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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis moves into the clinch.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Kiedis has Harper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiedis avoids it.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
Harper is struggling to control the position.
Kiedis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiedis fails to pull guard.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Kiedis.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Kiedis drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harperis looking to pass into half guard but Kiedis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kiedis is in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kiedis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper kicks Kiedis off and gets to his feet.
Harper delivers a nice body kick.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiedis is keeping busy.
Kiedis jumps guard but Harper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ben Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiedis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harper is fending him off so far but Kiedis persists. Nope, Harper circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Harper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Kiedis drags him back down.
Kiedis taking a breather here.
Kiedis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiedis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Kiedis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Kiedis pushes him off.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiedis circles away.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiedis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper tries to sprawl but Kiedis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kiedis wants to pass to mount but Harper is defending the position.
Harper is trying to stand back up but Kiedis is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Kiedis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kiedis shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper looks to clinch
and Kiedis moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Kiedis gets an underhook and turns Harper into the cage.
Kiedis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harper prevents it.
Kiedis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Kiedis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Kiedis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Anthony Kiedis has been cut.
Harper tries to clinch but Kiedis is having none of it.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiedis counters with a single leg into guard. Harper didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper is looking to stand up but Kiedis isn't so interested in that idea.
Harper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kiedis controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper can't keep his opponent in guard - Kiedis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kiedis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Kiedis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Kiedis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harper throws a low kick but Kiedis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiedis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiedis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper tries to clinch
and Kiedis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Kiedis is controlling him.
Kiedis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kiedis tries for a takedown but Harper manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harper as Kiedis tries to tie him up.
Kiedis has Harper pressed against the cage, preventing Harper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Harper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiedis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Kiedis is blocking nicely.
Harper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Kiedis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiedis as Harper tries to tie him up.
Kiedis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harper is defending well.
Harper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harper gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiedis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Harper moves into the clinch.
Kiedis is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiedis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiedis controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiedis tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiedis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Kiedis'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!
Kiedis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Harper is defending against the submission attempts here by Kiedis.
Harper trying to hold on to Kiedis's head to control him but Kiedis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harper is just riding it out for now. Kiedis eventually gives up the hold.
Kiedis trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
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.
Harper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Kiedis pushes him off.
Kiedis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ben Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Kiedis shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to clinch.
Kiedis takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper has had enough of the clinch but Kiedis keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Kiedis.
Kiedis pulls guard successfully.
Kiedis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kiedis is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Kiedis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiedis working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Kiedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiedis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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