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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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202 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andi Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russian gets caught napping as Sharp dives in and scores a takedown. Russian manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Russian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Russian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Russian tries to get out of the position.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Russian keeps moving.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharp is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andi Sharp has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Russian doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp cracks Russian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Egor Russian has been cut.
Andi Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Russian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russian is looking to clinch.
Egor Russian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russian tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Russian blocks the leg kick.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Russian tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian darts in and clinches Sharp up against the cage.
Russian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp looks to land a combination. Russian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Russian pushes him off.
Sharp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Russian moves out of range easily.
Russian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Sharp looks for the body kick but Russian saw that one coming.
Russian dodges the punch combination from Sharp.
Russian is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Russian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sharp can pounce on him.
Sharp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Russian is out of range.
Russian blocks a head kick by Sharp.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russian circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Russian prevents it.
Russian tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp tries to pull guard but Russian holds him up against the cage and eventually Sharp drops back down to his feet.
Russian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Russian moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharp lands with a hook. Russian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Russian avoids it well.
Sharp tries to clinch but Russian moves out of range.
Russian tries to clinch up.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sharp misses with a hook. Russian ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Russian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andi Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Egor Russian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharp 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.
Russian blocks the body kick.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Russian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andi Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Russian. Russian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sharp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russian tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Russian tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Russian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russian moves to clinch but Sharp breaks away
and Sharp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Russian avoids it really well and circles away.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Russian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp is looking to score with low kicks.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Sharp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Russian avoids nicely.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Russian moves out of range easily.
Sharp throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Russian's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp feints and then cracks Russian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Russian down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Russian's waist but Russian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharp off to one side.
Egor Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andi Sharp.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Russian moves out of range.
Russian wants to clinch.
Russian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sharp to score with a decent uppercut.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Russian's head but Russian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Russian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sharp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russian counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sharp goes for a takedown attempt but Russian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sharp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp scores with a punch to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Russian checks a leg kick.
Sharp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Russian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Russian avoids it well.
Sharp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Russian's waist but Russian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharp off to one side.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
Sharp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sharp dives in and grabs Russian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Russian pushes down on Sharp's head and hops out.
Sharp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Russian down.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russian checks a low kick from Sharp.
Sharp lands with a good body shot.
Sharp throws a head kick but Russian moves out of range.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Sharp throws a push kick but Russian slaps the foot to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Russian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Russian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andi Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Egor Russian's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Russian. No joy for Sharp on that attempt.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Sharp.
Russian tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Russian tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Russian blocks a leg kick.
Sharp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sharp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Russian counters by clinching up.
Russian tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp tightens his grip and picks Russian up, before dumping him to the ground. Russian manages to land in guard.
Russian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharp trying to control but Russian is working from the bottom.
Sharp throwing strikes from guard but Russian blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp pushes down on Russian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharp passes the guard and advances to mount!
Russian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sharp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sharp controlling his opponent.
Sharp landing shots from mount.
Sharp quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sharp but it's paid off an Russian is forced to tap! Nice work by Sharp.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andi Sharp!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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