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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Henry Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Conrad.
Sharp looks winded!
Conrad tries to clinch up
and Sharp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conrad is looking to clinch.
Conrad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conrad misses with a head kick.
A combination from Conrad does no damage.
Conrad throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Conrad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conrad is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Conrad misses.
Sharp on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Conrad is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad wants to clinch.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conrad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Conrad doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
Conrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Conrad tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Conrad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conrad.
Conrad wants to clinch up but Sharp keeps it at a distance.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Conrad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Conrad misses with a two punch combination.
Conrad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conrad misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp stops a takedown attempt from Conrad.
Conrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conrad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Henry Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conrad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conrad looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Conrad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conrad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sharp is defending against the submission attempts here by Conrad.
Conrad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sharp defends it well.
Sharp looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conrad seems to be working for a kimura but Sharp defends the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Conrad there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Conrad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Conrad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp is trying to push Conrad away but Conrad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conrad is trying to maintain a safe position but Sharp gets an underhook and turns Conrad into the cage.
Conrad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Conrad throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conrad is looking to clinch.
Conrad really is a fat lump.
Conrad moves into range and clinches up with Sharp.
Conrad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharp avoids it.
Sharp is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Conrad breaks from the clinch.
Conrad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnnie Conrad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Conrad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conrad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conrad moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Conrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conrad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Conrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conrad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conrad has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad pulls Sharp into guard.
Sharp wants to stand and escape but instead Conrad has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp wants to stand and escape but Conrad is having none of it.
Conrad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Conrad throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conrad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conrad throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Conrad tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Conrad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharp counters with a three punch combo that has Conrad backing up. Conrad nods at Sharp to acknowledge the strikes.
Conrad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Conrad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conrad throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Conrad.
Conrad fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Conrad avoids it well.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Conrad is looking to wear down Sharp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Conrad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conrad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Conrad tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conrad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conrad is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Conrad is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Conrad dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Sharp does no damage.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conrad looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Conrad is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Conrad tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Conrad misses with a double jab.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conrad throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Conrad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp throws a body punch but Conrad moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Conrad.
Conrad instigates a clinch.
Conrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conrad tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Conrad thows a body shot but no joy.
Conrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Conrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conrad has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Conrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conrad staying out of range there.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conrad. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conrad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conrad throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Conrad tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Conrad avoids it well.
Conrad doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conrad.
Sharp lands a slapping body shot.
Sharp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Conrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Conrad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sharp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henry Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Conrad. Those never looked like landing.
Conrad is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Conrad avoids nicely.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Sharp. That snapped Conrad's head back.
Sharp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Conrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnnie Conrad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharp swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnnie Conrad!
Henry Sharp was interviewed post fight and said 'I may have lost today, but i will never walk away.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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