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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boondock Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up To Boston. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boondock Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp rushes Saint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Saint is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Saint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp prevents Saint from breaking the clinch.
Saint jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharp walks away with a smile on his face. Saint gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint misses with a wild combination.
Sharp slips a jab from Saint.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint has a takedown stuffed.
Saint shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boondock Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint being controlled against the cage.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Saint tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp stalling the fight.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Saint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
Sharp forces Saint back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saint has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sharp uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sharp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saint's guard.
Sharp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saint has his foot on Sharp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sharp works his way back into a safe position though.
Sharp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saint. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saint is looking for a triangle but Sharp pushes his legs off easily.
Sharp wanted to stand there but Saint had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sharp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sharp wants to stand but Saint has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is stalling in the full guard.
Sharp tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Saint misses.
Terry Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Saint.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp darts in and clinches Saint up against the cage.
Sharp content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saint misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is pushing Saint up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp stalling the fight.
Saint tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint drops back down to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp effectively controlling the action here.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sharp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sharp will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Saint scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp stalling.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Saint can't break the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp is struggling to control the position.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Sharp.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up with Sharp, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes Sharp against the cage but Sharp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint swinging wildly here.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharp is pushing Saint up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp is pushing Saint up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Sharp dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Saint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Saint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharp circles away.
Sharp rushes Saint and presses him up against the cage.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Terry Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boondock Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp avoiding damage.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saint jumps guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint is trying to break free.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saint fails to pull guard.
Saint tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saint up against the cage.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Saint jumps guard but Sharp stands there with Saint around his waist. Saint gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharp walks away with a smile on his face. Saint gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint is trying to break free.
Saint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Sharp.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp stalling in the clinch.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Sharp avoiding damage.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sharp to keep the fight standing.
Saint is trying to break free.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a nice uppercut.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp stalls.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Boondock Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Sharp leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Well,Saint is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Saint wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Sharp to work.
Sharp receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saint avoids the elbow strike from Sharp, against the cage.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sharp just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp controlling the action here for a moment.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Terry Sharp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharp 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Terry Sharp wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Terry Sharp 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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