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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shin Sharp (ranked 5146 p4p, 25608 weight class) and Conner Bradshaw (ranked 361 p4p, 389 weight class). Conner Bradshaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conner Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sharp looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bradshaw keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bradshaw is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Bradshaw passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw controlling the position.
Sharp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sharp tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Bradshaw has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bradshaw landing strikes.
Bradshaw decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sharp to his feet.
Bradshaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw drives through with a takedown into Sharp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bradshaw is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bradshaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bradshaw pushing down on Sharp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bradshaw controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw uses his free foot to push down on Sharp's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sharp.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bradshaw controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Bradshaw.
Sharp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradshaw on the ground.
Bradshaw has hold of Sharp's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sharp manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bradshaw working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is working for a guillotine from mount but Sharp frees his head quite easily.
Bradshaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Bradshaw working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradshaw looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bradshaw looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Bradshaw dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bradshaw pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradshaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp slaps away a takedown attempt from Bradshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradshaw wants to take the fight to the mat but Sharp manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Bradshaw manages to pull guard.
Bradshaw throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sharp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bradshaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw pulls Sharp in close to his closed guard and prevents Sharp from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bradshaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sharp manages to get himself to full guard.
Bradshaw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sharp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bradshaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Conner Bradshaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bradshaw is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bradshaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bradshaw winds up and cracks Sharp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bradshaw forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradshaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sharp pinned against the cage. Sharp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shin Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Bradshaw.
Bradshaw gets a takedown into half guard.
Sharp wants to stand back up but Bradshaw manages to pass into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw decides to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Bradshaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sharp gets tackled into the cage by Bradshaw. Bradshaw maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bradshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradshaw manages to break the clinch.
Sharp gets tackled into the cage by Bradshaw. Bradshaw maintains the clinch.
Bradshaw decides to pull guard.
Bradshaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sharp's guard.
Bradshaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradshaw with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bradshaw sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sharp's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw working Sharp over with strikes.
Sharp is defending against the submission attempts here by Bradshaw.
Sharp taking some punishment here, with Bradshaw in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradshaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sharp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bradshaw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bradshaw moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bradshaw takes a little break here. Sharp wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bradshaw is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sharp is trying to escape and Bradshaw transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sharp is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bradshaw! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conner Bradshaw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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