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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milio Amoral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milio Amoral!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Amoral fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharpe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Amoral sprawls and moves away.
Sharpe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharpe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sharpe goes for a double leg but Amoral avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Amoral continues to drive forward.
Amoral is looking to clinch.
Sharpe has Amoral up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharpe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sharpe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amoral looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharpe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sharpe controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpe tries to score with some ground and pound. Amoral controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Amoral's face as Sharpe controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amoral wants to control but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sharpe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sharpe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sharpe landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amoral is looking to reverse the position.
Sharpe advances to mount.
Amoral tries to hold on but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe content just to control the position here.
Sharpe thowing shots but they're missing.
Amoral is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe working for a guillotine from mount but Amoral is in no mood to give up.
Sharpe avoids the attempt from Amoral to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amoral is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sharpe is staying active.
Sharpe content just to control the position here.
Sharpe wants to finish this one by submission but Amoral is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sharpe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sharpe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amoral is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sharpe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sharpe lands a couple of good shots and Amoral has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amoral defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sharpe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Amoral is looking to clinch but Sharpe is avoiding it.
Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amoral can do to turn this around?
Amoral tries to clinch up.
Sharpe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sharpe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amoral darts in trying to clinch
and Sharpe counters with a head kick that drops Amoral to the mat! Amoral scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Amoral is rocked!
Sharpe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amoral wants to counter the offense by Sharpe and move into the clinch position.
Amoral is still on wobbly legs! Can Sharpe finish him?
Amoral scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amoral tries to clinch
and Sharpe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Amoral won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Amoral tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharpe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amoral tries to clinch there but Sharpe circles away.
Ricky Sharpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amoral takes a swing at Sharpe's ribcage but misses.
Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharpe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharpe misses with a hook.
Amoral wants to counter the offense by Sharpe and move into the clinch position.
Amoral seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharpe rushes Amoral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharpe.
Amoral has a couple of punches blocked by Sharpe.
Sharpe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sharpe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Amoral regains guard immediately.
Amoral should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sharpe won't allow Amoral to sweep him here.
Sharpe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ricky Sharpe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharpe throwing strikes from guard but Amoral blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe gets to his feet. Amoral looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice sprawl there from Amoral as Sharpe shoots in.
Sharpe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amoral wants to counter the offense by Sharpe and move into the clinch position.
Sharpe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Amoral!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amoral tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Amoral is looking to get to half guard.
Sharpe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe landing punches.
Sharpe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sharpe raining down shots from the mount!
Sharpe with the ground and pound from mount.
Sharpe controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amoral is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sharpe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Amoral is trying to stand.
Sharpe lands a big elbow.
Sharpe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amoral wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sharpe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Amoral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharpe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharpe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sharpe showed some decent athleticism there.
Sharpe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharpe not doing much here.
Sharpe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Amoral!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe content just to control the position here.
Amoral tries to improve his position but instead Sharpe has taken his back!
Amoral can't escape the position.
Sharpe has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Amoral's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Amoral showing good submission defense here.
Sharpe trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Amoral doesn't escape.
Sharpe patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sharpe keeps control of the position as Amoral tries to break free.
Amoral wants to control his opponent's hands but Sharpe gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amoral is in bad spot here.
Sharpe is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sharpe keeps control of the position as Amoral tries to break free.
What can Amoral do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
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.
Amoral tries to roll but Sharpe sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharpe lands strikes to the head.
Milio Amoral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Sharpe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharpe controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Sharpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sharpe 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Sharpe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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