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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Christiansen (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. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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166 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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175 cm
28
158 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Decent elbows
KO power |
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christiansen.
Harper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Christiansen.
Lars Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Christiansen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards.
Harper tries to clinch but Christiansen is having none of it.
Christiansen misses with a hook.
Christiansen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christiansen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harper. Harper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harper tries to sprawl but Christiansen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Christiansen in particular looking to stall.
Christiansen stalling away here and it's allowed Harper to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christiansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harper wants to control from the top but Christiansen keeps moving.
Christiansen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
Christiansen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harper wants to get up but he can't break Christiansen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Christiansen, up you get!
Harper tries to clinch up but Christiansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Christiansen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christiansen.
Harper tries to clinch but Christiansen moves away
and Christiansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christiansen scores with a punch to the head.
Christiansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Christiansen circles away.
Christiansen throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christiansen catches Harper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harper wants to clinch up but Christiansen keeps it at a distance.
Harper tries to clinch but Christiansen moves out of range.
Christiansen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Christiansen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Christiansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christiansen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harper's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Christiansen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Christiansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper slips a jab from Christiansen.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christiansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christiansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christiansen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Christiansen.
Christiansen throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Christiansen.
Harper defending well as Christiansen loads up on a big left hand.
Christiansen throws a head kick that misses
and Harper counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christiansen.
Christiansen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Christiansen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christiansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Christiansen blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper presses Christiansen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Christiansen shrugs off.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christiansen's face.
It looks like Lars Christiansen has been cut.
Harper with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Christiansen 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 shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper working Christiansen over with knees to the body.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Christiansen trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
Christiansen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harper's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lars Christiansen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christiansen swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper drives through with a takedown into Christiansen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Christiansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christiansen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
Harper trying to control but Christiansen is working from the bottom.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Christiansen.
Harper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Harper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Christiansen misses.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christiansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Christiansen misses with a hook. Harper ducked under it nicely.
Christiansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Christiansen misses with a body shot.
Christiansen connects with a crisp jab.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Christiansen circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Christiansen as Harper shoots in.
Nice body punch from Christiansen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen scores with the left hand. Harper knows he should have avoided that one.
Christiansen misses with a lunging right hand
and Harper counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Christiansen throws an elbow but misses.
Christiansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Christiansen blocks with his arms.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Christiansen backwards.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Christiansen blocks with his arms.
Harper blocks a body shot from Christiansen.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Christiansen shrugs off.
Christiansen tries to score a body lock takedown but Harper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Christiansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Christiansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper tries to clinch up
and Christiansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper avoids the body shot from Christiansen.
Harper moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Harper looking to stall.
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Christiansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christiansen misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Christiansen as Harper shoots in.
Harper avoids the head kick by Christiansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Christiansen as Harper shoots in.
Lars Christiansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Christiansen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Christiansen thows a body shot but no joy.
Harper slips a straight right by Christiansen.
Christiansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Christiansen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christiansen misses with a hook
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper avoids the elbow strike from Christiansen, against the cage.
Ben Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christiansen is looking to control Harper's arms but Harper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Christiansen has his back to the cage.
Christiansen takes an elbow to the temple.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Christiansen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harper is keeping busy.
Christiansen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 Lars Christiansen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Christiansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Christiansen.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christiansen misses with a looping right.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christiansen. Christiansen obviously looking to wear him down.
Christiansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christiansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lars Christiansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Christiansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christiansen misses with a hook.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christiansen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Christiansen does no damage.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Christiansen circles away.
Christiansen tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper wants to clinch up but Christiansen keeps it at a distance.
Christiansen misses with a lunging right hand
and Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper has clasped his hands together around Christiansen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Christiansen is trying to improve his position.
Harper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Christiansen throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christiansen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to move into range but Christiansen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christiansen misses the jab.
Christiansen looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christiansen. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper wants to clinch.
Christiansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Christiansen circles away.
Christiansen misses with an uppercut.
Christiansen tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christiansen misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Christiansen - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christiansen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Christiansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ben Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Christiansen pushes him off.
Harper tries to clinch but Christiansen is having none of it.
Harper tries to clinch up but Christiansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper drops his hands momentarily and Christiansen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Christiansen.
Christiansen misses with an uppercut.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper tries to clinch but Christiansen moves out of range.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christiansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christiansen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Christiansen misses the jab.
Christiansen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Christiansen throws a leg kick
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harper.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Christiansen shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Harper.
Lars Christiansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christiansen.
Harper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christiansen managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Ben Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christiansen misses with a punch to the body.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christiansen scores a takedown into full mount!
Christiansen trying to control but Harper is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lars Christiansen.
I think Harper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lars Christiansen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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