CFC 416 - Relaunch PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Hate Work (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Holm (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.

Hate Work
vs
Holm

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, I Hate Work!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Holm!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Work finds it's way round the side to connect with Holm's head.
Work cracks Holm with a good jab.
Work throws a body punch but Holm moves out of range.
Work scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Work connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Work bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Work. Holm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Work scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Work.

Holm is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holm is still on wobbly legs! Can Work finish him?
Work displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holm throws out the jab.
Are you kidding me?! Work ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Holm clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). I Hate Work!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richmond has chosen Dont Stop Me Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Munson
vs
Richmond

185 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

190 cm
27
190 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Munson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Munson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Richmond lands with a nice combination. Munson backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Munson thows a body kick. Richmond tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Richmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munson circles away quickly and effectively.
Richmond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richmond throws a series of punches but Munson avoids them all with ease.
Munson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick by Richmond misses
and Munson counters with an inside leg kick.
Munson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Richmond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Munson counters with a straight right hand.
Munson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richmond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Munson. That one must have hurt.
A head kick by Richmond misses
and Munson counters with a nice uppercut.
Richmond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munson.
Richmond misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Richmond misses
and Munson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richmond looks to throw a body kick
and Munson counters with a straight right hand.

Richmond is rocked!
Richmond throws a head kick but Munson moves out of range.
Richmond is still on wobbly legs! Can Munson finish him?
A head kick by Richmond misses
and Munson counters with a leg kick.
Richmond seems to have recovered his senses.
Richmond looks winded!
Munson jabs Richmond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richmond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richmond sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab by Munson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munson.
A low kick from Richmond is predictable there
and Munson scores with a counter punch that sends Richmond to the canvas! Munson smells blood - he's punishing Richmond with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Richmond has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Munson!
Robert Munson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panikov has chosen Fighters as his entrance music. 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.

Coker
vs
Panikov

165 cm
30
141 lbs
22 - 9 - 2

160 cm
34
145 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coker throws a big shot that misses.
Coker swings for the body but Panikov moves out of range.
Coker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Panikov checks it well.
Panikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Coker is wise to it.
Panikov motions for Coker to come forward. Panikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Panikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coker.
We've been informed that Panikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Panikov is looking to land body kicks.
Coker misses with a kick to the body.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Coker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Coker slips a jab from Panikov.
Coker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Coker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Panikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Panikov has closed the distance and engaged Coker in a clinch.
Coker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov throws a head punch that misses.
Coker misses with a body punch.
Coker letting Panikov take a breather here.
Coker blocking some punches.
Coker jumps guard but Panikov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Panikov blocks an uppercut.
Coker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Coker controls his hands.
Panikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coker working hard to break the clinch.
Coker throws a punch but it's blocked by Panikov.
Panikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Coker on the inside.
Coker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov has a couple of punches blocked by Coker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panikov.
Coker'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.
Coker lands with a light punch inside.
Coker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coker blocks an uppercut.
Coker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Panikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeen Coker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panikov scores with a nice head shot.
Panikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Panikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panikov blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Coker throws out a powerful jab.
Coker cracks Panikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coker misses with a leg kick.
Coker scores with a nice head shot.
Panikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panikov manages to avoid it.
Coker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Panikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker tries to score with a low kick but Panikov moves his leg out of the way.
Panikov looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
Panikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov throws a hook but Coker blocks it.
Coker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Panikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Panikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coker checks a leg kick nicely.
Coker checks a low kick from Panikov.
Coker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Panikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Panikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coker is out of range.
Coker throws an off balance right hand

and Panikov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Coker tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Panikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Coker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coker takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Panikov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coker avoids a kick to the body.
Akeen Coker is winning the standup battle so far.
Coker throws a low kick but Panikov moves out of range easily.
Coker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coker fakes the leg kick and cracks Panikov in the body.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panikov manages to avoid it.
Coker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coker throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panikov! But no joy.
Coker missing with a left hand there. Panikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panikov missing with a left hand there. Coker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Panikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panikov lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Panikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Panikov lands a jab to the nose.
Panikov lands with a hook. Coker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Panikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker scores with a hook to the body. Panikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coker looks to score with a jab to the body but Panikov is just out of range.
Panikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker wants to slow Panikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Coker looks to land a body kick but Panikov moved away.
Coker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Panikov on the side of the head.
Panikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Coker does a little dance to reset his feet.

Coker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coker is looking to work some ground and pound but Panikov has wrist control.
Coker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Coker wants to control from the top but Panikov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker is fighting to break Panikov's control of his arms but Panikov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Panikov working a defensive guard here.
Coker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Panikov is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coker or perhaps it was just good defense by Panikov, which made it look bad.
Coker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sergey Panikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coker jabs Panikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Panikov looks for the body kick but Coker saw that one coming.
Coker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coker feints and then cracks Panikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Panikov down.
Panikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Panikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panikov manages to avoid it.
Coker throws a body punch but Panikov moves out of range.
Coker looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
It seemed like Panikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Coker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coker showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker controlling the pace.
Coker throwing shots but Panikov is blocking nicely.
Panikov is trying to maintain the position but Coker is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Coker.
Coker is thwarting Panikov's attempts to control the position.
Coker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Panikov thuds his right hand into Coker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Panikov moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Panikov.
Panikov scores with a body shot.
Panikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coker.
Good exchange - Coker coming out on top.
Good shot there by Coker.
Good leg kick by Panikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Panikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
Coker throws a leg kick but Panikov moved away.
Coker backing away here, and Panikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Panikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker scores with a nice head shot.
Coker cracks Panikov with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panikov connects with a nice looking jab.

Panikov darts in and clinches Coker up against the cage.

Coker breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov blocks a low kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Panikov.
Coker motions for Panikov to come forward. Coker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coker.
Panikov throws a leg kick but Coker moved away.
Panikov throws a low kick, looking for Coker's leg but Coker calmly moves out of range.
Panikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Panikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coker misses the jab.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Coker misses
letting Panikov counter with a right hand.

Coker shoots in and bounces Panikov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov trying to control the position.
Coker trying to control the position from guard on top but Panikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coker throwing strikes but missing.
Coker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov misses with a body kick.
Panikov misses with a low kick as Coker jumps back.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Panikov scores with a shot to the body.
Coker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panikov's sensitive parts.
Panikov throws a hook to the side of Coker's head but Coker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Panikov. Beautiful body shot.
Coker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Panikov checks it well.

Panikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coker holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Coker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panikov pushes Coker away with a front kick.
Panikov connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker fails with a takedown attempt.
Coker throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Panikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Panikov misses with a left hand
and Panikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Panikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coker scores with a hook to the body. Panikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coker walks into a left hand.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Panikov tries to land a front kick but Coker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Panikov lands with a right hand.
Panikov misses with a shot to the body
and Coker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coker scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Panikov.
I think Panikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergey Panikov!
Sergey Panikov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.

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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veide comes into the arena with Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business blaring out of the sound system. Sharp has chosen Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Veide
vs
Sharp

195 cm
35
255 lbs
35 - 19 - 0

225 cm
27
224 lbs
13 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Veide misses its intended target.
Sharp feints a counter leg kick.
Veide throws a low kick, looking for Sharp's leg but Sharp calmly moves out of range.
Veide does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sharp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Veide fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp scores with a punch to the head.
Veide throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Veide with a body shot.
Sharp thows a body kick. Veide tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Veide definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Veide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Veide throws a leg kick which misses Sharp's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharp tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Veide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veide tries to counter by clinching up but Sharp breaks away and moves out of range.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veide.
Veide throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sharp connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Veide.
Sharp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sharp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Veide tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veide scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sharp doesn't seem bothered though.
Veide takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Veide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Veide changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Veide throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veide blocks a low kick nicely.
As Sharp tries to get set, Veide tries to push him back and clinch up but Sharp manages to avoid the attempt.
Veide lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp works over Veide's head and body with a nice combination.
Veide is looking to wear down Sharp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Veide is looking to chop away at Sharp's legs.
Veide 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veide lands a slapping body shot.
Veide buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veide moves away.
Veide turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp fails to land with a series of punches.
Veide throws a leg kick
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Sharp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sharp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Veide.
Sharp lands a front kick.
Veide slips under a jab.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Veide moved out of range.
Veide darts in trying to clinch
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Veide is out of range.
Veide throws a shot from downtown. Sharp moves away and avoids it.
Sharp is looking for the big counter here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharp.
Sharp catches Veide with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sharp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Veide has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Veide and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Veide swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Veide swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sharp counters with an outside leg kick.
Veide wants to land a leg kick but Sharp is out of range.
Sharp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veide throws a front kick that sends Sharp stumbling back into the cage.

Veide moves into the clinch.
Veide misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp with a nice cross.
Sharp tries to score with a low kick but Veide moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a leg kick
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Veide fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Veide tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Veide back against the cage.
Sharp tries to circle away but Veide has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Veide fails to land.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Veide has him pressed against the cage.
Veide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veide keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharp's efforts to push away.
Veide lands a right hand.
Veide throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sharp misses with a punch on the inside.

Veide breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victor Sharp will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sharp checks the leg kick.
Veide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Veide misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharp! But no joy.
Sharp cracks a nice hook into Veide's ribs.
Sharp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp throws a chopping leg kick but Veide manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veide is looking to counter the offense by Sharp and move into the clinch.
Veide misses with the combination.
Sharp is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Veide with a body shot.
Veide is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sharp's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Veide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Veide's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veide moves away.
A shot to the body from Veide misses
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Veide there.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Veide's shoulder, as Veide tries to avoid the shot.
Veide seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Veide misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veide throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veide scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Veide changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Veide takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp misses with a looping right.
Sharp takes a swing at Veide's ribcage but misses.
Veide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Veide closes the distance but Sharp moves to the side
and Sharp counters with a low kick, right behind Veide 's knee.
Veide throws a low kick but Sharp moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Veide lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Veide.
Sharp misses with a leg kick.

Veide moves into the clinch.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veide's elbow.
Veide is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Veide misses with a body punch.

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Sharp.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sharp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sharp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veide's hands.
Sharp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Veide fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharp in the body.
Veide lands with a nice body punch.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Veide moved away.
Veide chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sharp can pounce on him.
Veide throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a big shot that misses.
Veide checks the leg kick.
Veide is looking to counter the offense by Sharp and move into the clinch.
Sharp connects with a solid leg kick.
Veide explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Veide lands with a shot to the body.
Veide on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veide moves out of range as Sharp throws a body kick.
Sharp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veide can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Veide, right into the meat.
Sharp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veide. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veide misses with a straight right.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Veide pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sharp is out of range and Veide settles back down.
Sharp thuds his right hand into Veide's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide thuds his right hand into Sharp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Veide throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp is looking to score with low kicks.
Veide throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharp.
Veide takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Sharp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Veide's calf.
Veide fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sharp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veide tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Veide throws a push kick but Sharp slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Veide.
Sharp throws a body punch but Veide moves out of range.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Victor Sharp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Veide fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sharp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Veide throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Veide.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veide moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Veide avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Veide connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sharp scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Veide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Veide scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Veide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp lands a head kick!
Veide misses with the body kick
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Veide swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Veide throws a low kick but Sharp moves out of range easily.
Veide fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sharp slips under a jab from Veide.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veide checks a leg kick.
Veide finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Veide connects with a leg kick. Sharp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp misses with a low kick.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Veide tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veide avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Veide tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Veide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veide looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Veide is just out of range.
Veide throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Veide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
As Sharp tries to get set, Veide tries to push him back and clinch up but Sharp manages to avoid the attempt.
Sharp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Veide
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veide takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veide lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Sharp.
Some bone on bone action there as Veide checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Veide.
Veide throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Veide misses the shot to the body.
Sharp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Veide doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sharp duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veide.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide looks to throw a body kick
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veide. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Veide throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp throws a leg kick which misses Veide's front leg but catches the back leg as Veide tries to avoid it.
Sharp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Veide takes a step back to recover.
Veide tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Veide on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Veide - the referee stops the clock and Sharp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Veide. Sharp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Veide just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veide is looking to counter the offense by Sharp and move into the clinch.
Veide takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veide.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sharp really dominated that round.
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.

Veide ducks right into an uppercut from Sharp.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Veide was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veide.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Veide.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veide checks a leg kick.
Veide is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Veide looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
Veide misses with a low kick as Sharp jumps back.
Sharp ducks right into an uppercut from Veide.
Veide cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veide throws a shot from downtown. Sharp moves away and avoids it.
Sharp lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sharp checks a leg kick.
Sharp tries a quick counter leg kick but Veide is wise to it.
Veide looks to land a body kick but Sharp moved away.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Veide takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veide.
Veide tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veide.
Sharp works over Veide's head and body with a nice combination.
Sharp slips under a jab.
Veide just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Veide closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharp.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Veide avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp pushes Veide back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Veide throws a good cross that connects.
Veide on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Sharp. Beautiful body shot.
Veide lands with a good body shot.
Sharp has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Veide.
Sharp is looking to score with low kicks.
Veide gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab by Sharp.
Sharp lunges at Veide with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veide's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Veide does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Veide misses.
Veide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Veide slips the punch.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veide throws a sloppy body shot
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sharp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Veide throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Veide throws out a leg kick but Sharp moves out of range and Veide only half commits.
Veide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Veide connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharp momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veide on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Veide throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veide lands with a shot to the body.
Veide scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Veide.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veide misses with a body punch
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp scoring well with a low kick there.
Veide checks a low kick from Sharp.
A slapping body kick lands there for Veide.
Veide ducks right into an uppercut from Sharp.
Veide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sharp dominated that fourth round.
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 cracks Veide with a right hand to the side of the head.

Veide moves into the clinch.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Veide avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sharp.
A short body shot lands from Sharp as the two fighters clinch.
Veide can't find room to land a body shot as Sharp controls the action.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veide's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Veide lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Veide misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Veide seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sharp can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Veide blocking some punches.
Veide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp tries to break free but Veide pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sharp breaks the clinch.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Veide moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Veide tries to clinch up.
Veide attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Veide keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veide tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sharp manages to circle out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veide checks a leg kick.
Veide throws a body kick that misses.
Veide misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Sharp misses.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Sharp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Veide moves out of range easily.
Veide fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide ducks right into an uppercut from Sharp.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veide.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veide throws a low kick but Sharp moves out of range easily.
Veide checks the leg kick.
Veide throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sharp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veide doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Sharp throws a chopping leg kick but Veide manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veide throws a solid leg kick but Sharp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Veide.
Sharp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veide doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp moves out of range of the leg kick from Veide.
A bone on bone clash there as Veide blocks the leg kick.
Varg Veide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Veide instigates a clinch.
Sharp misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Veide.

Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Veide is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veide.
Veide is looking to counter the offense by Sharp and move into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Veide throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Veide moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharp.
Veide throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veide moves out of range of the strikes.
Veide tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Victor Sharp has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide misses the jab.
Sharp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veide moves out of range of the body kick.
Veide tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sharp manages to circle out of the way.
Veide misses the shot to the body.
Sharp lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Veide looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veide manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Sharp is predictable there

and Veide moves into the clinch.
Veide lands with a left to the head.
Sharp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veide blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Veide lands a body shot.
Victor Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sharp is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Veide misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Sharp.
I've got Sharp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sharp!
Our winner, Victor Sharp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.