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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacky Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Thats Entertainment - The Jam. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zacky Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Thompson throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into rage.
Stevenson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thompson cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands a head kick. Stevenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson lands a two punch combo.
Stevenson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevenson has wrist control.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
Stevenson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevenson's head.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stevenson taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stevenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Stevenson's hands, connecting with Stevenson's forehead.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Stevenson is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson prevents Stevenson from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevenson is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Stevenson defends it.
Stevenson tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevenson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stevenson.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson jabs at Stevenson's body.
Stevenson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zacky Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevenson will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson throws a head kick that Stevenson semi-blocks.
It looks like Zacky Stevenson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Stevenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson can do to turn this around?
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevenson is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stevenson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson tries to buck Thompson off but he can't manage it.
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevenson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Stevenson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thompson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thompson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thompson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thompson landing strikes from the mount.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dan Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stevenson tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
Thompson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stevenson is surviving well by controlling Thompson's body position as best he can.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stevenson looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson lands a big elbow.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stevenson hang on?
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Stevenson turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Thompson off and cradles Stevenson's limp body as Thompson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Dan Thompson!
Dan Thompson retains his middleweight title!
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