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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Harper (ranked 5530 p4p, 469 weight class) and Leondardo Song (ranked 3850 p4p, 370 weight class). Song has chosen Oldboy OST - The Last Waltz as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leondardo Song!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harper tries to counter with a takedown but Song is quick to defend against it.
Song fails with the takedown.
Song fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tom Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leondardo Song.
Harper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Song napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Song has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Song sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Song moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Song is trying to keep Harper in close.
Harper trying to control but Song is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Song swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Song working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song pulls Harper in close to prevent any damage.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Song preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Song working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Song is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harper cracks Song with a solid left hand.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Song on the ground.
Song escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Song is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper stands up over Song, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harper throwing strikes but missing.
Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harper is aware though and is defending well.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Song.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Song is trying to control the position but Harper postures up.
Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Song has his foot on Harper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harper works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Song.
Song looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Song is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Song is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper stands up over Song, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Song lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Song got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Song has managed to get both his arms back between Harper's legs - danger averted.
Harper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Song is aware though and is defending well.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Song from controlling successfully.
Song postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper pulls Song in close to prevent any damage.
Song advances to half guard.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Song is thwarting Harper's attempts to control the position.
Song is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Song is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Harper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harper wants it to stay on the feet.
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Song, not yet.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Song is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Song, not yet.
Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Song controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Song trying to keep a closed guard but Harper is proving a slippery customer.
Song keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Song.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Song is retaining full guard.
Song trying to control the position.
Tom Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Song's brow.
Song looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Song looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song has his foot on Harper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harper works his way back into a safe position though.
Harper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Song escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Harper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper works over Song with some ground and pound from guard.
Song trying to control the position.
Song is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.
Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Song, not yet.
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.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Song is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Song wants to hit a switch here but Harper passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Song there!
Harper lands a big elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Harper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Song gets caught napping as Harper dives in and scores a takedown. Song manages to retain guard.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper stands up over Song, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper wants to control from the top but Song keeps moving.
Harper distracts Song with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Song is trying to control the position but Harper postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Song dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper has his feet on Song's thighs here. He's pushed Song off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Song screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Harper!
A victorious Tom Harper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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