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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Sharp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Lindland's chin.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindland scores with a jab.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Lindland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Lindland finds it's way through Sharp's defenses.
Sharp fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lindland to the ground. Sharp is now in Lindland's guard.
Sharp looking to pass the guard.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Lindland keeps moving.
Lindland wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Sharp throwing strikes from guard but Lindland blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp connects with a couple of short punches.
Lindland wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Sharp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharp chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lindland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sharp throws a big elbow that misses.
Sharp with a nice head shot there.
Lindland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lindland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
Sharp cracks Lindland with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lindland can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sharp throwing strikes from guard but Lindland blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sharp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sharp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sharp postures up in Lindland's guard and throws a big left but Lindland blocks it.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Lindland has momentary wrist control but Sharp slips an elbow through the middle.
Lindland trying to keep a closed guard but Sharp is proving a slippery customer.
Sharp connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sharp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lindland controls Sharp momentarily but Sharp frees himself.
Lindland wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Sharp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lindland working a defensive guard here.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
Lindland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lindland looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a couple of digs.
Sharp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp cracks Lindland with a solid left hand.
Lindland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Lindland keeps moving.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but Lindland is keeping the position.
Sharp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sharp won't allow Lindland to sweep him here.
Lindland being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Sharp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lindland lands a jab to Sharp's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Lindland as Sharp shoots in.
Blake Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lindland tries to avoid it but Sharp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lindland to the ground. Lindland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lindland but Lindland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharp.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lindland tries to get to full guard but Sharp has control of the leg.
Lindland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sharp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sharp throwing shots but Lindland is blocking nicely.
Lindland wants to improve his position but Sharp is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sharp lands a nice short elbow.
Lindland is trying to get back to full guard.
Sharp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lindland is just riding it out for now. Sharp eventually gives up the hold.
Blake Sharp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp is looking to take a break and control but Lindland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lindland's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sharp lands a nice short elbow.
Lindland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lindland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lindland wants to control but Sharp is keeping busy.
Lindland is trying to get back to full guard.
Sharp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lindland is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sharp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindland keeps working.
Sharp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lindland defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lindland is looking to control Sharp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lindland avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland tries to get to full guard but Sharp has control of the leg.
Sharp working Lindland over with strikes.
Sharp prevents Lindland from improving his position.
Sharp moves nicely into side control.
Lindland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sharp working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sharp landing a few strikes.
Lindland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sharp connects with a decent elbow.
Sharp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindland tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp happy to just control the position for now.
Sharp lands an elbow.
Sharp lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sharp is looking to take a break and control but Lindland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharp grinds an elbow into Lindland's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindland can't do much from the bottom here.
Lindland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sharp connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Sharp dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lindland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Lindland just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindland connects with the punch.
Lindland looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Lindland uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lindland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Horrible takedown by Sharp or perhaps it was just good defense by Lindland which made him look bad.
Lindland lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.
Sharp fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindland connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.
Sharp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lindland can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lindland cracks Sharp with a good jab.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
Lindland has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lindland scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lindland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sharp under the eye.
Sharp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lindland lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Lindland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp takes one to the side of the head.
Lindland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lindland leaves Sharp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Lindland.
Sharp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sharp walks into a straight right hand from Lindland.
Lindland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sharp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sharp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luiz Lindland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp walks into a jab.
Sharp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lindland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lindland throws out a powerful jab.
Sharp walks into a left hand.
Luiz Lindland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lindland cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.
Sharp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sharp drops his hands momentarily and Lindland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lindland jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sharp is rocked!
Lindland closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Sharp out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luiz Lindland!
In his post fight interview, Luiz Lindland started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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