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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sharp (ranked 3730 p4p, 2439 weight class) and Damionivitch Irwinivitch (ranked 241 p4p, 172 weight class). Irwinivitch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. just the two of us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damionivitch Irwinivitch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damionivitch Irwinivitch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sharp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Irwinivitch scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sharp working over Irwinivitch with some ground and pound. Irwinivitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irwinivitch gets back to full guard.
Irwinivitch looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing that Sharp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses. Irwinivitch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharp's guard. Nice move by Irwinivitch!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwinivitch won't allow Sharp to sweep him here.
Sharp has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Irwinivitch has passed into side control.
Sharp is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp manages to get back to half guard.
Sharp moves into full guard.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Irwinivitch tries to pass.
Irwinivitch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Irwinivitch from controlling successfully.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irwinivitch looking to pass the guard.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharp is pulling down on Irwinivitch's head to control his posture.
Irwinivitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Irwinivitch misses with a wild combination.
Sharp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irwinivitch scores with a sloppy right hand. Sharp should have avoided that one.
Sharp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sharp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sharp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sharp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sharp winds up and cracks Irwinivitch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Irwinivitch tries to get to full guard but Sharp has control of the leg.
Irwinivitch punching from the bottom.
Irwinivitch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sharp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Irwinivitch taking some punishment here, with Sharp in his half guard.
Irwinivitch is rocked!
Sharp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Irwinivitch is still in real trouble! Can Sharp finish him?
Sharp lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Irwinivitch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sharp throws a strike but Irwinivitch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Irwinivitch working some strikes from top position.
Irwinivitch stopping the sweep attempt from Sharp.
Irwinivitch wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Irwinivitch seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwinivitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
Sharp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irwinivitch tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharp is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwinivitch throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Irwinivitch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sharp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sharp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been informed that Irwinivitch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sharp's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sharp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Sharp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Irwinivitch.
Irwinivitch scores with a nice strike.
Irwinivitch misses with a double jab.
Irwinivitch tries to sprawl but Sharp drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Irwinivitch to regain full guard.
Sharp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Irwinivitch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sharp has managed to get both his arms back between Irwinivitch's legs - danger averted.
Irwinivitch has momentary wrist control but Sharp slips an elbow through the middle.
Sharp with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Irwinivitch's head.
Sharp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Irwinivitch on the ground.
Irwinivitch wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Joe Sharp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
Irwinivitch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sharp is in close to Irwinivitch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Irwinivitch's head off the mat! Irwinivitch is out! He's out! Sharp jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Sharp!
Damionivitch Irwinivitch spoke after the fight, saying 'Это ужасно, я ненавижу этого человека. В следующем бою я убью! Клянусь, это не неудача, я вернусь сильнее!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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