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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Oubaali (ranked 4036 p4p, 435 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 2902 p4p, 339 weight class). Oubaali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Oubaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oubaali has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jako Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sharp throws a hook but Oubaali avoids it easily.
Oubaali looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oubaali.
Sharp drops his hands momentarily and Oubaali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Oubaali has managed to clinch.
Sharp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oubaali is defending well for now.
Sharp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oubaali is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the ropes.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oubaali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oubaali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oubaali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oubaali.
Sharp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Oubaali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oubaali throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp tries to score with a low kick but Oubaali moves his leg out of the way.
Sharp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Oubaali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oubaali is able to avoid easily.
Oubaali scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oubaali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
Oubaali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp lands a head shot.
Oubaali moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oubaali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oubaali misses with some punches.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oubaali!
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Oubaali moved out of range nicely.
Oubaali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oubaali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sharp.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sharp, as that shot connected.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Oubaali.
Sharp tries a quick counter leg kick but Oubaali is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Oubaali.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oubaali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Oubaali.
Oubaali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oubaali breaks from the clinch.
Sharp misses with a lunging right hand
and Oubaali counters with a big head kick but Sharp shrugs it off.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oubaali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oubaali blocks a leg kick.
Oubaali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp throws a head kick but Oubaali moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Oubaali tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp connects with an inside leg kick.
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Oubaali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Oubaali controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oubaali tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Oubaali tries to clinch up
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sharp scores with a head kick.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oubaali is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Oubaali.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oubaali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp misses with a looping right.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oubaali checks it well.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oubaali tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oubaali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp scores with a sloppy right hand. Oubaali should have avoided that one.
Oubaali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ali Oubaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oubaali.
Sharp lands a head kick. Oubaali smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
That kick from Sharp tenderised Oubaali's leg. Oubaali is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Sharp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oubaali. That did some damage!
Oubaali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oubaali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oubaali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Oubaali avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sharp.
Oubaali scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Oubaali putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sharp in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Oubaali can't find room to land a body shot as Sharp controls the action.
Oubaali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Oubaali controls the action.
Oubaali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asa Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oubaali is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
Oubaali can't find room to land a body shot as Sharp controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
Oubaali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
Oubaali breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Oubaali.
Oubaali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oubaali tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp feints a counter leg kick.
Oubaali has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Oubaali breaks from the clinch.
Ali Oubaali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oubaali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Oubaali appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oubaali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Oubaali slips a straight right by Sharp.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Oubaali missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sharp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oubaali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Oubaali.
Asa Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oubaali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oubaali checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Sharp throws a front kick aimed at Oubaali's knee but Oubaali avoids it well.
Oubaali wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oubaali avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Oubaali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oubaali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Sharp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Oubaali is looking to clinch.
Oubaali connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oubaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Oubaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oubaali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Oubaali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sharp throws out a leg kick but Oubaali moves out of range and Sharp only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oubaali.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Oubaali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sharp.
Oubaali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Oubaali as he connects with a hook.
Sharp staying out of range there.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Oubaali throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Oubaali.
Oubaali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oubaali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oubaali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Sharp scores with a leg kick.
Oubaali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
Sharp swinging wildly here.
Asa Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp throws a front kick aimed at Oubaali's knee but Oubaali avoids it well.
It looked like Oubaali was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oubaali tries a low kick but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oubaali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oubaali has Sharp up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oubaali misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oubaali prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sharp obliges.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Oubaali blocking some punches.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
Oubaali scores with a shoulder strike.
Oubaali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oubaali lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oubaali.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Oubaali lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
Oubaali takes a shot to the head.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oubaali wants to stall.
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ali Oubaali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oubaali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp prevents Oubaali from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oubaali.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharp.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asa Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oubaali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oubaali tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Oubaali creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Asa Sharp.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Sharp!
A very excited looking Asa Sharp 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.
The defeated Ali Oubaali had this to say: 'Thank'.
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