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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Own It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief gets tackled into the cage by Sharpe. Sharpe maintains the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Sharpe has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sharpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zangief smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zangief lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Sharpe pulls guard effortlessly.
Sharpe keeping full guard, as Zangief tries to pass.
Zangief 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.
Zangief tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharpe is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Zangief was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zangief throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zangief has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zangief.
Sharpe tries to circle away but Zangief has him pinned against the cage.
Sharpe can't get the takedown.
Sharpe blocks the elbow strike.
Sharpe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sharpe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zangief.
Zangief manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharpe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zangief is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Zangief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zangief is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Richard Sharpe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sharpe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharpe's sensitive parts.
Zangief throws a sloppy head kick and Sharpe moves out of range easily.
Sharpe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zangief is fending him off so far but Sharpe persists. Nope, Zangief circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharpe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zangief gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sharpe.
A short left from Zangief.
Zangief lands a knee to the body.
Zangief lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zangief lands an elbow just above Sharpe 's eye.
Zangief lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Zangief lands an elbow that stopped Sharpe in his tracks for a moment.
Sharpe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zangief fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Travis Zangief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpe rushes Zangief and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Zangief.
We've been informed that Zangief has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zangief lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharpe trying to stall but Zangief improves his position.
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!
Sharpe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zangief cracks Sharpe with an open hand slap.
Sharpe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zangief.
Zangief tries to clinch but Sharpe moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zangief shoots in for a takedown but Sharpe shows good takedown defense.
Sharpe keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharpe throws a series of punches but Zangief moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Zangief dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zangief has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zangief.
It looks like Richard Sharpe has been cut.
Zangief breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Zangief misses
and Sharpe counters with a straight right hand.
Zangief keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richard Sharpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zangief rushes Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Zangief.
Sharpe is looking to break free of the clinch but Zangief has double underhooks.
Zangief trying to land knees to the body.
Travis Zangief seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zangief jumps guard.
Zangief looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sharpe lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief is trying to control the position but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe advances position into side control!
Zangief gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sharpe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zangief doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sharpe.
Sharpe stops Zangief from getting back to his feet.
Zangief trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is trying to get back to full guard.
Zangief is trying to maintain the position but Sharpe is very close to passing his half guard.
Zangief tries to get to full guard but Sharpe has control of the leg.
Zangief is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sharpe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zangief knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zangief is trying to get back to full guard.
Zangief trying to control but Sharpe postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe wants to take a breather but Zangief is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Travis Zangief.
Sharpe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sharpe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharpe throws a nice looking combination but Zangief bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zangief cracks Sharpe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sharpe lands with a right hand.
Zangief throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharpe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharpe gets a clinch.
Sharpe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zangief has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief tries to work over Sharpe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zangief jumps guard.
Sharpe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zangief is keeping the position for now.
Sharpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Zangief has wrist control.
Zangief seems keen to control Sharpe's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Zangief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zangief has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sharpe has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Zangief's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Zangief showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Sharpe's cut.
That's time! Sharpe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Zangief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharpe throws a leg kick
and Zangief counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharpe shoots in but Zangief avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sharpe clinches up against the cage.
Sharpe jumps guard.
Zangief trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Travis Zangief.
Sharpe throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharpe takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zangief throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Sharpe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharpe tries to break free but Zangief pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Zangief.
Zangief lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zangief lands a shot to the body.
Sharpe wants a takedown but no success here.
Sharpe trying to stall but Zangief improves his position.
Zangief throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharpes head.
Zangief tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharpe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharpe.
Zangief escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharpe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharpe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zangief throws out the jab.
Zangief misses with a straight right.
Zangief shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zangief doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharpe circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpe lands a two punch combo.
Sharpe moves into the clinch.
Travis Zangief is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Zangief - that landed with a thud.
Zangief softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharpe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sharpe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zangief avoids the body shot from Sharpe.
Zangief scores with a sloppy right hand. Sharpe should have avoided that one.
Sharpe takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharpe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Richard Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Zangief.
Zangief is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sharpe is keeping busy.
Sharpe is trying to break the clinch but Zangief has him pressed against the cage.
Sharpe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zangief listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zangief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zangief tries to clinch there but Sharpe circles away.
Richard Sharpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Zangief.
Zangief throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharpe moves into the clinch.
Zangief with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zangief lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Zangief.
Well Zangief has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Zangief!
Post fight, Travis Zangief took to the microphone: 'First off props to my opponent. This kid is going to be a beast someday. I knew I had the edge in experience and I maximized that. Thank you SFC for giving me a chance to fight.'.
Richard Sharpe spoke after the fight, saying 'He's a great fighter, I will learn from this experience and come back stronger than before.'.
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hype
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pop
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