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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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World class MT
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kind connects with a solid leg kick.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sarpong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarpong closes the distance and clinches.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kind avoids it.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kind is defending well for now.
Kind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarpong misses with an elbow strike.
Kind breaks from the clinch.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarpong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kind was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kind.
Sarpong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Kind 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kind avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind sizes up Sarpong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Kind is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sarpong.
A bone on bone clash there as Kind blocks the leg kick.
Kind throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Sarpong tests Kind's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kind moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kind. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarpong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarpong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarpong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Kind 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sarpong moves into the clinch successfully.
Sarpong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kind blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarpong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarpong misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kind.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kind avoids it.
Sarpong lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarpong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarpong is looking to control Kind's arms but Kind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sarpong has his back to the cage.
Sarpong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kind throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarpong.
Kind dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kind wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
Kind pushes Sarpong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kind.
Kind avoids the body shot from Sarpong.
Kind replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sarpong blocks it well.
Kind throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarpong counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong closes the distance and pushes Kind back into the cage.
Kind managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kind's defenses.
Sarpong tries a body shot but Kind blocks it.
Sarpong blocks a body shot from Kind.
Kind blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Kind.
Sarpong lands an elbow just above Kind 's eye.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kind.
Kind's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kind flicks out a counter leg kick but Sarpong steps away.
Sarpong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kind.
The crowd cheers as Kind lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sarpong doesn't seem phased though.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown but Kind shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind thuds his shin into the meat of Sarpong's side.
A shot to the liver by Sarpong. Beautiful body shot.
Kind takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind throws a leg kick
and Sarpong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarpong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind throws out a loose jab but Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong throws out a leg kick but Kind moves out of range and Sarpong only half commits.
Sarpong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sarpong throws a jab when Kind was well out of range.
Kind throws a body kick that misses.
Kind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sarpong lands a jab.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Kind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Kind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarpong. Kind does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarpong misses with a kick to the body.
Sarpong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sarpong blocks a low kick nicely.
As Kind backs away, Sarpong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kind tries to land a body kick
and Sarpong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarpong connects with a looping right hand.
Sarpong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeffrey Sarpong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kind looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarpong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sarpong is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sarpong wants to control from the top but Kind keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kind is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kind is trying to keep Sarpong in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kind is keeping the position for now.
Sarpong wants to control from the top but Kind keeps moving.
Sarpong is looking to work some ground and pound but Kind has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sarpong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kind can do to turn this around?
Sarpong throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sarpong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kind only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Kind.
Kind throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kind swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarpong.
Kind looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sarpong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kind moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarpong throws a shot to the body.
Sarpong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kind counters with a straight right hand.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kind throws a sloppy head kick and Sarpong moves out of range easily.
Champ Kind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kind does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kind feints and then cracks Sarpong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sarpong down.
Kind attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Kind misses
and Sarpong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sarpong looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is looking to pass into half guard but Kind pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kind is in guard.
Sarpong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kind trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarpong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarpong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kind defends it easily.
Sarpong looking for a guillotine here but Kind defends easily.
Sarpong wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kind preventing the sweep.
Kind must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sarpong is working hard here to advance position.
Sarpong is looking for a triangle but Kind pushes his legs off easily.
Kind wants to pass the guard but Sarpong is keeping the position.
Kind would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sarpong has his foot on Kind's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kind works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kind pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sarpong is keeping the position for now.
Kind passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sarpong has managed to clinch.
Sarpong blocking some punches.
Kind lands an uppercut.
Sarpong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kind struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarpong controls his hands.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kind tries to work over Sarpong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarpong landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kind is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarpong has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sarpong.
Kind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kind.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong has Kind pushed against the cage.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
Kind gets through Sarpong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kind looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kind is trying to break free.
Kind dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Kind working aggressively here.
Sarpong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sarpong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kind lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kind lands with a right to the head.
Kind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kind misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is trying to maintain a safe position but Kind gets an underhook and turns Sarpong into the cage.
Sarpong misses with some punches.
Kind manages to break the clinch.
Kind lands with an overhand left.
Kind gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind keeping moving, preventing Sarpong from controlling successfully.
Kind utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sarpong looking to pass the guard.
Sarpong wants to control from the top but Kind keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kind swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sarpong postures up in Kind's guard and throws a big left but Kind blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Champ Kind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kind blocks the body kick.
Sarpong blocks the body kick.
Sarpong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sarpong blocks a jab.
Kind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kind is looking to land body kicks.
Kind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Kind.
Sarpong dodges the punch combination from Kind.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Jeffrey Sarpong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Sarpong.
Kind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarpong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kind. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sarpong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kind has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kind and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kind throws a low kick but Sarpong moves out of range easily.
Sarpong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kind momentarily.
Sarpong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeffrey Sarpong.
Well Sarpong 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Sarpong!
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