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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Harp!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Harp misses with a straight right.
Harp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Harp misses with a low kick.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Harp misses
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Harp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Harp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
Harp is looking for a takedown.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harp.
Mike Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Harp.
Harp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harp managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harp blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Harp blocks with his arms.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Harp is blocking nicely.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harp.
Harp looking for a takedown.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harp tries for a takedown but Hunt manages to get underhooks.
Harp is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Harp avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Harp drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp wants a takedown.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harp avoids it.
Harp tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunt is pressed up against the cage. Harp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunt down to the mat. Hunt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harp shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harp avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harp throws a head kick that misses.
Harp avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Harp avoids the head kick by Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harp has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp jumps guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harp ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harp no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Harp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Harp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Harp!
Harp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harp with a nice head shot there.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but Harp is having none of it.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but Harp is having none of it.
Harp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt wants to stand up but Harp is controlling him.
Harp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harp.
Harp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harp lands a couple of digs.
Harp throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Harp cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Harp dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harp thumps Hunt with a low kick.
A low kick from Harp is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a body kick that stops Harp in his tracks momentarily.
Harp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harp throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Harp only half commits.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harp backs up against the cage.
Harp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harp scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Harp misses
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Harp throws a leg kick that misses.
Harp throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harp misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Harp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt scores with a head kick. Harp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Harp tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Leslie Harp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harp throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harp throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Harp wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Harp throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Mike Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harp moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Harp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Harp saw that one coming.
Harp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harp moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Harp is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hunt can't fight it off and eventually Harp manages to take the fight to the floor. Hunt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harp tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Harp postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harp trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
Harp scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harp looking for a sweep. Not yet Harp, not yet.
Harp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hunt turns into him and now he's in Harp's guard.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Harp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Harp moves out of range easily.
Harp avoids a kick to the body.
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Harp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Harp.
Harp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Harp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harp blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt tries to circle away but Harp has him pinned against the cage.
Harp wants a takedown but no success here.
Harp wants a takedown.
Mike Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Harp.
Harp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Harp blocks with his arms.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Harp won't allow it.
Hunt stalls.
Harp is looking for a takedown.
Harp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
Harp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Harp avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Harp gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Harp breaks the clinch.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Harp saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harp throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Leslie Harp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harp throws a head kick that misses.
Harp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunt is looking to wear down Harp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harp wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Harp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harp throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Harp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hunt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harp - the referee stops the clock and Hunt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harp. Hunt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Harp avoids it well.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harp wants to clinch.
Harp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Harp misses with a leg kick
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Harp.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harp can pounce on him.
Harp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harp circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leslie Harp.
I've got Harp 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Harp!
Leslie Harp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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