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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leslie Harp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Harp gets a double leg takedown into Yuen's guard.
Yuen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yuen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Harp preventing the sweep.
Yuen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harp!
Harp tries to hold on but Yuen pushes him away.
Yuen punching from mount but Harp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yuen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yuen looking to ground and pound but Harp is blocking nicely.
Harp 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.
Yuen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yuen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp is squirming around, avoiding Yuen's attempts to control the action.
Harp regains half guard.
Harp tries to roll over but Yuen keeps him under control.
Yuen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yuen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harp gets back to full guard.
Yuen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp is pulling down on Yuen's head. It's preventing any offense from Yuen, at least for the moment.
Harp is looking to stand up but Yuen isn't so interested in that idea.
Yuen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harp managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harp shoots in for a takedown but Yuen shows good takedown defense.
Harp tries to score with a low kick but Yuen moves his leg out of the way.
Leslie Harp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Yuen or perhaps it was just good defense by Harp which made him look bad.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harp is looking to clinch but Yuen is avoiding it.
Harp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yuen defends well and Harp ends up having to push Yuen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yuen working aggressively here.
Yuen wants to stall.
Yuen misses with a punch on the inside.
Harp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuen stops a takedown attempt from Harp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Harp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harp works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Harp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Our spies down at at Lawson MMA (UK) inform us that Yuen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harp with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Harp stopping the sweep attempt from Yuen.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harp trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yuen trying to control from half guard but Harp is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen is looking to advance position but Harp won't allow it.
Harp wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Harp dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Harp misses.
Yuen throws a push kick but Harp slaps the foot to one side.
Harp misses with a low kick as Yuen jumps back.
Harp thows a leg kick but Yuen checks it
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.
Harp fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yuen throws a hook but Harp avoids it easily.
Harp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuen as he jumps to the side.
Harp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuen can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Harp.
Harp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yuen checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yuen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harp.
Yuen lands with a right hand.
Yuen cracks Harp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yuen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harp throws a head kick that misses.
Yuen throws a lazy right hand but Harp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuen with a hook.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Yuen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harp lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuen throws a solid leg kick but Harp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuen.
A big right from Yuen misses.
Leslie Harp is winning the standup battle so far.
Harp avoids the body shot from Yuen.
Yuen blocks a leg kick.
Harp throws a chopping leg kick but Yuen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick from Harp.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuen tries to land a leg kick but Harp saw it coming and moves away.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harp scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yuen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harp lands a head kick!
Harp throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harp throws a low kick but Yuen avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuen.
Yuen lands with a nice body kick.
Yuen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yuen checks a leg kick.
Harp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yuen defends well and Harp ends up having to push Yuen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Harp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuen goes for a takedown attempt but Harp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yuen fails with the takedown.
Harp throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen blocks a head kick by Harp.
Harp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yuen counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harp.
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harp. Harp obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harp throws a lazy body kick
and Yuen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuen checks a low kick from Harp.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Leslie Harp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
That's time! 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.
Harp throws a front kick that sends Yuen stumbling back into the cage.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harp under the eye.
Yuen thuds a left hand into Harp's body.
Yuen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harp.
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
Harp throws a leg kick but Yuen checks it.
Harp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harp throws a body kick that misses.
Harp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harp swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuen.
Yuen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Yuen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yuen is able to avoid easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuen.
Harp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yuen.
Harp wants to land a leg kick but Yuen is out of range.
Harp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 leg kick but Yuen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yuen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuen. That did some damage!
Harp connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harp as he jumps to the side.
Leslie Harp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Yuen.
Harp tries to score with a low kick but Yuen moves his leg out of the way.
Harp misses with a low kick as Yuen jumps back.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Harp tenderised Yuen's leg. Yuen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harp lands a leg kick that knocks Yuen off balance momentarily.
Harp throws a head kick that misses
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.
Harp connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yuen avoids the head kick by Harp.
Yuen shoots for a double leg takedown but Harp sprawls well. He's pushed Yuen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuen blocks the body kick.
Yuen misses the shot to the body.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yuen.
Yuen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yuen wants to control but Harp is keeping him busy.
Harp makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yuen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harp throws a leg kick but Yuen moved away.
Leslie Harp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yuen.
Harp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yuen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sean Yuen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harp circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Harp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yuen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harp tries to buck Yuen off but Yuen is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp struggling a bit here.
Yuen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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 Leslie Harp.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leslie Harp!
During a confident post fight interview, Leslie Harp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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