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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Merlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Harper!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Merlin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harper moves into the clinch.
Merlin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
A frustrated look appears on Merlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Merlin lands with a light punch inside.
Harper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Merlin misses with some punches.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper tries to work over Merlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merlin tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Merlin.
Merlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merlin working aggressively here.
Merlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merlin prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merlin.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Merlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Merlin.
Harper working aggressively here.
Merlin blocking some punches.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Merlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Merlin blocks an elbow strike.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Merlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper misses with an elbow over the top.
Merlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 some punches.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper prevents a body shot from Merlin.
Merlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Merlin controls the action.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Merlin on the inside.
Harper throws an elbow that misses.
Merlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merlin is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Merlin controls the action.
I was talking to Merlin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harper.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper working aggressively here.
Merlin can't break the clinch.
Harper blocks a body shot from Merlin.
Merlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Merlin fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Merlin.
Merlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Merlin.
Harper misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merlin tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Merlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merlin lands with a short shot 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!
Merlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Merlin digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Merlin tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Merlin back against the cage.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Merlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harper throws an elbow but misses.
Merlin pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Merlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Malcolm Merlin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Merlin as he connects with a hook.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Merlin takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Merlin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Merlin lands a big right hand that sends Harper crashing to the mat! Merlin stays standing though and waves Harper back to his feet!
Harper is rocked!
It looks like Corey Harper has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merlin drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Harper's head, knocking him out cold! Merlin is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Merlin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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