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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stahl (ranked 5359 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Harper (ranked 5605 p4p, 548 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stahl!
Harper closes the distance and pushes Stahl back into the cage.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stahl wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stahl is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl takes a shot to the head.
Stahl takes a shot to the head.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Stahl.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stahl.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Stahl controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stahl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stahl tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Stahl wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Stahl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Stahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Stahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper cracks Stahl with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stahl is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Stahl is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper has Stahl pressed against the cage, preventing Stahl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stahl's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stahl.
Harper digs a right hand into Stahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stahl's gas tank.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stahl.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stahl has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Stahl's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stahl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper tries to work over Stahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stahl blocking some punches.
Stahl is trying to break free.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 left hand.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Stahl.
Stahl blocks an uppercut.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stahl moves away.
Harper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper misses with a looping left.
Stahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Stahl does no damage.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Stahl counters with a straight right hand.
Harper lands the left hand.
Harper misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stahl throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stahl tries to land a front kick but Harper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Stahl moves out of range easily.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Stahl swinging wildly here.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Stahl throws a big counter combination but Harper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Harper.
Stahl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper drives through and clinches with Stahl against the cage.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Stahl controls his hands.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stahl.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Stahl controls the action.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stahl is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Stahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stahl's elbow.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stahl.
Harper is working Stahl over against the cage.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stahl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gordon Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Stahl prevents a body shot from Harper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stahl tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stahls head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stahl.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stahl.
Stahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harper moves into range and clinches up with Stahl.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper working aggressively here.
Stahl tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Stahl.
Stahl has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stahl.
Harper lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Stahl's head.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stahls head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stahl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper keeps control of Stahl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Stahl tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stahl backwards.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Stahl tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Stahl tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stahl is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Stahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stahl wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper misses with some punches.
Stahl takes a shot to the head.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stahl is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper keeps control of Stahl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper fails to pull guard.
Stahl tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Stahl.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Stahl controls the action.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Stahl avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Stahl is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stahl throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper wants to counter the offense by Stahl and move into the clinch position.
Gordon Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frank Stahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Stahl takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Stahl wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Stahl is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stahl.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Stahl controls the action.
Stahl has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stahl backwards.
Harper has Stahl pressed against the cage, preventing Stahl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gordon Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harper prevents Stahl from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Harper!
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hype
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