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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock. Nelson Mandela is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mandela.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Mandela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper slowing the pace effectively.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mandela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper slips a straight right by Mandela.
Harper closes the distance and pushes Mandela back into the cage.
Mandela wants to break free but Harper has control.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Mandela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mandela looks gassed!
Harper working Mandela over with knees to the body.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Mandela's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harper breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Mandela's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandela tries to avoid it.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandela's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Harper slams his shin into Mandela's torso.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harper!
Mandela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper thows a body kick. Mandela tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harper connects with a high kick.
Mandela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harper.
Harper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mandela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandela wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nelson Mandela has been cut.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mandela up against the cage.
Harper breaks the clinch.
Mandela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mandela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
Mandela misses with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandela won't want to take too many of those.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Harper to work.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mandela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Mandela wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper effectively controlling the action here.
Mandela managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mandela throws a head kick that misses
and Harper counters with a thumping low kick.
Mandela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandela's efforts to push away.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mandela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Harper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper working Mandela over with knees to the body.
Harper working Mandela over with knees to the body.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mandela working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Harper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mandela. That did some damage!
Mandela swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Nelson Mandela'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.
Mandela throws a body kick that misses.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Mandela's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandela tries to avoid it.
Mandela throws a leg kick
and Harper counters with a big head kick but Mandela shrugs it off.
Harper cracks the inside of Mandela's front leg.
Harper lands with a slapping head kick.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandela's sensitive parts.
Harper avoids the head kick by Mandela.
Mandela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harper.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mandela throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper gets a clinch.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
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 keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandela's efforts to push away.
Mandela working hard to break the clinch.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandela won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Harper.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandela throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandela.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandela can do to turn this around?
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Mandela's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandela tries to avoid it.
Mandela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandela's sensitive parts.
Mandela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mandela. That did some damage!
Ben Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harper. Mandela shrugs it off though.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Mandela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandela throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harper is looking to slow Mandela down with leg kicks.
Harper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harper, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a front kick that sends Mandela stumbling back into the cage.
Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper just leaning against Mandela, taking a breather.
Harper working Mandela over with knees to the body.
Mandela tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
The referee calls for Harper to work.
Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mandela has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mandela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Mandela blocks with his arms.
Mandela tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mandela can't break the clinch.
Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Mandela tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandela.
Mandela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Mandela throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Mandela misses with a combination
and Harper counters with a head kick. That will keep Mandela thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper throws a head kick that half lands.
Mandela scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela'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. This is the final round!
Harper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mandela takes a step back to recover.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandela.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper throws a nice head kick!
Mandela throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Mandela misses with a straight right.
Harper is looking to slow Mandela down with leg kicks.
Nelson Mandela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mandela takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Mandela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Mandela's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandela tries to avoid it.
Mandela looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper slips a jab from Mandela.
Harper connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mandela's head.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper closes the distance and pushes Mandela back into the cage.
Mandela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper stalling the fight.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper landing knees to the head.
Harper landing knees to the body.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper keeps control of Mandela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Mandela misses with the head strike.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mandela sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mandela misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper breaks from the clinch.
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mandela's calf.
Harper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mandela's head.
A lazy body kick from Mandela
and Harper counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mandela throws a head kick that misses.
Mandela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Mandela does it's job there.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harper moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Mandela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper landing knees to the body.
Mandela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ben Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mandela has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper keeps control of Mandela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper prevents Mandela from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mandela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Ben Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper connects with a solid leg kick.
Mandela on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harper is looking to slow Mandela down with leg kicks.
Harper scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson Mandela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper darts in and clinches Mandela up against the cage.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mandela's calf.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harper has Mandela up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mandela fails to land.
Mandela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mandela working aggressively here.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Mandela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Harper!
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hype
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