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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strong Belwas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp's entrance music is Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Strong Belwas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp throws out a leg kick but Belwas moves out of range and Sharp only half commits.
Belwas feints a counter leg kick.
Belwas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Belwas avoids it well.
Sharp throws a body punch but Belwas moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belwas.
Sharp scores with a nice strike.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belwas. That did some damage!
Belwas's coach down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Belwas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sharp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sharp shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Belwas eats them both and turns towards Sharp to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sharp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belwas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBelwas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belwas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Sharp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belwas moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Belwas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sharp seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Victor Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belwas.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Belwas blocks a low kick nicely.
Sharp sets himself, and Belwas steps forward looking for the clinch! Sharp avoids it this time.
Belwas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Belwas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belwas tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Sharp finds it's way through Belwas's defenses.
Sharp is looking to wear down Belwas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Sharp.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
Belwas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sharp's head backwards.
It looks like Victor Sharp has been cut.
Belwas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Sharp.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belwas tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
Belwas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharp up against the cage.
Sharp lands an uppercut.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp tries to break free but Belwas pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belwas takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sharp 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 Belwas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belwas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belwas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belwas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp misses the jab.
Belwas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belwas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belwas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
Belwas moves out of range of the body kick from Sharp.
Belwas pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Belwas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belwas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Belwas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belwas checks the leg kick.
Belwas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belwas throws a body kick that misses.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belwas is out of range.
Sharp digs a good body shot into Belwas's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belwas misses with the body kick
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belwas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Belwas staying out of range there.
And Belwas responds with a good body kick, but Sharp manages to step out the way in time.
Sharp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sharp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sharp throws a head kick but Belwas moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Belwas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belwas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Sharp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Sharp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Belwas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
Sharp lands a really nice looking cross but Belwas seems unphased.
Sharp cracks Belwas with an open hand slap.
Sharp lands a head kick that bluckles Belwas and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Sharp no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Belwas is rocked!
Sharp scoring well with a low kick there.
Sharp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belwas can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp scores with a sloppy right hand. Belwas should have avoided that one.
Belwas is still on wobbly legs! Can Sharp finish him?
Belwas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Victor Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sharp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sharp throws a low kick but Belwas moves out of range easily.
Sharp throws a leg kick which misses Belwas's front leg but catches the back leg as Belwas tries to avoid it.
Sharp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Belwas throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belwas seems to have recovered his senses.
Belwas moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp throws out a leg kick but Belwas moves out of range and Sharp only half commits.
Belwas walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belwas takes one to the side of the head.
Sharp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sharp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Belwas counters by moving into the clinch.
Sharp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belwas tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Belwas down.
Good work by Belwas as he checks the leg kick.
Belwas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belwas throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Belwas.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Belwas lands a leg kick that knocks Sharp off balance momentarily.
Belwas is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belwas fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharp in the body.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Sharp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belwas doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Belwas blocks the low kick.
Belwas blocks a jab.
Belwas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sharp digs a good body shot into Belwas's ribs.
Belwas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sharp, right into the meat.
Sharp slips a jab from Belwas.
Belwas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Belwas backs away, Sharp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Belwas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belwas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belwas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Belwas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
A good leg kick by Sharp.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Belwas is just out of range.
Belwas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sharp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belwas takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Sharp keeps Belwas at a distance using the push kick.
Sharp misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharp as he connects with a hook.
Belwas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belwas misses with a head kick.
Belwas misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Belwas is just out of range.
Belwas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belwas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Belwas.
Sharp jabs Belwas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
Belwas walks into a left hand.
Sharp throws a leg kick which misses Belwas's front leg but catches the back leg as Belwas tries to avoid it.
Belwas tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belwas slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Belwas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sharp with a body shot.
Belwas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belwas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Belwas moves forwards but Sharp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sharp cracks Belwas with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Belwas get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Belwas looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belwas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Sharp throws a good cross that connects.
Sharp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belwas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharp.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sharp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belwas takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Belwas.
Sharp with a nice cross.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sharp here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Sharp tenderised Belwas's leg. Belwas is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belwas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sharp blocks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Belwas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sharp works Belwas's body with a nice hook.
Belwas throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Belwas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Belwas.
Belwas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Sharp finds it's target.
Sharp throws a hook but Belwas avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belwas! But no joy.
Belwas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharp.
Sharp thumps Belwas with a low kick.
Strong Belwas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
You can see that Belwas has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Belwas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belwas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sharp - that will leave a mark!
Sharp drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Belwas onto his butt! Belwas pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Belwas is looking to land body kicks.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sharp is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy body kick from Belwas
and Sharp counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Belwas to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Victor Sharp!
A victorious Victor Sharp thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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