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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harrington (ranked 5718 p4p, 6547 weight class) and Samuel Pleimelding (ranked 616 p4p, 667 weight class). Samuel Pleimelding acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Pleimelding!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington stuffs the takedown.
Pleimelding slips a jab and a cross from Harrington.
Harrington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pleimelding shoots in but no luck this time.
Pleimelding fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrington sprawls well initially but Pleimelding persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pleimelding lands a nice short elbow.
Pleimelding has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrington tries to get to full guard but Pleimelding has control of the leg.
Harrington moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrington is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrington, not yet.
Harrington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Pleimelding slips an elbow through the middle.
Pleimelding pushes down on Harrington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harrington is trying is best to control the position here.
Harrington trying to hold on to Pleimelding's head to control him but Pleimelding postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pleimelding's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pleimelding's back!
Harrington misses with punches from the back.
Harrington throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Harrington is trying to stick to Pleimelding's back but Pleimelding is turning into Harrington. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harrington's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pleimelding.
Harrington looking to control.
Pleimelding stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleimelding.
Pleimelding is in close to Harrington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleimelding sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pleimelding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pleimelding lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pleimelding lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleimelding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding lands a couple of elbows.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding throwing strikes but missing.
Pleimelding connects with a couple of short punches.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleimelding.
Pleimelding trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pleimelding wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is trying to keep Pleimelding in close.
Pleimelding postures up and lands a big shot to Harrington's brow.
Harrington throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harrington controlling the position.
Pleimelding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pleimelding scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pleimelding won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.
Harrington pulls Pleimelding in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pleimelding.
Tony Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Pleimelding.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Pleimelding feints and as Harrington raises his hands in defense, Pleimelding changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pleimelding's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Pleimelding dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pleimelding shoots in but no luck this time.
Pleimelding shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Pleimelding staying out of range there.
Pleimelding drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harrington looking to control.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pleimelding postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleimelding's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Samuel Pleimelding has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now.
Pleimelding keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Pleimelding has Harrington pulled in close to control his posture.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Pleimelding blocks nicely.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pleimelding is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrington darts in looking for a takedown but Pleimelding gets double underhooks and turns Harrington into the cage.
Pleimelding jumps into guard, dragging Harrington to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrington is fighting to break Pleimelding's control of his arms but Pleimelding is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harrington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pleimelding pulls Harrington in close to prevent any damage.
Pleimelding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding is controlling Harrington's posture.
Harrington pushes down on Pleimelding's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pleimelding makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pleimelding.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pleimelding lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harrington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pleimelding wants to control but Harrington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pleimelding blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrington.
Harrington is nestled in close to Pleimelding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harrington throwing shots but Pleimelding is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pleimelding is refusing to be controlled, as Harrington sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Harrington seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pleimelding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Harrington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Pleimelding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pleimelding trying to control the position.
Pleimelding looking for a sweep. Not yet Pleimelding, not yet.
Harrington trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pleimelding manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding stands up over Harrington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pleimelding is in close to Harrington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pleimelding manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington passes into half guard.
Pleimelding controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pleimelding slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pleimelding keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pleimelding's head.
Harrington passes Pleimelding's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pleimelding is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pleimelding avoid being mounted?
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Pleimelding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pleimelding reverses the position - he's now on top in Harrington's guard.
Pleimelding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Pleimelding slips an elbow through the middle.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
Pleimelding stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleimelding's guard.
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Pleimelding.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pleimelding is on top in guard.
Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pleimelding on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Pleimelding with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Pleimelding tries to pass.
Harrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pleimelding trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Tony Harrington.
I think Harrington 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Harrington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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