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UFL 15: Sharpe - Fili PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landscape Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Trendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Landscape Blackmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Trendell!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmore shoots in and bounces Trendell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trendell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackmore is aware though and is defending well.
Blackmore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blackmore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trendell is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trendell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackmore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blackmore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackmore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackmore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore drops back looking for a leg! Trendell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trendell manages to kick Blackmore off! Blackmore jumps back into Trendell's guard.
Blackmore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackmore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blackmore postures up.
Blackmore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackmore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blackmore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blackmore drops back looking for a leg! Trendell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trendell manages to kick Blackmore off! Blackmore jumps back into Trendell's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blackmore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackmore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trendell controls Blackmore momentarily but Blackmore frees himself.
Blackmore tries to free his leg and advance position but Trendell is retaining full guard.
Trendell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blackmore defends it easily.
Blackmore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blackmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trendell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackmore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackmore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blackmore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blackmore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trendell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackmore tries to free his leg and advance position but Trendell is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trendell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blackmore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackmore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blackmore drops back looking for a leg! Trendell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trendell manages to kick Blackmore off! Blackmore jumps back into Trendell's guard.
Blackmore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blackmore wants to pass the guard but Trendell is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landscape Blackmore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blackmore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trendell circles away.
Trendell throws a head kick but Blackmore moves out of range.
Trendell throws the left hand but Blackmore avoids the punch easily.
Trendell connects with a high kick.
Trendell throws a head kick but Blackmore moves out of range.
Landscape Blackmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trendell throws a head kick that misses.
Blackmore shoots in for a double leg but Trendell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trendell lands a leg kick that knocks Blackmore off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackmore closes the distance and pushes Trendell back into the cage.
Blackmore goes for a takedown attempt but Trendell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landscape Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trendell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown but Trendell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trendell misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trendell enables Blackmore to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trendell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trendell controlling Blackmore's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trendell keeping full guard, as Blackmore tries to pass.
Trendell trying to control the position.
Blackmore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trendell working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Morgan Trendell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Trendell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trendell misses with a head kick.
Blackmore closes the distance and clinches up with Trendell, looking for a takedown. Blackmore pushes Trendell against the cage but Trendell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trendell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Trendell lands but Blackmore takes it in his stride.
It looks like Landscape Blackmore has been cut.
Morgan Trendell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Landscape Blackmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trendell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trendell, right into the meat.
Blackmore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trendell.
Trendell scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trendell, right into the meat.
Morgan Trendell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trendell lands with a slapping head kick.
Trendell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blackmore if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trendell.
A head kick misses from Trendell.
Trendell lands a big head kick that sends Blackmore tumbling to the mat! Trendell takes a step backwards and waves Blackmore back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blackmore is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Trendell. No joy for Blackmore on that attempt.
Oh Blackmore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trendell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blackmore seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackmore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trendell.
Trendell looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Trendell backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Blackmore's temple! It sends Blackmore violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Trendell celebrates and the doctors try to help Blackmore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Morgan Trendell!
During a confident post fight interview, Morgan Trendell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Cavalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalli comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - Pretty fly (bass cover). Uster Best has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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243 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Cavalli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uster Best!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalli misses with a wild body shot.
Cavalli looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Best tries for a takedown but Cavalli circles away easily
and Cavalli counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Best is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Best misses with a takedown
and Cavalli counters with a nice body shot.
Cavalli throws a head kick but Best moves out of range.
Best shoots and misses
and Cavalli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roberto Cavalli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uster Best.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Best.
Cavalli throws a head kick but Best moves out of range.
Best shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cavalli sprawls well. Cavalli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Best gets slowly back to his feet.
Best throws a left that rocks Cavalli and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Best dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cavalli regain composure!
It looks like Roberto Cavalli has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Best has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cavalli is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Best yanks on the arm and Cavalli is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Best.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uster Best!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Batrudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasqez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasqez has chosen Gorillaz - Latin simone as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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238 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Batrudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasqez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batrudinov shoots and misses
and Velasqez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Velasqez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batrudinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasqez.
Cain Velasqez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batrudinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velasqez throws the left hand but Batrudinov avoids the punch easily.
Batrudinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batrudinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasqez.
Velasqez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Velasqez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Batrudinov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Velasqez's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Batrudinov passes into half guard.
Velasqez wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Velasqez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Velasqez wants to sweep here but Batrudinov controlling him for the moment.
Batrudinov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqez has his feet on Batrudinov's thighs here. He's pushed Batrudinov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Batrudinov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Velasqez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaaazb Zdorovennyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Belov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaaazb Zdorovennyi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zdorovennyi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Belov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zdorovennyi!
Zdorovennyi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Belov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zdorovennyi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zdorovennyi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Belov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Zdorovennyi looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Belov! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aleksei Belov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micka Caseiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Bednarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micka Caseiro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adrian Bednarek's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micka Caseiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Bednarek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caseiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Caseiro prevents a body shot from Bednarek.
Bednarek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caseiro.
Bednarek tries to work over Caseiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bednarek dodges an elbow strike from Caseiro.
Caseiro prevents a body shot from Bednarek.
Caseiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Bednarek stalling.
Bednarek wants a takedown but no success here.
Bednarek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bednarek.
Bednarek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bednarek misses with a punch to the body.
Bednarek misses with a punch to the body.
Caseiro has a couple of punches blocked by Bednarek.
Bednarek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caseiro.
Caseiro fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bednarek lands with a light punch inside.
Bednarek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bednarek scores with a hook to the body.
Bednarek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bednarek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caseiro's elbow.
Caseiro prevents a body shot from Bednarek.
Caseiro working aggressively here.
Bednarek can't find room to land a body shot as Caseiro controls the action.
Bednarek tries to throw a body punch but Caseiro avoids it by throwing Bednarek back against the cage.
Caseiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bednarek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caseiro.
Caseiro has a couple of punches blocked by Bednarek.
Caseiro misses with an elbow strike.
Bednarek lands a knee to the body.
Bednarek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Caseiro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bednarek has Caseiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Caseiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Micka Caseiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Bednarek.
Caseiro is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek misses with a punch to the body.
Caseiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Bednarek gets an underhook and turns Caseiro into the cage.
Bednarek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caseiro is defending well for now.
Bednarek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bednarek lands a body punch.
Bednarek presses Caseiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caseiro is breathing heavily.
Caseiro prevents a body shot from Bednarek.
Bednarek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caseiro.
Bednarek wants a takedown but no success here.
Bednarek tries to throw a body punch but Caseiro avoids it by throwing Bednarek back against the cage.
Caseiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Bednarek gets an underhook and turns Caseiro into the cage.
Bednarek lands a shot to the body.
Caseiro stalling in the clinch but Bednarek improves position.
A right hand to the body from Bednarek.
Bednarek lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bednarek lands a nice shot to the body.
Bednarek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bednarek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bednarek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caseiro avoiding damage as Bednarek throws knees to the body.
Bednarek tries to throw a body punch but Caseiro avoids it by throwing Bednarek back against the cage.
Bednarek can't find room to land a body shot as Caseiro controls the action.
Bednarek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caseiro's efforts to push away.
Bednarek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caseiro.
Bednarek misses with a body punch.
Caseiro trying to control the position but instead, Bednarek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caseiro into the cage.
Bednarek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bednarek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bednarek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bednarek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caseiro letting Bednarek take a breather here.
Caseiro is trying to break the clinch but Bednarek has him pressed against the cage.
Bednarek lands an uppercut.
Bednarek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caseiro up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bednarek lands an uppercut.
It looks like Micka Caseiro has been cut.
Caseiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Bednarek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micka Caseiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caseiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bednarek.
Bednarek lands a leg kick that knocks Caseiro off balance momentarily.
Caseiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bednarek.
Bednarek just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Caseiro.
Bednarek scores with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice jab there from Bednarek.
Caseiro is rocked!
Bednarek lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Caseiro - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Bednarek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Bednarek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Albani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maximus Albani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albani misses with a wild combination.
Castle slips a jab from Albani.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Albani throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Albani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Albani napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Castle misses with the ground and pound.
Castle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Albani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albani parries the strikes from Castle easily there. Castle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Albani to escape.
Castle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Albani is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Albani prevents Castle from improving position.
Castle controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albani takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Castle just content to control the position.
Castle working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Castle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Castle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Castle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albani defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Albani parries the strikes from Castle easily there. Castle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Albani to escape.
Castle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Castle controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Castle.
Castle in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Albani is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denes Belzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka has chosen keep running up that hill as his entrance music. Berik Yawoka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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27
187 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denes Belzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka shoots in but Belzen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belzen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Belzen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yawoka, who protects the arm well.
Belzen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yawoka, who protects the arm well.
Yawoka is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belzen tries for a kimura but Yawoka is defending well.
Yawoka wants to control but Belzen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belzen is trying to get an arm triangle but Yawoka is defending well.
Belzen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yawoka prevents Belzen from moving into mount.
Yawoka is trying to control Belzen's posture but Belzen avoids it.
Belzen tries for a kimura but Yawoka is defending well.
Belzen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yawoka, who protects the arm well.
Yawoka tries to improve position but can't.
Belzen working away.
Belzen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belzen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yawoka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belzen off and has taken his back!
Belzen is trying to break free.
Belzen turns into Yawoka and is now in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yawoka is on top in guard.
Belzen is looking for a triangle but Yawoka pushes his legs off easily.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Belzen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belzen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belzen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yawoka is defending well. Belzen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yawoka has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Belzen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denes Belzen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivo Petric will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivo Petric!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez looks for a takedown but Petric sprawls well.
Suarez drives through with a takedown into Petric's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petric looking to control.
Petric really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petric is keeping the position for now.
Suarez is in close to Petric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petric wants to sweep but no luck.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Petric working a defensive guard here.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez stops Petric from standing up.
Petric controls Suarez momentarily but Suarez frees himself.
Suarez lands a couple of elbows.
Petric keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Petric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Petric fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suarez sprawls well initially but Petric persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Petric is pressing down on Suarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suarez is holding on for now.
Suarez is pressing down on Petric's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez is pulling down on Petric's head to control his posture.
Suarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suarez tries to get out of the position.
Petric won't allow Suarez to get back to his feet.
Suarez controlling the position.
Petric scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez looking for a guillotine here but Petric defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petric is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is working hard here to advance position.
Suarez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Suarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petric.
Suarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petric tries to avoid it but Suarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petric to the ground. Petric escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Suarez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Petric!
Suarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Petric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suarez cracks Petric with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petric tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petric taking shots to the head.
Suarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Suarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Petric wants it to stay on the feet.
Suarez feints and as Petric raises his hands in defense, Suarez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petric doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Petric uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Petric has a takedown stuffed.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suarez.
Petric stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trinidad Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches up with Petric, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes Petric against the cage but Petric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Petric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric clinches up with Suarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Suarez is trying to drag Petric to the mat but Petric just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Petric can't find room to land a body shot as Suarez controls the action.
Petric breaks from the clinch.
Petric doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suarez counters with a single leg into guard. Petric didn't expect that.
Petric wants to stand and escape but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Suarez postures up in Petric's guard and throws a big left but Petric blocks it.
Suarez trying to control but Petric is working from the bottom.
Petric working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suarez is one step ahead there.
Suarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Suarez is in close to Petric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Petric has wrist control.
Petric keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petric missing with punches from the bottom.
Petric has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suarez wants to take a breather but Petric is having none of it.
Petric on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suarez controlling the action here.
Suarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is nestled in close to Petric, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petric knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petric taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Suarez working the head and body with strikes.
Suarez wants to take a breather but Petric is having none of it.
Petric is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Suarez there.
Suarez trying to control from half guard but Petric is working away.
Trinidad Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Suarez in particular looking to stall.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of Petric's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Suarez dominated that second round.
That's time! Suarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Suarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Petric looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suarez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Suarez scores with punches from side control.
Petric struggling a bit here.
Suarez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Suarez landing strikes.
Suarez working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Petric down.
Suarez landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Petric's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez grinds an elbow into Petric's temple.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petric can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petric keeps working.
Petric tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petric takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Petric to see if he's OK.
Petric is rocked!
Suarez cracks Petric with a big elbow.
Petric is still in real trouble! Can Suarez finish him?
Suarez in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Petric looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Suarez turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!
A relieved looking Trinidad Suarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denali Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe comes to the cage accompanied by Russian Unicorn. Denali Fili has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richard Sharpe's chin.
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25
298 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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27
300 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Sharpe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denali Fili!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharpe lands a body shot.
Sharpe wants to slow Fili down by chopping away at his legs.
Fili pushes Sharpe up against the cage in a clinch.
Fili throws an elbow that misses.
Sharpe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharpe jumps into guard, dragging Fili to the mat.
Sharpe is adopting a defensive guard.
Fili won't allow Sharpe to sweep him here.
Sharpe is looking for a triangle but Fili pushes his legs off easily.
Sharpe controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richard Sharpe.
Sharpe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharpe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharpe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharpe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fili rushes Sharpe and presses him up against the cage.
Fili prevents a body shot from Sharpe.
Sharpe can't find room to land a body shot as Fili controls the action.
Fili breaks from the clinch.
Fili lands with a cross.
Sharpe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharpe dodges an elbow strike from Fili.
Sharpe lands a good knee to the midsection. Fili won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharpe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe lands a nice knee to the body.
Fili looks gassed!
Sharpe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sharpe misses with a knee to the head.
Sharpe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Denali Fili has been cut.
Sharpe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sharpe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sharpe controlling the position.
Fili must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sharpe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fili manages to get himself to full guard.
Sharpe landing some decent shots from guard.
Sharpe 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.
Sharpe postures up and lands a big shot to Fili's brow.
Sharpe tries to free his leg and advance position but Fili is retaining full guard.
Fili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharpe.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharpe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sharpe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharpe lands a couple of elbows.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Fili keeps moving.
Fili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sharpe throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe wants to pass the guard but Fili is keeping the position.
Sharpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fili is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sharpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharpe throwing strikes but missing.
Sharpe lands a couple of elbows.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharpe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fili keeping full guard, as Sharpe tries to pass.
Sharpe preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharpe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Fili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharpe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sharpe landing some decent shots from guard.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharpe postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe stays in close to Fili's body and controls the position.
Fili looking to control.
Sharpe cracks Fili with a solid left hand.
Fili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Sharpe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denali Fili's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sharpe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fili rushes Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fili misses with a knee strike.
Sharpe lands a nice elbow.
Sharpe blocks an elbow strike from Fili.
Sharpe avoids a wild elbow strike from Fili.
Fili avoiding damage as Sharpe throws knees to the body.
Fili managing to block the knees to the body from Sharpe.
A short right from Sharpe.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fili throws an elbow but misses.
Sharpe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Sharpe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richard Sharpe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sharpe fails to pull guard.
Sharpe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sharpe pushes Fili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharpe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fili is defending well for now.
Fili tries to break free but Sharpe pushes him back against the cage.
Sharpe pulls guard successfully.
Fili scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili wanted to stand there but Sharpe had control of the position.
Fili is breathing heavily.
Sharpe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sharpe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fili's guard.
Sharpe postures up in Fili's guard and throws a big left but Fili blocks it.
Sharpe scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharpe won't allow Fili to sweep him here.
Fili keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
Richard Sharpe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sharpe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard Sharpe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharpe misses the target.
Fili moves into range and clinches up with Sharpe.
Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fili can do to turn this around?
Fili tries to break free but Sharpe pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharpe.
Sharpe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sharpe lands with a light punch inside.
Sharpe manages to pull guard.
Fili got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sharpe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fili has managed to get both his arms back between Sharpe's legs - danger averted.
Sharpe is pulling down on Fili's head. It's preventing any offense from Fili, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sharpe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sharpe slips a nice elbow through Fili's hands, connecting with Fili's forehead.
Fili trying to control from the bottom.
Sharpe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sharpe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fili keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sharpe lands a nice short elbow.
Sharpe seems to be looking for submissions.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but Fili defending well.
Sharpe thows a huge punch but Fili dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharpe is nestled in close to Fili, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe uses his free foot to push down on Fili's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fili.
Sharpe landing punches.
That has opened up Denali Fili's cut even more.
Sharpe landing shots from mount.
The cut above Denali Fili's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sharpe landing shots from mount.
Denali Fili's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Denali Fili's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Sharpe!
Richard Sharpe retains his super heavyweight title!
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pop
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