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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Skullgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk Skullgren has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abe Sharp's chin.
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279 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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215 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abe Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hulk Skullgren!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skullgren swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Skullgren has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
Sharp stops a takedown attempt from Skullgren.
Sharp is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skullgren to keep the fight standing.
Skullgren tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skullgren walks away with a smile on his face. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skullgren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
Skullgren pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Skullgren tries to pull guard but Sharp won't allow it.
Abe Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Skullgren.
Skullgren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skullgren looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skullgren breaks from the clinch.
Skullgren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sharp counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Skullgren is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Skullgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Skullgren misses with a kick to the body.
Skullgren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sharp counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Skullgren!
Sharp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sharp misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Sharp seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sharp working the ground and pound from side control.
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.
Sharp in side control, throwing shots but Skullgren defends.
Skullgren is looking for a sweep.
Sharp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Skullgren 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 working away.
Sharp looks up at the clock and then as Skullgren takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sharp smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Skullgren is looking to reverse the position.
Sharp misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Sharp seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sharp in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sharp really is a fat lump.
Sharp throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Skullgren works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sharp gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skullgren shoots in but Sharp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skullgren looks winded!
Skullgren misses with a takedown
and Sharp counters with a shoot takedown. Skullgren fights it but they end up in guard.
Skullgren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skullgren is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sharp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Skullgren has momentary wrist control but Sharp slips an elbow through the middle.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skullgren wants to stand and escape but Sharp is having none of it.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp lands a couple of digs.
Sharp throws a strike but Skullgren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sharp is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by Sharp misses
and Skullgren moves into the clinch.
Skullgren fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharp.
The referee is keeping an eye on Skullgren - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from Sharp.
Skullgren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Skullgren lands a left hand.
Sharp is working for takedown but Skullgren is calmly controlling the position for now.
Come on Sharp - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skullgren looking to slow down the pace here.
Skullgren tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sharp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skullgren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Skullgren.
Skullgren clinches up against the cage.
Skullgren is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sharp is defending well.
Abe Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Skullgren.
Skullgren tries to pull guard but Sharp won't allow it.
Skullgren tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Skullgren slows down the pace here.
Skullgren is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skullgren is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skullgren is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skullgren is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skullgren is working for takedown but Sharp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Skullgren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharp walks away with a smile on his face. Skullgren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skullgren is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skullgren.
Skullgren avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Skullgren avoids the head kick by Sharp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sharp is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Skullgren.
It looks like Abe Sharp has been cut.
Skullgren throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Skullgren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharp is fending him off so far but Skullgren persists. Nope, Sharp circles away and we're back to standing.
Skullgren shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Skullgren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Skullgren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abe Sharp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Skullgren avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp throws a lazy head kick
and Skullgren counters with a stiff right hand.
Skullgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Skullgren shoots and misses
and Sharp counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skullgren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sharp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sharp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Skullgren is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sharp landing with the ground and pound.
Sharp postures up in Skullgren's guard and throws a big left but Skullgren blocks it.
Skullgren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skullgren's head.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp throws a big right hand that misses.
Skullgren is looking for a triangle but Sharp pushes his legs off easily.
Skullgren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
Sharp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Skullgren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skullgren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skullgren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp postures up in Skullgren's guard and throws a big left but Skullgren blocks it.
Sharp is working Skullgren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp postures up in Skullgren's guard and throws a big left but Skullgren blocks it.
Sharp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharp is in close to Skullgren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sharp is looking to work some ground and pound but Skullgren has wrist control.
Sharp works over Skullgren with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skullgren trying to keep a closed guard but Sharp is proving a slippery customer.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skullgren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skullgren thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Skullgren looking to control.
Sharp chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skullgren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
Sharp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Skullgren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharp defends it easily.
Sharp throwing strikes from guard but Skullgren blocks nicely.
Skullgren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Sharp!
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energy
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hype
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