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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 5895 p4p, 559 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 590 p4p, 82 weight class). Sharp comes to the ring accompanied by Moneybagg Yo - Federal Fed Ft. Future. Asa Sharp had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Sharp clinches up with Paa and pushes him back against the ropes.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Paa prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp lands a right hand.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sharp.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Paa avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the ropes.
Paa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharp.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paa lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Asa Sharp has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Paa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paa misses with an elbow over the top.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharp dodges an elbow strike from Paa.
Paa blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Paa lands with a left to the head.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sharp seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paa can turn it around.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
I was talking to Sharp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Paa blocking some punches.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharp avoids a wild elbow strike from Paa.
Paa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paa misses with an elbow over the top.
Paa being controlled against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Paa.
Paa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp avoids a wild elbow strike from Paa.
A short left from Sharp.
Paa misses with some punches.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Paa.
Sharp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Paa.
Paa lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iso Paa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asa Sharp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Paa misses.
Sharp moves forwards but Paa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paa misses with a series of wild punches.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
A nice side step and Paa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Paa is avoiding it.
Paa scores with a jab. Sharp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sharp has time to react.
Sharp swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
Sharp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.
Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Paa in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Paa.
A nice left hand lands by Sharp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharp.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sharp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
Paa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paa tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Paa prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Paa lands an elbow just above Sharp 's eye.
Paa stalling in the clinch but Sharp improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paa scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paa.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paa lands an elbow inside.
Paa prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Paa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharp's defenses.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Paa lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
Paa blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Paa working aggressively here.
Sharp working Paa over with knees to the body.
Paa takes a shot to the head.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Paa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Sharp.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iso Paa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Asa Sharp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Paa lands an overhand right.
Paa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Sharp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Paa throws out a counter right but Sharp avoids it with no problem.
Sharp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paa moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Paa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paa!
Asa Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paa avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Paa stuns Sharp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sharp tests Paa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Paa feints and then cracks Sharp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharp down.
Paa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Paa.
Paa connects with a solid leg kick.
Asa Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Sharp misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Paa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Paa throws out a loose jab but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharp on the side of the head.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sharp.
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paa.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paa throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Iso Paa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp lands a leg kick that knocks Paa off balance momentarily.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Paa down.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sharp defending well as Paa loads up on a big left hand.
Paa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharp tries to clinch but Paa is having none of it.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Paa avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paa.
Paa checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paa! But no joy.
Paa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Paa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paa finds it's way round the side to connect with Sharp's head.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paa stalling in the clinch but Sharp improves position.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Sharp blocks the elbow strike.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Paa throws an elbow that misses.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but Paa blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Paa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Asa Sharp.
Well Paa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Asa Sharp!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Iso Paa!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Iso Paa!
Iso Paa wins by split decision!
Iso Paa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Asa Sharp stepped up to the mic, saying 'this is the one i m done'.
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