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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Van Doren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen five finger death punch- back for more as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Bart Van Doren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Doren moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Harrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Doren in his tracks.
Harrison leaves Van Doren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Doren darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Doren.
Van Doren working hard to break the clinch.
Van Doren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Doren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harrison tries to work over Van Doren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Doren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrison to keep the fight standing.
Van Doren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Doren forces Harrison back against the cage and clinches.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Van Doren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Doren misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Doren taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Doren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harrison is keeping busy.
Van Doren is trying to pull guard but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Doren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harrison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Doren trying to stall but Harrison improves his position.
Van Doren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Doren counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Doren shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Doren closes the distance and clinches up with Harrison, looking for a takedown. Van Doren pushes Harrison against the cage but Harrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Doren is breathing heavily.
Van Doren misses with the combination.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Doren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Doren tries for a takedown but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Doren walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Doren shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrison looks to land a combination. Van Doren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison stuffs the takedown.
Harrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Doren closes the distance and clinches up with Harrison, looking for a takedown. Van Doren pushes Harrison against the cage but Harrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harrison works over Van Doren's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Doren throws a combination that misses
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Van Doren backing up. Van Doren nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Doren.
Van Doren slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Doren closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Doren struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Van Doren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Doren can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Harrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Doren is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrison.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Doren has a takedown stuffed.
Van Doren takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Van Doren tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily
and Van Doren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Doren throws a combination. Harrison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Van Doren avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Doren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrison pinned against the cage. Harrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Van Doren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Doren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrison defends it nicely.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Van Doren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Doren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison counters with a series of strikes. Van Doren will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a good cross that connects.
Bart Van Doren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Van Doren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Doren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Doren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrison counters with a left and a right that stings Van Doren.
Harrison throws a good cross that connects.
Van Doren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Doren misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Doren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Doren.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harrison!
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Van Doren slips the punch.
Harrison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harrison gets tackled into the cage by Van Doren. Van Doren maintains the clinch.
Van Doren tries to pull guard but Harrison holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Doren drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Doren tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Doren's efforts to push away.
Van Doren is trying to push Harrison away but Harrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Doren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Doren shoots for a takedown but Harrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bart Van Doren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Van Doren with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Doren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Bobby Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Doren moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Doren breaks from the clinch.
Van Doren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrison.
Van Doren lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Van Doren moves out of range.
Van Doren takes the fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Van Doren. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Van Doren has the dominant position.
Van Doren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Doren. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Doren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Doren manages to break the clinch.
Harrison throws the left hand but Van Doren avoids the punch easily.
Harrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Doren misses with the combination.
Van Doren moves into range and clinches up with Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has Van Doren pressed against the cage, preventing Van Doren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Doren has Harrison pushed against the cage.
Van Doren jumps guard but Harrison turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Doren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
Van Doren decides to pull guard.
Harrison throwing strikes from guard but Van Doren blocks nicely.
Harrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrison works over Van Doren with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Doren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison postures up in Van Doren's guard and throws a big left but Van Doren blocks it.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Harrison stopping the sweep attempt from Van Doren.
Van Doren working a defensive guard here.
Harrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Doren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.
Van Doren controls Harrison momentarily but Harrison frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Doren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrison postures up.
Van Doren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Doren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bart Van Doren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Doren throws a strike but Harrison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Van Doren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Harrison!
An out of breath Bobby Harrison thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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pop
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