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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Neil Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Shark!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shark tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Shark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shark avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Shark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harrison is looking to clinch but Shark is avoiding it.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrison tries to avoid it but Shark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrison to the ground. Harrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Shark persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrison - the referee stops the clock and Shark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrison. Shark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Shark.
Nice takedown defense from Shark. No joy for Harrison on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison throws the kick towards the body but Shark avoids it.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark tries to clinch up.
Harrison misses with a double jab.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Shark circles away.
Shark feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shark slips nicely into half guard.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison is not content to let Shark control the position.
Shark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but Shark postures up.
Harrison won't allow Shark to pass to mount.
Harrison trying to hold on to Shark's head to control him but Shark postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Neil Harrison.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
Shark has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Shark keeps him there for the moment.
Shark wants a takedown but no success here.
Shark prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shark.
Harrison tries to circle away but Shark has him pinned against the cage.
Shark pulls guard effortlessly.
Shark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harrison has picked Shark up and slammed him! Shark can't keep hold of the triangle and Harrison manages to pass to side control!
Shark prevents Harrison from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control the action but Shark is working from the bottom.
Harrison working away.
Harrison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shark sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shark tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Harrison unloads with some shots from mount but Shark bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison looking to ground and pound but Shark is blocking nicely.
Shark is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Harrison has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Shark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harrison lands with a straight right. Shark didn't see that one coming.
Shark keeps the fight on the outside.
Shark closes the distance and clinches up with Harrison, looking for a takedown. Shark pushes Harrison against the cage but Harrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shark showed some decent athleticism there.
Harrison keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harrison tries to roll over but Shark keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shark in particular looking to stall.
Shark prevents Harrison from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shark seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Harrison is not content to let Shark control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Shark.
Shark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neil Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
Shark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shark misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Shark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Shark tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Shark shoots in for a double leg but Harrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks to clinch
and Shark counters with a straight right hand.
Shark misses with a head kick.
Shark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harrison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shark somewhat.
Shark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harrison keeps Shark at a distance using the push kick.
Neil Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
Harrison has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Shark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shark shoots in and bounces Harrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shark trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harrison scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shark shoots for a takedown but Harrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrison pinned against the cage. Harrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shark fails with a takedown attempt.
Neil Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Shark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Shark blocks a head kick by Harrison.
A punch combination from Shark misses.
Shark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Harrison tries to sprawl but Shark drives through with a takedown into half guard.
James Shark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shark's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Harrison controls the action.
Harrison wants to control but Shark manages to buck him off and is now in Harrison's guard! Nice work there by Shark!
Shark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison working a defensive guard but Shark passes into half guard.
Shark stalling.
Harrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shark wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shark with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Neil Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Shark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Shark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shark 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Shark!
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energy
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