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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Harper (ranked 650 p4p, 1602 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 70 p4p, 175 weight class). Harper comes to the cage accompanied by Al Compás De Mi Caballo. Gay G is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that J Gay G was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Harper drives through with a takedown into Gay G's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G is persistently looking for the submission but Harper is defending it well.
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!
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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