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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is Thats Entertainment. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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187 cm
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Harper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harper is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harper regains half guard.
Thompson wants to stand up but Harper has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson decides to return to a standing position.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harper's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson wants to stand but Harper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson prevents Harper from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to stand but Harper is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harper moves to take his opponent's back.
Will Harper go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Thompson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Harper working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Thompson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Thompson is really stuck here.
Harper is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Thompson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to control the position but Thompson frees himself and scrambles - Harper manages to regain control in side control.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harper decides to stand back up. Harper steps back and let's Thompson get back to his feet.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harper has his takedown stuffed
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harper!
Thompson breaks from Harper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Harper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Harper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harper hang on?
Harper wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.
Thompson throwing strikes here but Harper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harper manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper kicks Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harper manages to get back to half guard.
Harper actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson stands up from half guard.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harper, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Harper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Harper closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Harper fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper pushes a forearm under Thompson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thompson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Harper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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