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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakuza Harakirihitsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harakirihitsari has chosen Nippon Kazauwa as his entrance music. Nelson Mandela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yakuza Harakirihitsari's chin.
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175 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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150 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Mandela! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yakuza Harakirihitsari! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mandela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Yakuza Harakirihitsari has been cut. Harakirihitsari has Mandela up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harakirihitsari fails to land. Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari has him pressed against the cage. Harakirihitsari looking to throw knees to the head but Mandela is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harakirihitsari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short right from Harakirihitsari on the inside. Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari has him pressed against the cage. Harakirihitsari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandela's efforts to push away. Mandela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harakirihitsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Harakirihitsari 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. Harakirihitsari working Mandela over with knees to the body. Mandela tries to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari is controlling the position. Harakirihitsari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandela.
Harakirihitsari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandela.
Harakirihitsari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harakirihitsari with a knee to the head.
Harakirihitsari missing with knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandela managing to block the knees to the body from Harakirihitsari.
A short left from Harakirihitsari. Mandela tries to circle away but Harakirihitsari has him pinned against the cage. Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it. Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harakirihitsari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harakirihitsari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mandela is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mandela takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round. Mandela working hard to break the clinch. Harakirihitsari landing knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandela blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Harakirihitsari.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari is controlling the position. Harakirihitsari missing with knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari digs a right hand underneath Mandela's ribcage. Mandela let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mandela wants to get back to striking at distance but Harakirihitsari won't allow it.
Harakirihitsari with a knee to the head.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harakirihitsari has double underhooks. Harakirihitsari scores a nice knee to the body.
Harakirihitsari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms. Harakirihitsari landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Mandela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Harakirihitsari pushes Mandela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Harakirihitsari landing knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari working Mandela over with knees to the body. Harakirihitsari scores with a knee to the head.
Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mandela can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harakirihitsari obliges. Knees to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Harakirihitsari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms. Harakirihitsari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari is controlling him. Harakirihitsari works on Mandela's body with a couple of short punches. Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Mandela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harakirihitsari has him pressed against the cage. Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harakirihitsari pushes Mandela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Harakirihitsari.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari has him pressed against the cage. A knee to the head by Harakirihitsari.
Harakirihitsari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mandela backwards. Harakirihitsari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Harakirihitsari tries to throw a body punch but Mandela avoids it by throwing Harakirihitsari back against the cage. Mandela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Harakirihitsari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari crunches a lovely knee into Mandela's ribcage. Harakirihitsari tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body. Harakirihitsari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mandela tries to break free but Harakirihitsari pushes him back against the cage. Mandela wants to get back to striking at distance but Harakirihitsari won't allow it.
Mandela avoiding damage as Harakirihitsari throws knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it. Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mandela lands a right hand. Harakirihitsari lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch. Harakirihitsari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Mandela wants to get back to striking at distance but Harakirihitsari won't allow it.
Harakirihitsari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Harakirihitsari.
Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Harakirihitsari has the dominant position. Knees in the clinch landing for Harakirihitsari.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari has him pressed against the cage. Mandela working hard to break the clinch. Harakirihitsari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Harakirihitsari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mandela tries to circle away but Harakirihitsari has him pinned against the cage. Harakirihitsari keeps control of Mandela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Harakirihitsari working Mandela over with knees to the body. Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari has him pressed against the cage. A right hand to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Harakirihitsari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Harakirihitsari keeps control of Mandela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Harakirihitsari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandela backwards. Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Harakirihitsari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harakirihitsari tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body. Mandela is trying to break free. Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Harakirihitsari.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Harakirihitsari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harakirihitsari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harakirihitsari lands a nice shot to the body. Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the head.
Mandela can't break the clinch.
Mandela lands with a left to the head. Harakirihitsari lands a nice knee to the body. Harakirihitsari lands a nice knee to the body. Harakirihitsari landing knees to the head.
Harakirihitsari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandela is defending well for now. Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Harakirihitsari misses with a knee strike.
Mandela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harakirihitsari backwards. Harakirihitsari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandela backwards. Mandela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harakirihitsari working Mandela over with knees to the body. Harakirihitsari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mandela's face.
Harakirihitsari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakuza Harakirihitsari dominated that round. The cut man is working on Yakuza Harakirihitsari's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left and a right from Mandela both land. Nice combination. Harakirihitsari is looking to clinch. Mandela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Harakirihitsari tries to clinch up. Mandela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harakirihitsari is looking to clinch. Harakirihitsari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandela. Harakirihitsari throws a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Mandela. No joy there for Mandela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harakirihitsari doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandela circles away.
A jab from Mandela misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mandela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mandela throws an overhand right that lands on Harakirihitsari's shoulder, as Harakirihitsari tries to avoid the shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Harakirihitsari fails in his attempt to clinch. Harakirihitsari tries to clinch there but Mandela circles away.
Nice defenses there by Harakirihitsari. Harakirihitsari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mandela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harakirihitsari tries to clinch but Mandela is having none of it. Mandela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson Mandela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mandela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harakirihitsari gets a clinch. Mandela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harakirihitsari scores a nice knee to the body.
Harakirihitsari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms. Harakirihitsari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mandela's face.
Harakirihitsari lands with a right to the head. Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harakirihitsari landing knees to the head.
Harakirihitsari crunches a lovely knee into Mandela's ribcage. Harakirihitsari landing knees to the head.
Harakirihitsari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms. Mandela 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. Harakirihitsari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mandela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mandela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harakirihitsari takes the fight into the clinch. Harakirihitsari throws a head punch that misses. Harakirihitsari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mandela lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mandela working hard to break the clinch. Harakirihitsari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandela has had enough of the clinch but Harakirihitsari keeps him there for the moment. Harakirihitsari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harakirihitsari.
Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harakirihitsari tries to throw a body punch but Mandela avoids it by throwing Harakirihitsari back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Mandela. Harakirihitsari misses with a knee to the head. Harakirihitsari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandela.
Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Harakirihitsari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mandela is trying to break free. Harakirihitsari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mandela working hard to break the clinch. Harakirihitsari looking to throw knees to the head but Mandela is blocking nicely.
Harakirihitsari lands with a short head shot on the inside. Mandela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Harakirihitsari tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Harakirihitsari doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandela circles away.
Harakirihitsari tries to clinch there but Mandela circles away.
Harakirihitsari takes the fight into the clinch. Harakirihitsari keeps control of Mandela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harakirihitsari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it. Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandela can't break the clinch.
Mandela managing to block the knees to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Mandela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mandela throws a push kick but Harakirihitsari slaps the foot to one side. Mandela misses with an uppercut. Harakirihitsari saw that one coming. Harakirihitsari closes the distance and clinches. Harakirihitsari scores a nice knee to the body.
Harakirihitsari landing knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari lands a nice knee to the body. Harakirihitsari with a knee to the head.
Harakirihitsari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandela's efforts to push away. Harakirihitsari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mandela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yakuza Harakirihitsari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandela. Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Mandela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mandela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Harakirihitsari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Harakirihitsari lands a jab to Mandela's midsection. Harakirihitsari tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A head kick misses from Harakirihitsari. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Harakirihitsari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harakirihitsari is looking to clinch but Mandela is avoiding it.
Harakirihitsari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mandela pinned against the cage. Mandela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Mandela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Harakirihitsari doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandela circles away.
Mandela scores with a one two! Harakirihitsari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Harakirihitsari fakes the leg kick and cracks Mandela in the body. The fight moves into the clinch position. Harakirihitsari tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body. Mandela has had enough of the clinch but Harakirihitsari keeps him there for the moment. Harakirihitsari keeps control of Mandela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakuza Harakirihitsari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Yakuza Harakirihitsari's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Mandela. Mandela lands a slapping body shot.
Harakirihitsari lands with a nice body kick. Harakirihitsari scoring well with a low kick there.
Mandela tries to keep at a distance but Harakirihitsari has taken the fight into the clinch. Mandela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mandela tries to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari is controlling the position. Harakirihitsari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the body.
Harakirihitsari with a knee to the head.
Harakirihitsari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms. Harakirihitsari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mandela backwards. Harakirihitsari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mandela's face.
Mandela working hard to break the clinch. Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Harakirihitsari has the dominant position. Harakirihitsari with a knee to the head.
Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mandela has had enough of the clinch but Harakirihitsari keeps him there for the moment. Harakirihitsari lands on the inside with an uppercut. Harakirihitsari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Harakirihitsari has double underhooks. Harakirihitsari tries a knee to the head but Mandela blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harakirihitsari misses with a short punch on the inside. Harakirihitsari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mandela's face.
Harakirihitsari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms. Mandela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Harakirihitsari connects with a knee to the head.
Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body. Harakirihitsari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mandela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mandela tries to break free but Harakirihitsari pushes him back against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Harakirihitsari.
Mandela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Harakirihitsari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mandela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Mandela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Harakirihitsari wants to clinch. Harakirihitsari is looking to clinch but Mandela is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Mandela.
Harakirihitsari moves in looking to clinch but Mandela pushes him off. Harakirihitsari ducks under a wild hook from Mandela.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Harakirihitsari throws a head kick that misses. Mandela throws a series of punches but Harakirihitsari moves out of range. Harakirihitsari tries to clinch there but Mandela circles away.
Harakirihitsari is looking to clinch. Harakirihitsari has managed to clinch.
Harakirihitsari with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the body.
Harakirihitsari lands a right hand. Harakirihitsari misses with a knee strike.
Harakirihitsari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mandela's face.
Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Harakirihitsari with a knee to the head.
Mandela can't break the clinch.
Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Harakirihitsari has the dominant position. Mandela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harakirihitsari missing with knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari missing with knees to the body.
Harakirihitsari tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body. Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Harakirihitsari has the dominant position. Mandela takes a knee to the side of the body. Mandela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Mandela. Harakirihitsari is looking to clinch but Mandela is avoiding it.
Harakirihitsari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Harakirihitsari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mandela.
Harakirihitsari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandela.
Harakirihitsari throws a series of strikes that have Mandela backpedaling.
Harakirihitsari clinches. Harakirihitsari scores a nice knee to the body.
Harakirihitsari lands a body shot. Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the head.
Mandela tries to circle away but Harakirihitsari has him pinned against the cage. Harakirihitsari tries to land a knee to the head but Mandela blocks with his arms.
Harakirihitsari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mandela.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Harakirihitsari lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandela won't want to take too many of those. Mandela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mandela has a couple of punches blocked by Harakirihitsari.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harakirihitsari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mandela backwards. A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch. Nelson Mandela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Knees in the clinch landing for Harakirihitsari.
Mandela wants to break free but Harakirihitsari has control.
Knees to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Mandela managing to block the knees to the body from Harakirihitsari.
Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Harakirihitsari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari is controlling him. Harakirihitsari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mandela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harakirihitsari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandela blocks it with crossed arms. Mandela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mandela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Harakirihitsari has the dominant position. Harakirihitsari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Mandela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mandela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Harakirihitsari clinches up against the cage. Harakirihitsari connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakirihitsari. Mandela has had enough of the clinch but Harakirihitsari keeps him there for the moment. Mandela lands a shoulder strike. Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Harakirihitsari has him pressed against the cage. Harakirihitsari lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Yakuza Harakirihitsari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Harakirihitsari 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Yakuza Harakirihitsari! Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Yakuza Harakirihitsari! Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Yakuza Harakirihitsari!
Yakuza Harakirihitsari wins by unanimous decision!
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