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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinical Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Cpw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Purple Rain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Harrikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinical Cpw!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Harrikari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cpw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrikari moves away.
Harrikari throws a shot to the body.
Cpw just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrikari catches Cpw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cpw keeps the fight on the outside.
Cpw thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrikari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cpw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrikari has time to react.
Harrikari connects with a high kick.
It looks like Clinical Cpw has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cpw was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrikari.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Cpw moves out of range.
Cpw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrikari throws out the jab.
Harrikari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrikari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cpw.
Cpw throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw misses with the combination.
Harrikari has managed to clinch.
Harrikari tries to work over Cpw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cpw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrikari keeps control of Cpw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrikari struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpw controls his hands.
Harrikari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harrikari landing knees to the body.
Cpw wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrikari won't allow it.
Harrikari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cpw blocks a body shot from Harrikari.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cpw is trying to force a seperation but Harrikari has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrikari slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrikari looking to throw knees to the head but Cpw is blocking nicely.
Harrikari slows down the pace here.
Harrikari gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Harrikari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrikari scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari effectively controlling the action here.
Cpw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrikari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cpw works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Harrikari.
Cpw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cpw takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harrikari throws a sloppy body shot
and Cpw counters with a stiff right hand.
Cpw takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cpw.
Harrikari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cpw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpw avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrikari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrikari connects with the punch.
Harrikari scores with a head kick. Cpw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harrikari tries to clinch there but Cpw circles away.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrikari lands a nice shot that snaps Cpw's head back.
Harrikari lands with a right hand.
Cpw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cpw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrikari rather than just go for the knockout.
Cpw tries to keep at a distance but Harrikari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cpw tries to break the clinch but Harrikari is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrikari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harrikari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cpw's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clinical Cpw'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.
Harrikari tries to clinch but Cpw is having none of it.
A combination from Cpw does no damage.
Cpw misses with an uppercut.
Harrikari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
Harrikari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cpw.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
Harrikari looks to clinch
and Cpw counters with a two punch combo.
Cpw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrikari cracks the inside of Cpw's front leg.
Cpw takes one to the chin there.
Harrikari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cpw is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cpw avoids it really well and circles away.
Cpw is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrikari finish him?
Harrikari slips under a jab from Cpw.
Cpw seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrikari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harrikari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
Harrikari throws a hook but Cpw blocks it.
Crunch! Harrikari slams his shin into Cpw's torso.
Harrikari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cpw.
Harrikari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrikari lands with a shot to the body.
Harrikari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Harrikari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cpw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Cpw.
Harrikari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cpw finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrikari's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Cpw blocks the leg kick.
Harrikari ducks right into an uppercut from Cpw.
Cpw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cpw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cpw throws an overhand right that lands on Harrikari's shoulder, as Harrikari tries to avoid the shot.
Harrikari fakes the leg kick and cracks Cpw in the body.
Cpw blocks the body kick.
Harrikari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrikari lands with a good body shot.
Jari Harrikari is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Harrikari
and Cpw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cpw throws out a loose jab but Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cpw.
Cpw throws a combination. Harrikari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harrikari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cpw's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cpw keeping full guard, as Harrikari tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrikari trying to control but Cpw is working from the bottom.
Harrikari looking to pass the guard.
Cpw wants to stand but Harrikari is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari wants to pass the guard but Cpw is keeping the position.
Cpw wants to stand up but Harrikari is controlling him.
Harrikari trying to control the position from guard on top but Cpw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrikari wants to pass the guard but Cpw is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cpw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cpw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrikari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrikari throws a leg kick that misses.
Cpw with a nice cross.
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 Jari Harrikari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clinical Cpw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harrikari lands a nice looking body shot.
Cpw leaves Harrikari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Harrikari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrikari loads up on a big right hand but Cpw slips the punch.
Harrikari lunges at Cpw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cpw's hand.
Cpw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harrikari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrikari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
Cpw misses with an uppercut.
Cpw blocks a leg kick.
Harrikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cpw moves away.
Harrikari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cpw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cpw, right into the meat.
Cpw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrikari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cpw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cpw tries to land a leg kick but Harrikari saw it coming and moves away.
Harrikari cracks a nice hook into Cpw's ribs.
Cpw throws a shot to the body.
Harrikari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cpw tries to avoid it but Harrikari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cpw to the ground. Cpw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Cpw moves out of range.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cpw moves out of range as Harrikari strikes.
Harrikari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clinical Cpw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cpw misses with a hook to the body
and Harrikari counters with a head kick. That will keep Cpw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cpw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cpw moves away.
Cpw with a nice cross.
Harrikari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrikari connects with a high kick.
Cpw throws a big shot that misses.
Cpw works Harrikari's body with a nice hook.
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Cpw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cpw misses with a two punch combination.
Harrikari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Cpw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cpw throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrikari.
Cpw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jari Harrikari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a hook to the side of Cpw's head but Cpw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cpw missing with a left hand there. Harrikari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrikari throws a front kick that sends Cpw stumbling back into the cage.
Harrikari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cpw misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Cpw - just one landing.
Cpw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrikari.
Harrikari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cpw throws a right hand that misses
and Harrikari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cpw's knee momentarily.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
Clinical Cpw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Cpw staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Cpw there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws the kick towards the body but Cpw avoids it.
Cpw swinging wildly here.
Cpw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cpw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrikari was well out of range. Poor timing from Cpw.
Harrikari cracks Cpw with a good jab.
Cpw takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrikari.
A head kick misses from Harrikari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cpw misses with a double jab
and Harrikari counters with a nice uppercut.
Cpw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clinical Cpw.
Well Harrikari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jari Harrikari!
Jari Harrikari 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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