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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Magic as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Bravo's head and hops out.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bravo drops his hands momentarily and Henderson needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Bravo just on the top of the head. Bravo drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Bravo - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ben Henderson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisu Miyagi (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daisu Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi tries to clinch
and Harper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harper is thwarting Miyagi's attempts to control the position.
Harper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miyagi is holding on to half guard well.
Harper is controlling the pace.
Miyagi tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Harper.
Harper darts in and clinches Miyagi up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyagi scores with a hook to the body.
Miyagi stalling in the clinch but Harper improves position.
Still in the clinch, Miyagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyagi controlling the action here for a moment.
Harper jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miyagi lands an uppercut.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Harper pushes Miyagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miyagi walks away with a smile on his face. Harper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harper rushes Miyagi and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyagi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper looks gassed!
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daisu Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Harper won't want to take too many of those.
Miyagi is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper pushes off an throws an elbow but Miyagi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miyagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Miyagi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Harper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miyagi is keeping busy.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi is working Harper over against the cage.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi with a knee to the head.
Miyagi lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Miyagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miyagi.
Miyagi cracks Harper with a nice body shot.
Miyagi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyagi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miyagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Miyagi lands with a right to the head.
Miyagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miyagi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miyagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Miyagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks with his arms.
Miyagi pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miyagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with an elbow over the top.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Miyagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Miyagi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body.
Miyagi is working Harper over against the cage.
Miyagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Miyagi's ribcage. Miyagi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper is trying to stall.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Miyagi with a knee to the head.
Harper working Miyagi over with knees to the body.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks it.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyagi's face.
Miyagi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Harper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisu Miyagi dominated that round.
That's time! Miyagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miyagi.
Harper looks for a takedown but Miyagi sprawls well.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Miyagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miyagi lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Miyagi.
Harper tries to pull guard but Miyagi won't allow it.
Harper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Miyagi passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miyagi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Miyagi scores with a hook.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Miyagi scores with a knee to the head.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks it.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miyagi or not.
Miyagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harper tries to pull guard but Miyagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Daisu Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Miyagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Miyagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyagi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Miyagi - that landed with a thud.
Miyagi lands a shoulder strike.
Miyagi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miyagi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Nice body punch from Miyagi - that landed with a thud.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper jumps into guard, dragging Miyagi to the mat.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Miyagi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi gets to his feet - Harper follows without any prompting.
Miyagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miyagi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Miyagi.
Miyagi working Harper over with knees to the body.
Miyagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Miyagi.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Daisu Miyagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miyagi lands an uppercut.
Miyagi scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi avoids a wild elbow strike from Harper.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Miyagi is blocking nicely.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miyagi.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harper as Miyagi tries to tie him up.
Miyagi avoids the elbow strike from Harper, against the cage.
Harper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyagi digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
The referee calls for Miyagi to work.
Miyagi looking to slow down the pace here.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Miyagi is blocking nicely.
Miyagi lands a left hand.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miyagi lands a nice uppercut.
Harper blocks a body shot from Miyagi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisu Miyagi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miyagi throws a lazy head kick
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harper.
Miyagi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
Harper jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miyagi.
Miyagi 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.
A shot in the inside from Miyagi.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper jumps into guard, dragging Miyagi to the mat.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Miyagi from controlling successfully.
Harper has his feet on Miyagi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miyagi, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyagi's face.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyagi.
Harper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miyagi walks away with a smile on his face. Harper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miyagi throws a lazy head kick
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harper.
Harper tries to pull guard but Miyagi won't allow it.
Daisu Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper throws an elbow that misses.
Harper avoiding damage.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Harper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miyagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyagi.
Harper pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper keeping full guard, as Miyagi tries to pass.
Miyagi postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.
Miyagi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Miyagi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miyagi tries to avoid it but Harper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miyagi to the ground. Miyagi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harper shoots in but no luck this time.
Miyagi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harper's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harper takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Miyagi scores with a hook to the body.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyagi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyagi scores with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a damaging elbow.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Miyagi is blocking nicely.
Miyagi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miyagi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miyagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyagi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper avoiding damage.
Miyagi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks with his arms.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyagi blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Harper takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Miyagi tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Miyagi.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
Miyagi is working Harper over against the cage.
Harper avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Harper pulls guard.
Miyagi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harper!
You can see the frustration on Miyagi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ben Harper just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harper forces Miyagi back against the cage and clinches.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks it.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper tries to pull guard but Miyagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Harper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miyagi prevents it.
Miyagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyagi scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miyagi stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi lands an elbow just above Harper 's eye.
Miyagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Miyagi looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyagi blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper tries to stall but Miyagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Miyagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Miyagi.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyagi avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Harper won't want to take too many of those.
Harper wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Miyagi.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Miyagi taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Miyagi as the two fighters clinch.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
A right hook to the body lands for Miyagi.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Miyagi prevents a body shot from Harper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi lands a right hand.
Miyagi is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Harper.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyagi's face.
Miyagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper 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 Miyagi is blocking nicely.
Miyagi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyagi letting Harper take a breather here.
Miyagi scores with a hook to the body.
Harper tries to pull guard but Miyagi won't allow it.
Daisu Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper takes a shot to the head.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyagi blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Miyagi.
Harper jumps guard.
Miyagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyagi trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper has his hands on Miyagi's head, controlling the position.
Miyagi stands and steps away. Harper gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi scores with a shot to the body.
Miyagi throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Miyagi only half commits.
Miyagi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miyagi. Miyagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Miyagi throws a lazy head kick
and Harper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Harper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Miyagi is looking to control Harper's arms but Harper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miyagi has his back to the cage.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miyagi backwards.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisu Miyagi had his way with Ben Harper in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Miyagi misses with a hook
and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miyagi blocking some punches.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyagi blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyagi lands a body punch.
Miyagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyagi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harpers head.
Miyagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Harper takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyagi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Miyagi.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Miyagi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miyagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harper tries to work over Miyagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Miyagi digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks with his arms.
Miyagi is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Miyagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Miyagi is blocking nicely.
Harper cracks Miyagi with a nice body shot.
Miyagi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miyagi lands with a left to the head.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyagi's face.
Miyagi lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Miyagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Miyagi throws an elbow that misses.
Harper cracks Miyagi with a nice body shot.
Miyagi blocks the elbow strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Miyagi.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Miyagi shrugs off.
Harper working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miyagi prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyagi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miyagi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miyagi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miyagi misses with a looping left.
Harper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to keep at a distance but Harper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harper lands an elbow just above Miyagi 's eye.
Miyagi takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Daisu Miyagi has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Miyagi.
Harper stalling the fight.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Harper avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Miyagi prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyagi lands a body shot.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands with a left to the head.
Miyagi pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miyagi.
Miyagi avoids the elbow strike from Harper, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyagi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper landing knees to the body.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi is pushing Harper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi 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 lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miyagi backwards.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyagi's brow.
Nice elbow from Miyagi.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daisu Miyagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miyagi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miyagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper avoids a wild elbow strike from Miyagi.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Ben Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Miyagi.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daisu Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyagi's brow.
Miyagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harper misses with an elbow over the top.
Miyagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daisu Miyagi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miyagi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daisu Miyagi!
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