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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claude Dacre (ranked 1678 p4p, 178 weight class) and Miguel Harper (ranked 3439 p4p, 274 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claude Dacre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacre misses with a takedown attempt
and Harper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harper.
Dacre has his feet on Harper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dacre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dacre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Dacre's brow.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Dacre is retaining full guard.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Dacre blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre 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 is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Dacre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper stands up over Dacre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Dacre is keeping the position.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dacre's head.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dacre looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper postures up in Dacre's guard and throws a big left but Dacre blocks it.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dacre's head.
Dacre being controlled here, momentarily.
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Dacre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dacre postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dacre has picked Harper up and slammed him! Harper can't keep hold of the triangle and Dacre manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to regain half guard here but Dacre keeps moving and retains side control.
Harper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dacre trying to control here.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Dacre's hands, connecting with Dacre's forehead.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Dacre is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper is trying to control. Dacre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dacre trying to control here.
Harper working Dacre over with strikes.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Dacre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Dacre's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dacre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
Dacre shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harper feints the counter takedown.
Dacre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dacre 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 a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dacre has been working on his balance at Doherty's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Harper.
Harper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dacre taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Dacre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dacre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dacre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
Harper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is continuing to stall.
Dacre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dacre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miguel Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harper working Dacre over with strikes.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Dacre's head.
Harper winds up and cracks Dacre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dacre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Harper.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Dacre's temple.
Harper controlling the action here.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Dacre's hands, connecting with Dacre's forehead.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dacre keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper is looking to pass Dacre's guard but actually Dacre recovers to full guard.
Harper passes Dacre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dacre dives in and grabs Harper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes down on Dacre's head and hops out.
Harper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dacre!
Dacre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Harper working the body and head with strikes.
Harper controls the position.
Dacre is not content to let Harper control the position.
Harper cracks Dacre with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Harper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Harper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dacre has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands some shots froms side control.
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dacre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dacre wants to control but Harper postures up.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper looks up at the clock and then as Dacre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harper smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dacre tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position.
Dacre taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Dacre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to control the position but Dacre is working away.
Harper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dacre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harper's guard! Nice work there by Dacre!
Dacre trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Dacre trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper looking to control but Dacre passes into half guard.
Dacre seems to be working for a kimura but Harper defends the submission attempt.
Harper tries to roll over but Dacre keeps him under control.
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 regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
Harper working a defensive guard but Dacre manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harper sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper wants to improve his position but Dacre is controlling well.
Dacre wants to stand up but Harper has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper really dominated that round.
That's time! Dacre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dacre is trying to defend but Harper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Dacre is working away.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harper is looking to pass Dacre's guard but actually Dacre recovers to full guard.
Dacre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dacre keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre is looking for a triangle but Harper pushes his legs off easily.
Dacre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harper controls the pace.
Harper works over Dacre with some ground and pound from guard.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Dacre has wrist control.
Harper postures up.
Harper advances to half guard.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre moves into full guard.
Harper chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dacre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Harper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harper trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dacre keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper stays in close to Dacre's body and controls the position.
Harper trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dacre shoots and misses
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harper slips a nice elbow through Dacre's hands, connecting with Dacre's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre is not content to let Harper control the position.
Dacre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harper controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Dacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dacre shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Harper tries to counter it with a takedown but Dacre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dacre fails with the takedown
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper is nestled in close to Dacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper is taking a breather. Dacre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacre is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Dacre is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harper is trying to control the action in half guard but Dacre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harper seems to be working for a kimura but Dacre defends the submission attempt.
Dacre taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Dacre as he works his way to full guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Dacre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Claude Dacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two 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 trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dacre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dacre fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dacre defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dacre as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dacre.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harper fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dacre to the ground. Harper is now in Dacre's guard.
Harper is stalling in the full guard.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Dacre can't keep his opponent in guard - Harper advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dacre regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harper is in close to Dacre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper is working Dacre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper stands up over Dacre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dacre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harper trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Miguel Harper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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