PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sharp
vs
Guy

176 cm
23
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

212 cm
28
288 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Guy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sharp forces Guy back against the cage and clinches.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Sharp keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharp keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp stalling in the clinch but Guy improves position.
Sharp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Guy can't break the clinch.
Sharp stalling in the clinch but Guy improves position.
Guy wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Sharp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guy has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Sharp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.

Guy breaks the clinch.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Guy misses.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Guy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Guy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terry Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy lands a body shot.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Sharp looks for the body kick but Guy saw that one coming.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Guy lands.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guy.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Sharp tries to clinch
and Guy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sharp thinking.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Guy.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guy avoids the elbow strike from Sharp, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Sharp tries to clinch up
and Guy counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy scores with a jab to the body.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Guy throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Sharp slips under a jab from Guy.
A jab from Guy misses.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Guy misses with a looping left.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp wants to clinch.
Guy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guy avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sharp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guy avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
A frustrated look appears on Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Guy in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Sharp taking a breather.
Guy trying to control the position but instead, Sharp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guy into the cage.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Guy is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guy wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharp won't allow it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Guy swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp wants to clinch
and Guy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Guy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guy throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Guy swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guy counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Guy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sharp looks to clinch
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp wants to clinch but Guy slips to the side
and Guy counters with a straight right hand.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sharp closes the distance and pushes Guy back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sharp scores with a knee to the head.
Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp throws an elbow but it misses.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sharp taking a breather.
Guy tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
A big left from Guy misses.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy catches Sharp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sharp at a distance.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharp looking to slow down the pace here.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Guy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp looking to slow down the pace here.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Sharp trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Guy dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Guy 's eye.
Guy works on Sharp's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.

Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Guy lands with a hook. Sharp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Sharp moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Guy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matt Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Sharp looks to clinch
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to clinch
and Guy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sharp has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sharp walks into a straight right hand from Guy.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy digs a good hook to Sharp's body.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guy misses with a series of wild punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp looks to clinch
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy misses with a straight right.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terry Sharp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp tries to clinch up
and Guy counters with a one-two to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guy is trying to break free.
Sharp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Guy 's eye.
A knee to the head by Sharp.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharp looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Guy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharp throws an elbow but misses.
Sharp is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Guy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps Guy's head back.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Sharp moves away and avoids it.
Sharp is looking to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy stuns Sharp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sharp on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp slips a jab from Guy.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Guy tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp looks to clinch
and Guy counters with a left to the body.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.

Sharp drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy wants to break free but Sharp has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp'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.
Guy tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Sharp has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Sharp throws a wild body kick that Guy sees coming a mile off.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a body shot.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Guy swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws a series of strikes that have Sharp backpedaling.

Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharp closes the distance but Guy moves to the side
and Guy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy lands a nice hook to Sharp's body. Sharp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Guy's belly button to the back.
Sharp wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.

Guy tries to keep at a distance but Sharp has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guy blocks the elbow strike.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Guy in his tracks for a moment.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy moves out of range of the body kick from Sharp.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy ducks right into an uppercut from Sharp.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp moves to clinch but Guy breaks away
and Guy counters with a left to the body.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sharp. Sharp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sharp moves out of range of the strikes.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Guy counters with a nice 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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy jabs Sharp right on the nose. Sharp blinks but takes it well.
Sharp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sharp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp is looking to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Sharp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Sharp wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Sharp closes the distance but Guy moves to the side
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to clinch up
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.

Sharp clinches with his opponent.
Sharp connects with a knee to the head.

Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp tries to clinch but Guy moves away
and Guy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Guy.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sharp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Sharp darts in and clinches Guy up against the cage.
Terry Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guy 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Matt Guy!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Matt Guy!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Matt Guy!

Matt Guy wins by unanimous decision!