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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Sharp acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Jack Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharp.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Silver scores with a four punch combination!
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver takes one on the button.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Sharp counters with a crisp right hand that drops Silver! Sharp lets Silver back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Jack Silver has been cut.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a nice right hand that sends Silver toppling to the canvas! Silver scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sharp finish him?!
Silver is rocked!
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp misses the jab.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Good shot there by Sharp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Silver checks the leg kick.
Silver misses with a combination
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silver's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp is looking for a kimura but Silver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sharp to get the leverage.
Sharp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silver is trying to stand back up but Sharp is controlling him
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sharp.
Sharp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silver is trying to stand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silver defends it nicely.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver throws a solid leg kick but Sharp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver pushes Sharp away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sharp gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sharp lands some shots froms side control.
Sharp is trying to get an arm triangle but Silver is defending well.
Silver is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sharp is controlling him well.
Sharp cracks Silver with a big elbow.
Sharp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silver has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sharp duly obliges.
Silver throws and low kick but Sharp moves out of range easily.
Sharp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sharp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Sharp. That snapped Silver's head back.
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silver throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Sharp throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sharp counters with a three punch combo that has Silver backing up. Silver nods at Sharp to acknowledge the strikes.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Sharp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharp thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Silver blocks a head kick by Sharp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Sharp does no damage.
Silver lands a jab-cross combination.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silver's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silver blocks a jab.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sharp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Sharp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharp or not.
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Silver misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Curtis Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Silver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sharp is able to avoid easily.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sharp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silver is able to avoid easily.
Silver shoots in and drives through. Sharp sprawls well.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Jack Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Sharp with an uppercut!
Silver tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Silver stalks Sharp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharp's face. Sharp staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Sharp.
Silver wants to clinch up but Sharp keeps it at a distance.
Sharp clobbers Silver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a single leg into guard. Silver didn't expect that.
Sharp is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharp stops Silver from standing up.
Sharp distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Sharp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver lands a head kick. Sharp smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sharp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silver throws a combination that misses
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Sharp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Silver rushes Sharp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Silver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silver presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver slips a jab from Sharp.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Sharp lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silver misses with a combination
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver misses with a combination
and Sharp counters with an inside leg kick.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Sharp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silver counters with a two punch combo.
Silver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sharp drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp won't allow Silver to get back to his feet.
Sharp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Silver wriggles free and stands up.
Silver scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silver!
Silver blocking the ground and pound.
Sharp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silver really wants to buck Sharp off and get back to his feet.
Jack Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp landing punches.
Sharp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silver is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sharp punching from mount but Silver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silver avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sharp.
Silver bucks up and throws Sharp to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Curtis Sharp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
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FIGHT
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