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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper has chosen Welcome To Jamrock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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158 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
A knee to the head by Harper.
It looks like Brent Carter has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Harper is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Carter stalling.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter has clasped his hands together around Harper's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper struggling a bit here.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to regain half guard here but Carter keeps moving and retains side control.
Harper trying to remain calm as Carter controls from the top position.
Harper is trying to get back to his feet.
Harper being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter stands up and beckons Harper to his feet.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harper gets a clinch.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter is stalling here.
Carter avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Carter has Harper pushed against the ropes.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Harper improves position.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter has Harper pushed against the ropes.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Carter avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ben Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the ropes.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter pushes Harper back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Harper to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harper clinches with his opponent.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Harper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the ropes.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter is looking to control Harper's arms but Harper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the ropes.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
A short right from Carter.
Carter tries to pull guard but Harper holds him up against the ropes and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
Carter fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harper.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Harper improves position.
Carter can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter pulls Harper into guard.
Harper preventing the sweep.
Harper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carter's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter pulls Harper in close to prevent any damage.
Harper wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Carter's closed guard. He's half up but Carter has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Carter pivots and extends the arm, Harper falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Carter! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brent Carter!
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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
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