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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Homer Sharpe (ranked 24026 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Ali (ranked 5033 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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151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homer Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amir Ali!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe misses with a wild body shot.
Ali shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown. Ali fights it but they end up in guard.
Ali pushes Sharpe off and gets back to his feet.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Ali shoots for a double leg takedown but Sharpe sprawls well. He's pushed Ali's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sharpe attempts a counter takedown but Ali avoids it well and moves away.
Ali doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sharpe counters with a left and a right that stings Ali.
Homer Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali clinches up with Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharpe stuffs the takedown.
Ali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sharpe moves into the clinch.
Ali manages to pull guard.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ali throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sharpe gets to his feet - Ali follows without any prompting.
Ali misses with a takedown
and Sharpe counters with a single leg into guard. Ali didn't expect that.
Ali looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking for a triangle here but Sharpe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ali is looking to regain half guard here but Sharpe keeps moving and retains side control.
Sharpe controlling the position from side mount.
Sharpe scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe controlling the position.
Sharpe decides to stand back up. Sharpe steps back and let's Ali get back to his feet.
Sharpe forces Ali back against the cage and clinches.
Sharpe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali dives in and grabs Sharpe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharpe pushes down on Ali's head and hops out.
Ali shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sharpe but Sharpe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Ali with that takedown attempt.
Ali misses with a takedown
and Sharpe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sharpe.
Ali wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sharpe manages to pass to side control.
Sharpe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Sharpe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ali 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.
As Ali looks to move away, Sharpe throws a big counter combo but Ali just gets out of the way.
Sharpe fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
Ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sharpe pinned against the cage. Sharpe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sharpe tries to counter with a takedown but Ali is quick to defend against it.
Sharpe has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe leaves Ali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharpe attempts a counter takedown but Ali avoids it well and moves away.
Homer Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Ali.
A low kick from Ali misses
and Sharpe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sharpe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sharpe stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ali for as long as he can get away with.
Sharpe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
Ali unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ali tries to pull guard but Sharpe won't allow it.
Sharpe manages to break the clinch.
Amir Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharpe on the side of the head.
Sharpe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharpe defends it nicely.
Sharpe tries to counter with a takedown but Ali is quick to defend against it.
Sharpe stuffs the takedown.
Sharpe darts in and clinches Ali up against the cage.
Ali has Sharpe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharpe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Sharpe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharpe breaks the clinch.
Ali moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Sharpe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ali takes a swing at Sharpe's ribcage but misses.
Ali drives through and clinches with Sharpe against the cage.
Sharpe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharpe blocks an elbow strike from Ali.
Sharpe tries to break free but Ali pushes him back against the cage.
Sharpe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Homer Sharpe is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Ali with that takedown attempt.
Sharpe feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali looks for a takedown but Sharpe sprawls well.
As Ali looks to move away, Sharpe throws a big counter combo but Ali just gets out of the way.
Ali throws a push kick but Sharpe slaps the foot to one side.
Sharpe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali wants to clinch
and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown. Ali fights it but they end up in guard.
Sharpe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ali has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sharpe has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Sharpe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sharpe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ali is trying to get back to half guard.
Sharpe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sharpe gets to mount! Ali was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The referee warns Ali that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharpe wants to stand and escape but Ali is having none of it.
Ali won't allow Sharpe to sweep him here.
Homer Sharpe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharpe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sharpe keeping full guard, as Ali tries to pass.
Ali prevents Sharpe from getting back to his feet.
Sharpe pulls Ali in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ali tries to clinch but Sharpe moves out of range.
Sharpe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharpe as he avoids it easily.
Sharpe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Homer Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Ali.
Ali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sharpe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sharpe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amir Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Homer Sharpe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ali looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sharpe passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Homer 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Sharpe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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