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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheamus Meallan (ranked 2118 p4p, 3285 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 273 p4p, 388 weight class). 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
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheamus Meallan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Sharma throws a low kick but Meallan avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Meallan misses its target.
Meallan throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
A big left from Sharma misses.
Meallan is looking for a counter combo.
Meallan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Meallan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meallan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Meallan misses.
Meallan throws a lazy right hand but Sharma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Meallan's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sharma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meallan on the side of the head.
Sharma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sharma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meallan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharma on the side of the head.
Meallan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meallan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meallan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meallan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meallan scores with a leg kick.
Meallan tries to land a leg kick but Sharma saw it coming and moves away.
Meallan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Meallan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sharma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meallan in his tracks.
Meallan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma lunges at Meallan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meallan's hand.
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meallan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Meallan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharma.
Meallan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meallan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meallan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sharma works the jab nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meallan - the referee stops the clock and Sharma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meallan. Sharma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meallan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sharma counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Meallan misses.
Meallan throws a leg kick
and Sharma counters with a straight right hand.
Sharma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharma as he connects with a hook.
Sharma throws a big shot that misses.
Meallan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meallan misses with a straight right.
Meallan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meallan throws a body shot but no joy.
Meallan throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharma counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Meallan.
Meallan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meallan misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
Sharma throws a hook but Meallan blocks it.
Sharma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meallan throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meallan's corner calls for a 1-2. Meallan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meallan avoids the body shot from Sharma.
Sharma lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meallan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meallan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Meallan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharma throws a shot from downtown. Meallan moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Meallan misses.
Sharma looks to throw the jab but Meallan is out of range.
Meallan throws a big shot that misses.
Sharma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meallan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharma slips under a jab from Meallan.
Sharma lands a jab to Meallan's midsection.
Sharma misses with a straight right.
Sharma tries to close the distance and clinch but Meallan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharma misses with a looping right.
Sharma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meallan at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meallan swings widly with a right hand
and Sharma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharma looks to throw the jab but Meallan is out of range.
Meallan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meallan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meallan.
Sharma lands a right hook to the body.
Meallan throws a low kick, looking for Sharma's leg but Sharma calmly moves out of range.
Meallan throws a big shot that misses.
Sharma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sharma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sharma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meallan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meallan throws a right hand that misses
and Sharma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meallan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
Meallan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sharma misses with a hook. Meallan ducked under it nicely.
Sharma with a hook.
Meallan drops his hands momentarily and Sharma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharma misses with a low kick.
Sharma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rohith Sharma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sharma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Meallan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sharma just misses with a punch to the body.
Meallan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Meallan.
Rohith Sharma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meallan swings widly with a right hand
and Sharma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meallan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meallan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meallan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meallan defending well as Sharma loads up on a big left hand.
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meallan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Meallan throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Meallan tests Sharma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meallan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meallan moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Sharma defending well as Meallan loads up on a big left hand.
Sharma punishes Meallan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma misses with a leg kick.
Meallan swings widly with a right hand
and Sharma counters with a left and a right that stings Meallan.
Meallan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharma.
Meallan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meallan lands with a hook. Sharma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meallan misses with a hook
and Sharma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Meallan misses.
Sharma lands a jab.
Meallan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meallan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meallan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sharma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sharma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meallan on the side of the head.
Meallan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Meallan misses.
Sharma slips a straight right by Meallan.
Meallan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meallan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meallan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meallan misses with an uppercut.
Sharma misses with a hook.
Sharma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meallan checks a low kick from Sharma.
A jab from Meallan misses.
Sharma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sharma misses with a looping right.
Sharma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meallan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meallan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meallan moves out of range as Sharma strikes.
Meallan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sharma checks a low kick from Meallan.
Sharma slips a jab from Meallan.
Meallan misses with a combination
and Sharma counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meallan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sharma misses the jab.
It appears Meallan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sharma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Sharma lands a jab to the head.
Sharma throws an overhand right that lands on Meallan's shoulder, as Meallan tries to avoid the shot.
Sharma digs a good body shot into Meallan's ribs.
Meallan misses with a double jab
and Sharma counters with a leg kick.
Meallan misses with a straight right.
Sharma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meallan 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.
Sharma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meallan.
Sharma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws the left hand but Meallan avoids the punch easily.
Meallan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sharma checks a low kick from Meallan.
Sharma lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meallan walks into a straight right hand from Sharma.
Meallan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Sharma blocks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Meallan misses with a hook. Sharma ducked under it nicely.
Meallan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meallan.
A low kick from Meallan misses
and Sharma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meallan avoids the body shot from Sharma.
Meallan jabs at Sharma's body.
Sharma slips under a jab from Meallan.
Meallan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meallan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharma in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rohith Sharma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Meallan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Sharma misses with an uppercut.
Meallan throws a jab when Sharma was well out of range.
Meallan misses with a body kick.
Meallan lands with a good body shot.
Meallan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Meallan lands.
The crowd cheers as Sharma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meallan doesn't seem phased though.
Meallan misses with a straight left.
Meallan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
Sharma lands a body shot.
Meallan throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meallan. Sharma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meallan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
Sharma throws a lazy uppercut
and Meallan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meallan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Meallan.
Meallan throws a hook to the side of Sharma's head but Sharma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meallan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sharma throws out a loose jab but Meallan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meallan.
Meallan is looking to counter punch.
Sharma looks to score with a jab to the body but Meallan is just out of range.
Meallan wants to land a leg kick but Sharma is out of range.
Sharma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meallan misses with a low kick.
Sharma throws a leg kick that misses.
Meallan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sharma misses with a wild combination.
Sharma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharma tries to clinch up
and Meallan counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meallan misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharma. Meallan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meallan slips a straight right by Sharma.
Nice defenses there by Meallan.
Meallan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Meallan misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
Sharma lunges at Meallan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meallan's hand.
Meallan connects with a nice looking jab.
Meallan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharma.
A big right from Sharma misses.
Sharma misses with a straight right.
Meallan looks to land a combination but Sharma avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sharma. Those never looked like landing.
Meallan tries to bum rush Sharma with a series of wild strikes but Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
No joy there for Meallan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharma throws out a powerful jab.
Meallan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meallan scores with a hook to the body. Sharma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meallan misses with a low kick.
Meallan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meallan misses with a hook
and Sharma counters with a left to the body.
Sheamus Meallan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meallan takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Sharma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sharma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sharma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sharma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meallan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meallan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meallan lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meallan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Meallan.
Meallan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meallan scores with a head kick.
Sharma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meallan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meallan.
Rohith Sharma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sharma dips to his left and cracks Meallan with an uppercut!
Sharma slips a jab from Meallan.
Meallan misses with an uppercut
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Meallan.
Meallan throws a right hand that misses
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meallan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rohith Sharma.
Well Sharma 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rohith Sharma!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rohith Sharma made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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