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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Harmon (ranked 3188 p4p, 4568 weight class) and Marcello Britten Jr (ranked 189 p4p, 252 weight class). Justin Harmon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Harmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Britten Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmon tries to keep at a distance but Britten Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Britten Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harmon's efforts to push away.
Britten Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Britten Jr can't get the takedown.
Britten Jr is working for takedown but Harmon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Justin Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Britten Jr.
Harmon manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britten Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Harmon closes the distance and pushes Britten Jr back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Britten Jr jumps guard but Harmon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Britten Jr has Harmon pressed against the cage, preventing Harmon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Britten Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harmon's efforts to push away.
Britten Jr breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Britten Jr with that takedown attempt.
Britten Jr looks winded!
Harmon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harmon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harmon wants it to stay on the feet.
Harmon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harmon wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Harmon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Harmon.
Harmon closes the distance and clinches.
Britten Jr prevents Harmon from breaking the clinch.
Britten Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harmon's efforts to push away.
Harmon keeps control of Britten Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harmon tries to break free but Britten Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Harmon manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britten Jr is looking to clinch.
Harmon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harmon duly obliges.
Harmon leaves Britten Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harmon is looking to counter the offense by Britten Jr and move into the clinch.
Britten Jr avoids the head kick by Harmon.
Britten Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harmon counters with a series of strikes. Britten Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Britten Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Britten Jr gets tackled into the cage by Harmon. Harmon maintains the clinch.
Harmon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britten Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Harmon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britten Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harmon somewhat.
Harmon leaves Britten Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harmon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harmon has Britten Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Britten Jr breaks the clinch.
Harmon looks to land a combination. Britten Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Harmon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harmon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Britten Jr moves out of range as Harmon throws a body kick.
No luck for Britten Jr with that takedown attempt.
Britten Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Britten Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Harmon circles away.
Harmon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Britten Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harmon pinned against the cage. Harmon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harmon tries to counter by clinching up but Britten Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmon darts in and clinches Britten Jr up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon wants to get back to striking at distance but Britten Jr won't allow it.
Britten Jr tries to pull guard but Harmon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Justin Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Britten Jr.
Britten Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harmon wants to break free but Britten Jr has control.
Harmon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harmon is trying to push Britten Jr away but Britten Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harmon tries to break free but Britten Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Britten Jr is trying to pull guard but Harmon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Britten Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Britten Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harmon walks away with a smile on his face. Britten Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Britten Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harmon clinches up against the cage.
Harmon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harmon presses Britten Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harmon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harmon is trying to break free.
Harmon is looking to break free of the clinch but Britten Jr has double underhooks.
Britten Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harmon prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britten Jr has Harmon pressed against the cage, preventing Harmon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harmon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Britten Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Britten Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Britten Jr tries to break free but Harmon pushes him back against the cage.
Harmon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harmon working hard to break the clinch.
Harmon is trying to push Britten Jr away but Britten Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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.
Harmon jumps guard.
Britten Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Britten Jr is looking to stand up but Harmon won't let him.
Britten Jr stops Harmon from standing up.
Harmon kicks Britten Jr off and gets to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britten Jr tries for a takedown but Harmon circles away easily
and Harmon counters with a one-two to the body.
Harmon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Harmon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Britten Jr shoots in for a takedown but Harmon shows good takedown defense.
Harmon rushes Britten Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Britten Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Britten Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harmon is trying to break the clinch but Britten Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Britten Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harmon prevents it.
Justin Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Britten Jr.
Harmon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harmon misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britten Jr misses with a body kick.
Harmon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Britten Jr trying to remain calm as Harmon controls from the top position.
Britten Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A control attempt from Britten Jr but he's now mounted!
Britten Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harmon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmon controlling his opponent.
Harmon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harmon controlling from the full mount.
Britten Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harmon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harmon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Britten Jr can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britten Jr really wants to buck Harmon off and get back to his feet.
Britten Jr wants to control but Harmon is having none of it.
Harmon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Britten Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harmon.
Harmon controlling the position easily from mount.
Harmon punching from mount but Britten Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harmon controlling from the full mount.
Britten Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Britten Jr tries to hold on but Harmon pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britten Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Marcello Britten Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Harmon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Harmon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harmon 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Harmon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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