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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 3651 p4p, 22788 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 371 p4p, 558 weight class). Sharp comes to the ring accompanied by Moneybagg Yo - Federal Fed Ft. Future. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Dangerous knees
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 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp tries to clinch but McDavid moves out of range.
McDavid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDavid.
It looked like Sharp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDavid looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp cracks a nice hook into McDavid's ribs.
Sharp lands a jab to the head.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Sharp slips a straight right by McDavid.
Sharp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDavid scores with a nice right hand.
McDavid misses with a hook.
McDavid thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDavid swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
McDavid tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp throws a hook but McDavid avoids it easily.
McDavid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDavid misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDavid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp avoids the body shot from McDavid.
Sharp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sharp rushes McDavid and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDavid.
Sharp lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDavid.
A short left from Sharp.
Sharp works on McDavid's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
McDavid told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right from McDavid on the inside.
Sharp managing to block the knees to the body from McDavid.
Sharp throws a punch but it's blocked by McDavid.
Sharp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDavid digs a right hand underneath Sharp's ribcage. Sharp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDavid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McDavid misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDavid misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp is trying to maintain a safe position but McDavid gets an underhook and turns Sharp into the ropes.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDavid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from McDavid.
Sharp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but McDavid avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the ropes.
McDavid tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sharp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
Sharp digs a right hand underneath McDavid's ribcage. McDavid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sharp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDavid throws out the jab.
Sharp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sharp moves into range and connects with a jab.
McDavid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDavid moves out of range of the strikes.
McDavid walks into a jab.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
McDavid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. McDavid saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp misses the jab.
McDavid lands with a good body shot.
McDavid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. McDavid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp clinches.
McDavid throws an elbow but it misses.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp blocks a body shot from McDavid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
McDavid misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharp is working McDavid over against the ropes.
McDavid is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharp.
McDavid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp is leaning against McDavid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sharp working aggressively here.
McDavid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but McDavid avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the ropes.
Sharp lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by McDavid.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp blocks a body shot from McDavid.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
Sharp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp dodges an elbow strike from McDavid.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp tries a body shot but McDavid blocks it.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
McDavid tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing McDavid back against the ropes.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDavid tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Asa Sharp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sharp tries to work over McDavid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharp.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McDavid misses with a looping right.
Connor McDavid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDavid throws out a loose jab but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
Sharp lands a right hook to the body.
Sharp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDavid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sharp, as that shot connected.
Sharp wants to clinch up but McDavid keeps it at a distance.
Sharp tries to clinch but McDavid is having none of it.
McDavid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDavid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDavid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Sharp with the inside leg kick.
Asa Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDavid blocks a jab.
Sharp swings widly with a right hand
and McDavid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from McDavid misses.
A quick step to the side and Sharp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1-2. Sharp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDavid throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDavid circles away quickly and effectively.
McDavid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDavid throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a three punch combo that has McDavid backing up. McDavid nods at Sharp to acknowledge the strikes.
McDavid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for McDavid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDavid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but McDavid is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Sharp with a hook.
McDavid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
McDavid misses with a hook
and Sharp counters with a three punch combo that has McDavid backing up. McDavid nods at Sharp to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McDavid back to the ropes. Sharp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McDavid is rocked!
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDavid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDavid is still on wobbly legs! Can Sharp finish him?
McDavid misses with a looping left.
Sharp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDavid seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharp wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of McDavid's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked McDavid - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Asa Sharp!
An intense looking Asa Sharp took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Im a can CRUSHERRRR'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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