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Event:
Primal 38
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Kalambayo misses the shot to the body.
Sumbu Kalambayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalambayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kalambayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Kalambayo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harper scores with a hook.
Kalambayo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Kalambayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kalambayo, as that shot connected.
A jab from Harper misses.
Harper blocks a jab.
Donk. Kalambayo catches Harper right on the button with a cross.
Harper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Harper as he checks the leg kick.
Harper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper jabs Kalambayo right on the nose. Kalambayo blinks but takes it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalambayo. #T1#
Kalambayo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Nice straight punches there by Kalambayo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Kalambayo misses with a left hand
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalambayo jabs at Harper's body.
Kalambayo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kalambayo thuds a left hand into Harper's body.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambayo.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Kalambayo digs a good body shot into Harper's ribs.
Kalambayo thows a leg kick but Harper checks it
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper connects with a right hand. Kalambayo shakes it off.
Harper clobbers Kalambayo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Kalambayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T2#
Kalambayo lands with a straight right. Harper didn't see that one coming.
Kalambayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalambayo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
Kalambayo scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalambayo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harper.
Kalambayo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kalambayo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harper rather than just go for the knockout.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalambayo is out of range and Harper settles back down.
Harper with a jab.
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Harper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalambayo was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Kalambayo throws a body kick that misses.
Kalambayo throws a front kick aimed at Harper's knee but Harper avoids it well.
It looks like Harper has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kalambayo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalambayo off the cage and back into range.
Kalambayo scores with the left hand. Harper knows he should have avoided that one.
Harper with a jab.
Kalambayo throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Kalambayo misses the jab.
Harper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalambayo misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Harper counters by clinching up.
Kalambayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalambayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalambayo.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambayo blocks an uppercut.
Harper pushes Kalambayo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalambayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalambayo misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Kalambayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Kalambayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalambayo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalambayo misses with a right hand #CL#
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalambayo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalambayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Kalambayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper is stalling here.
Kalambayo blocks the elbow strike.
Kalambayo pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sumbu Kalambayo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nice uppercut there from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a right hand that misses
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
Kalambayo misses with a body kick.
Kalambayo scores with a jab to the head.
Kalambayo misses with a double jab.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Kalambayo moves away and avoids it.
Kalambayo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo cracks the inside of Harper's front leg.
Kalambayo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Kalambayo looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
It looked like Harper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo staying out of range there.
Harper slips under a jab from Kalambayo.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalambayo.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Harper gets a clinch. #T1#
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalambayo tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Kalambayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harpers head.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalambayo lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalambayo.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Kalambayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tries a body shot but Kalambayo blocks it.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalambayo controls his hands.
Kalambayo wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper prevents a body shot from Kalambayo.
The referee calls for Harper to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Kalambayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper wants to stall.
#T2#
Kalambayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalambayo prevents a body shot from Harper.
Kalambayo lands a body punch. #BC2#
Kalambayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalambayo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalambayo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalambayo misses with a leg kick.
Harper staying out of range there.
It looked like Harper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambayo with a hook.
Kalambayo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kalambayo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Kalambayo slips the punch.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalambayo wants to stall.
#T3#
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalambayo backwards.
Kalambayo tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper letting Kalambayo take a breather here.
Harper has Kalambayo pressed against the cage, preventing Kalambayo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kalambayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalambayo backwards.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Kalambayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Kalambayo has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper tries to work over Kalambayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalambayo can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Kalambayo is stalling here.
Kalambayo misses with some punches.
Harper throws an elbow that misses.
Harper tries to work over Kalambayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Kalambayo's ribcage. Kalambayo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kalambayo has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
#BC2#
Kalambayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalambayo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sumbu Kalambayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalambayo feints and then cracks Harper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harper down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Harper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo walks into a jab.
Harper looks to land a left hand but Kalambayo moved out of range nicely.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalambayo.
Kalambayo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalambayo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper scores with a jab to the body.
Kalambayo misses with a straight right.
Kalambayo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sumbu Kalambayo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kalambayo misses with a straight left.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Kalambayo misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Harper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kalambayo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Kalambayo ducks down to avoid it.
Kalambayo throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper blocks the body kick.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Kalambayo is looking to chop away at Harper's legs.
Kalambayo misses with a right hand
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper takes a swing at Kalambayo's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Kalambayo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalambayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Kalambayo throws a front kick aimed at Harper's knee but Harper avoids it well.
Harper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Harper misses.
Kalambayo throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Harper there.#T1#
A big right from Kalambayo misses.
Harper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kalambayo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambayo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harper swings for the body but Kalambayo moves out of range.
Harper misses with a hook.
Kalambayo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harper digs a good hook to Kalambayo's body.
Harper cracks Kalambayo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalambayo moves away.
Kalambayo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kalambayo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kalambayo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Kalambayo misses.
Corey Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Harper catches Kalambayo right on the button with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harper checks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kalambayo!
Kalambayo thumps Harper with a low kick.
Harper throws a low kick but Kalambayo avoids it.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalambayo is just out of range.
Harper throws a jab when Kalambayo was well out of range.
Kalambayo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Harper - just one landing.
Kalambayo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalambayo.
A jab from Kalambayo does it's job there.
Kalambayo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kalambayo works Harper's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Harper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalambayo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Kalambayo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Harper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kalambayo walks into a left hand.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kalambayo does it's job there.
Harper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalambayo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harper scrambles back to his feet.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kalambayo blocks a jab.
Kalambayo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
No joy there for Kalambayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalambayo moves out of range as Harper strikes.#T4#
Harper misses with a hook
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kalambayo connects with a body shot that sends Harper's belly button to the back.
Harper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kalambayo tried to score with a low kick but Harper checks it.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kalambayo on the side of the head.
Harper checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Harper - just one landing.
Kalambayo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Harper.
Harper throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalambayo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper walks into a straight right hand from Kalambayo.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalambayo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kalambayo.
Sumbu Kalambayo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sumbu Kalambayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalambayo 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumbu Kalambayo!
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Event:
Primal 33
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright slips under a jab from Harper.
Nice body punch from Wright.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1##CL#
Harper rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Harper stalling against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank. #BC2#
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T2#
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Harper misses with a double jab.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Harper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Harper.
#CUT#
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Harper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright clobbers Harper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Harper slips under a jab from Wright.#T4#
Wright scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Harper is looking to counter punch.
Wright thuds a left hand into Harper's body.
Wright tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Harper misses its target.
Harper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright misses with a hook.
Harper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper looks to throw a body kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleon Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Harper misses.
Wright works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harper is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Harper has managed to clinch.
Wright is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Harper tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Wright has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a one-two to the body. #CUT2#
It looks like Corey Harper has been cut.
Harper slips under a jab from Wright.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Harper is predictable there
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Wright gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 Corey Harper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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 ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Wright is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Wright with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper takes one to the side of the head.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper is looking to wear down Wright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright jabs Harper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Wright stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Harper saw it coming and moves away.
Wright works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harper back to the cage. Wright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.#T4#
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a hook
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Harper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harper if he has to take too many more of those.
Harper scores with a nice strike.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright!
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Event:
Primal FN 12
Date: May 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Merlin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.
#T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#KD#
Merlin lands a big right hand that sends Harper crashing to the mat! Merlin stays standing though and waves Harper back to his feet!#ROC#
Harper is rocked!#CUT#
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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Event:
Primal 19
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Seffu moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Seffu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Seffu dips to his left and cracks Harper with an uppercut!
Harper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harper duly obliges.
An inside leg kick from Harper misses.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Seffu moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper moves forwards but Seffu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seffu swings widly with a right hand
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seffu jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seffu.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seffu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seffu misses with a looping right.
Corey Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seffu momentarily.
Seffu tries to clinch up.
Seffu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Seffu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
Seffu misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harper checks a leg kick.
Harper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Seffu darts in trying to clinch
and Seffu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seffu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Seffu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seffu wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Harper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seffus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seffu misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Harper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seffu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
A big left from Seffu misses.
Seffu throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Seffu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seffu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Harper misses.
Seffu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seffu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Harper misses with a straight left.
Seffu lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seffu.
Seffu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harper.
Seffu lands with an overhand left.
Some bone on bone action there as Seffu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seffu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper swings for the body but Seffu moves out of range.
Harper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Seffu is out of range.
Harper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seffu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seffu.
Seffu misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Seffu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seffu tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.
Seffu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seffu doesn't manage to clinch there - Harper circles away.
Seffu ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Seffu tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Harper is looking to land body kicks.
Harper staying out of range there.
Seffu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harper, as that shot connected.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Seffu ducks down to avoid it.
Harper jabs Seffu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey 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#
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Seffu ducks down to avoid it.
Seffu avoids the body shot from Harper.
Seffu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper misses with a jab to the body
and Seffu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seffu.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seffu.
Seffu avoids the body shot from Harper.
A jab from Seffu misses.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scores with a decent looking hook.
Harper blocks a jab.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seffu. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper jabs at Seffu's body.#T1#
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seffu.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Seffu moved out of range.
Seffu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harper stuns Seffu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper throws a right hand that Seffu ducks under and follows up with a left that Seffu also avoids with ease.
Seffu throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Seffu throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Harper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harper takes one to the chin there.
Corey Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Seffu misses its intended target.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seffu slips under a jab from Harper.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
#CL#
and Seffu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Seffu misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seffu 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.
Harper pushes Seffu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seffu up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seffu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seffu misses with a knee strike.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Seffu.
Seffu blocks a body shot from Harper. #T3#
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Seffu tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Harper avoiding damage as Seffu throws knees to the body.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Seffu stalling in the clinch but Harper improves position.
Harper pushes Seffu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Seffu.
Seffu tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Seffu fails to land.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper tries a body shot but Seffu blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Seffu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
#T4#
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Corey Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seffu 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.#BC2#
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seffu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seffu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Harper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Harper.
Seffu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harper.
Seffu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Seffu throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Seffu throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seffu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Seffu's head.
Harper takes one on the button.
Harper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seffu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 cracks a nice hook into Seffu's ribs.
Seffu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seffu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Harper as he connects with a hook.
Seffu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Seffu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
Seffu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Harper misses.
Seffu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Seffu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seffu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper misses with a straight right.
Seffu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harper manages to circle out of the way.
Harper jabs Seffu to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seffu throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seffu doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
Harper misses with a few strikes there.
Seffu moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Seffu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harper staying out of range there.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seffu.
Harper lands a body shot.
A jab from Seffu misses.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Seffu misses.
Seffu slips a straight right by Harper.
Seffu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seffu walks into a straight right hand from Harper.
Seffu swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper slips a jab from Seffu.
Harper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Seffu is just out of range.#CL#
Seffu has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Harper.
Harper blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harper throws a jab when Seffu was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Seffu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Harper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seffu in his tracks.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Seffu's head but Seffu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seffu throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seffu.
Harper lands a nice looking body shot.
Seffu throws a big shot that misses.
Seffu cracks Harper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seffu wants to clinch.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seffu throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Seffu.
Seffu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Harper cracks Seffu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seffu blocks a jab.
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
#CL#
and Seffu counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Seffu.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper gets through Seffu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray Seffu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Harper.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Harper!
Our winner, Corey 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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