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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Angle!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp wants to clinch up but Angle keeps it at a distance.
Angle is looking to clinch.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Angle.
Angle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Angle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Angle. That's going to slow Sharp down.
Sharp swinging wilding here.
Angle looks to clinch
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Angle.
Angle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angle throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Angle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angle circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angle shoots in and drives through. Sharp sprawls well.
Sharp tries to bum rush Angle with a series of wild strikes but Angle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Angle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharp thows a huge punch but Angle dodges it nicely.
Sharp throwing shots but Angle is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Angle defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Angle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sharp wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
Angle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sharp.
Sharp 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.
Angle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Angle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sharp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Angle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Angle tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sharp controls his leg.
Angle looks gassed!
Angle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sharp desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Angle with the ground and pound but Sharp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Angle throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angle postures up and lands a big shot to Sharp's brow.
Angle stands and steps away. Sharp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Angle shoots in for a double leg but Sharp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Curtis Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Angle.
Angle tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Angle keeps it at a distance.
Sharp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Angle wants to clinch
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Angle will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angle shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp throws a right hand that Angle ducks under and follows up with a left that Angle also avoids with ease.
Angle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Sharp finds it's way through Angle's defenses.
Angle shoots in but Sharp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angle throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Angle wants to clinch but Sharp slips to the side
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sharp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Angle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Angle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Angle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a left and a right that stings Angle.
Sharp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Angle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.
Angle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angle misses with a combination
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sharp.
Angle misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sharp.
Angle dodges the punch combination from Sharp.
Angle tries a low kick but Sharp avoids it.
Angle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angle is breathing heavily.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a three punch combo that has Angle backing up. Angle nods at Sharp to acknowledge the strikes.
Sharp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Angle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Angle closes the distance and clinches up with Sharp, looking for a takedown. Angle pushes Sharp against the cage but Sharp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Curtis Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Angle.
Angle slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Angle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sharp.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Some wild striking there from Angle.
Sharp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Angle throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Angle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sharp counters with a low kick, right behind Angle 's knee.
Angle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Sharp lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Angle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Sharp counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sharp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Angle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sharp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharp passes Angle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Angle controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a punch from half guard.
Angle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharp is working away from the top position though.
Angle is not content to let Sharp control the position.
Angle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Angle tries to kick Sharp off but Sharp keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sharp throwing shots but Angle is blocking nicely.
Angle is looking for a sweep. Sharp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Angle defending well though.
Angle manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sharp is working the combinations to good effect here.
Angle lands an overhand right.
Angle with a poor takedown
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Angle or perhaps it was just good defense by Sharp which made him look bad.
Sharp throws a good cross that connects.
Sharp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angle scores with a one two! Sharp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sharp.
Angle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sharp as he jumps to the side.
Angle throws a combination that misses
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Angle throws a leg kick but Sharp sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sharp scores with a three punch combo!
Angle misses with a looping right.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Angle.
Sharp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Angle with a poor takedown
and Sharp counters with a good low kick that Angle was not able to check.
Curtis Sharp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharp misses with a series of wild punches.
Angle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Angle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Angle throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp stalks Angle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Angle's face. Angle staggers backwards, shaken.
Sharp misses with a series of wild punches.
Angle with a poor takedown
and Sharp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Angle won't be happy with that.
Curtis Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Angle.
Angle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sharp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Angle to see if he's OK.
Sharp sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Angle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sharp is trying to ground and pound but Angle uses the momentary lack of control by Sharp to regain half guard.
Angle is trying to stand up here but Sharp is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Angle's head.
Angle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sharp.
Curtis Sharp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Angle wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sharp pushes Angle up against the cage in a clinch.
Angle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp stuffs the takedown attempt from Angle. Angle gets slowly back to his feet.
Justin Angle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Angle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Angle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Angle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Angle.
Angle misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a two punch combo.
Sharp lands a two punch combo.
Angle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sharp on the side of the head.
Sharp clobbers Angle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Sharp does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Angle. That's going to slow Sharp down.
Curtis Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Angle misses with a combination
and Sharp counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Angle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Angle.
Sharp connects with a right hand. Angle shakes it off.
Angle misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Angle throws a combination that misses
and Sharp counters with a left and a right that stings Angle.
Sharp tries to bum rush Angle with a series of wild strikes but Angle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Angle.
Nice straight punches there by Sharp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sharp.
Jab, jab by Sharp - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sharp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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