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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18308 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 667 p4p, 487 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Kickstart My Heart blaring out of the sound system. Sharp has chosen Moneybagg Yo - Federal Fed Ft. Future as his entrance music. Tommy Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wants to slow Sharp down by chopping away at his legs.
Sharp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sharp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Sharp's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharp tries to avoid it.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp moves away from the strike by Lee.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Sharp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sharp needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee darts in and clinches Sharp up against the ropes.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Asa Sharp has been cut.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Sharp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Sharp lands.
Sharp closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the ropes.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sharp duly obliges.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asa Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Nice body kick there by Sharp.
Lee throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted KT Factory in the buildup to the fight.
That kick from Sharp tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Sharp lands a jab to the nose.
Sharp moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Sharp tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Jab from Sharp.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee throws a head kick that Sharp semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sharp misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Asa Sharp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asa Sharp's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Sharp.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Lee.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Asa Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee pushes Sharp up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the ropes.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sharp is out of range.
Lee lands a head kick. Sharp smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sharp to score with a decent uppercut.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharp has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Sharp saw it coming and moves away.
Sharp throws a counter combo.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sharp misses.
Lee misses with a hook. Sharp ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Sharp.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Sharp.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Sharp throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sharp doesn't seem phased though.
Sharp tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharp won't allow it.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee pushes Sharp back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp connects with a jab.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Sharp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sharp throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee darts in and clinches Sharp up against the ropes.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Asa Sharp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sharp tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Sharp shrugs it off though.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Sharp tries to tie him up.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Sharp controls the action.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sharp's brow.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands an elbow just above Sharp 's eye.
Sharp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharp is defending well for now.
Lee is trying to break free.
Sharp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Sharp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Sharp tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharp.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Sharp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the ropes.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Asa Sharp just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Asa Sharp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sharp moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharp.
Sharp thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sharp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Sharp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp swinging wildly here.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Sharp controls the action.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Sharp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp throws a good cross that connects.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the ropes.
Sharp with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Sharp gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sharp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sharp misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Sharp takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Sharp.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp lands an overhand right.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sharp is out of range.
Sharp throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sharp misses with a looping right.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Sharp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee cracks Sharp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the ropes.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the ropes.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sharp tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Sharp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Lee.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sharp pushes Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharp with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asa Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Asa Sharp!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Asa Sharp!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Asa Sharp!
Asa Sharp wins by unanimous decision!
Asa Sharp is the new welterweight champion!
Asa Sharp took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Great opponent ima take some time off and vacate'.
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