vemola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper throws a strike but Vemola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T1#
Vemola pushes down on Harper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harper is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Vemola jumps into side control!
Harper tries to buck Vemola off but Vemola is having none of it.
Harper is being controlled here.
Vemola works to advance to full mount. Harper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Harper tries to hold on but Vemola pushes him away.
Vemola wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Vemola landing strikes from the mount and Harper is in trouble!
Miguel Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Harper tries to hold on but Vemola postures up.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Vemola lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vemola controlling from mount.
Vemola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Vemola with good strikes from the mount here!#T3#
Vemola avoids the attempt from Harper to control.
Vemola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harper wants to control but Vemola is having none of it.
Vemola thowing shots but they're missing. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vemola looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vemola looking to ground and pound but Harper is blocking nicely.
Karel Vemola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vemola throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harper because Vemola loaded up on that one.
Harper is working to get back to half guard.
Karel Vemola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper wants to hold on but Vemola pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karel Vemola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vemola, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karel Vemola!
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