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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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174 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sherk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eastmond throws a body punch but Sherk moves out of range.
A punch combination from Eastmond misses.
Eastmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sherk.
Eastmond misses with an uppercut.
Sherk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eastmond on the side of the head.
Sherk just misses with a punch to the body.
Eastmond walks into a straight right hand from Sherk.
Sherk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sherk throws a body punch but Eastmond moves out of range.
Sherk scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sherk.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sherk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Eastmond dodges the ground and pound from Sherk.
Eastmond pushes Sherk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sherk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Eastmond regains half guard.
Sherk works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sherk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sherk unloading with bombs!
It looks like Ryan Eastmond has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eastmond suckers Sherk into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Eastmond is now in Sherk's guard!
Eastmond with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eastmond is controlling him.
Eastmond throws a big elbow that misses.
Eastmond throws a big right hand that misses.
Sherk seems keen to control Eastmond's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherk is pulling down on Eastmond's head. It's preventing any offense from Eastmond, at least for the moment.
Eastmond postures up in Sherk's guard and throws a big left but Sherk blocks it.
Eastmond throwing strikes from guard but Sherk blocks nicely.
Eastmond is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eastmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eastmond throwing strikes from guard but Sherk blocks nicely.
Sherk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Eastmond throwing strikes from guard but Sherk blocks nicely.
Eastmond postures up in Sherk's guard and throws a big left but Sherk blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eastmond trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Eastmond looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Sherk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Eastmond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eastmond scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sherk is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eastmond trying to control the position but Sherk is working away.
Bryan Sherk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eastmond landing strikes.
Eastmond is working Sherk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Eastmond cracks Sherk with a big elbow.
Sherk is trying to improve his position.
Eastmond wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sherk keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eastmond working the strikes but Sherk uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sherk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Eastmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eastmond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eastmond with a nice head shot there.
Eastmond missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sherk is on top in guard.
Eastmond pushes Sherk off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eastmond pinned against the cage. Eastmond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bryan Sherk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastmond throws a leg kick
and Sherk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherk passes to side control.
Eastmond sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sherk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eastmond defending well though.
Sherk is looking to pass Eastmond's guard but actually Eastmond recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eastmond is keeping the position for now.
Sherk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sherk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eastmond is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sherk throws an elbow that misses. Eastmond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sherk's guard. Nice move by Eastmond!
Sherk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eastmond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eastmond trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Eastmond wants to pass the guard but Sherk is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sherk is pulling down on Eastmond's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Eastmond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Eastmond's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherk throws a jab when Eastmond was well out of range.
Sherk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sherk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eastmond sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherk somewhat.
Sherk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eastmond sprawls well initially but Sherk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sherk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sherk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eastmond has managed to free his arm - good work.
Eastmond looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sherk there.
Eastmond is in trouble now - Sherk has advanced to mount!
Eastmond blocking the ground and pound.
Sherk lands a heavy elbow.
Sherk looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk unloads with some shots from mount but Eastmond bucks and avoids them well.
Sherk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sherk throwing strikes but Eastmond recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Sherk wants to advance to full mount but Eastmond doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sherk trying to control but Eastmond is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastmond working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sherk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sherk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond looking for a sweep. Not yet Eastmond, not yet.
Sherk scoring with some ground and pound.
Eastmond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sherk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eastmond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sherk trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherk throws a strike but Eastmond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eastmond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eastmond postures up in Sherk's guard and throws a big left but Sherk blocks it.
Eastmond is looking to advance position but Sherk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sherk landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sherk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Sherk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sherk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Sherk!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bryan Sherk thanked Crippler's Corner for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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