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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koa Polunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp comes to the cage accompanied by IZ - Hawaii '78. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
9 - 3 - 2 |
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koa Polunu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp lands a really nice looking cross but Polunu seems unphased.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp swings for the body but Polunu moves out of range.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Polunu's head backwards.
Polunu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Polunu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Polunu ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Polunu looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Nice shot by Polunu.
Polunu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp connects with a body shot.
Polunu looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Polunu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Polunu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polunu scores with a jab.
Polunu tries for a takedown but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Polunu circles away and keeps his distance.
Polunu connects with the punch.
Polunu lands a slapping body shot.
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Polunu.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Polunu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharp staying out of range there.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polunu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polunu misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polunu avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Polunu misses with an uppercut.
Sharp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp swings for the body but Polunu moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Polunu fails with a takedown attempt.
Polunu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Polunu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Polunu.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polunu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Good standup being displayed there by Polunu as he connects with a hook.
Sharp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body. Polunu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Polunu works the jab nicely.
Jab from Sharp.
Polunu misses with an uppercut.
Sharp lands a jab-cross combination.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Polunu's belly button to the back.
Polunu throws a shot from downtown. Sharp moves away and avoids it.
Polunu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Polunu. Beautiful body shot.
Polunu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polunu misses with a double jab
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Terry Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polunu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sharp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Terry Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koa Polunu.
A big right from Polunu misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polunu misses with a double jab.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Polunu.
Polunu 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.
Koa Polunu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polunu swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Polunu.
Polunu jumps guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Polunu keeps moving.
Polunu trying to control the position.
Polunu wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Polunu is striking from the bottom but Sharp uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sharp tries to pass to full mount but Polunu defends it.
Polunu looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polunu manages to get to full guard.
Polunu trying to control the position.
Polunu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sharp is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Polunu.
Polunu struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polunu is not content to let Sharp control the position.
Polunu tries to improve position but can't.
Sharp tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sharp in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sharp wants to stand but Polunu is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polunu is trying to control Sharp's posture but Sharp avoids it.
Polunu sneaks back into half guard.
Sharp trying to control from half guard but Polunu is working away.
Polunu is trying to maintain the position but Sharp is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polunu is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sharp is staying active.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Polunu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polunu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Polunu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp throws a body punch but Polunu moves out of range.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Polunu.
A shot to the liver by Sharp. Beautiful body shot.
Polunu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polunu misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Polunu.
Koa Polunu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Koa Polunu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharp throws a head kick but Polunu moves out of range.
Sharp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polunu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polunu keeps the fight on the outside.
Polunu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polunu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Polunu's hands.
Polunu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Polunu.
Polunu connects with a jab.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Polunu is just out of range.
Polunu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polunu scores with the left hand. Sharp knows he should have avoided that one.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Polunu is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polunu throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Polunu cracks Sharp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Terry Sharp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polunu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polunu throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Polunu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharp in his tracks.
Polunu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Polunu.
Polunu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polunu takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Polunu looking to score a takedown here. Sharp is defending well but Polunu drives through and ends up in Sharp's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polunu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Polunu is fighting to break Sharp's control of his arms but Sharp is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polunu looking to pass the guard.
Polunu trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Sharp wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Polunu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polunu.
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
Polunu slips under a jab.
Polunu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Polunu.
Polunu misses the body punch
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Polunu misses.
Polunu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Sharp does no damage.
Polunu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Sharp misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
A big right from Polunu misses.
Polunu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polunu.
Sharp cracks Polunu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sharp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Polunu throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Polunu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polunu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp misses the body punch
and Polunu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polunu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Terry Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polunu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koa Polunu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Polunu 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koa Polunu!
An out of breath Koa Polunu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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