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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Sharpe (ranked 1979 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Lutalo Masamba (ranked 273 p4p, 343 weight class). Lutalo Masamba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donovan Sharpe's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lutalo Masamba!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sharpe prevents Masamba from standing back up.
Sharpe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharpe thows a huge punch but Masamba dodges it nicely.
Masamba wants to get back to his feet.
Sharpe lands with a punch from half guard.
Masamba tries to kick Sharpe off but Sharpe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've been hearing that Sharpe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sharpe trying to control from half guard but Masamba is working away.
Sharpe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masamba's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharpe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sharpe slips a nice elbow through Masamba's hands, connecting with Masamba's forehead.
Sharpe misses with a head shot. Masamba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sharpe is working Masamba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Masamba keeps moving.
Masamba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharpe trying to control but Masamba is working from the bottom.
Masamba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharpe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharpe trying to control but Masamba is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masamba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Masamba keeps moving.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Masamba 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.
Sharpe throws an elbow that misses. Masamba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharpe's guard. Nice move by Masamba!
Masamba content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sharpe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sharpe tries to get out of the position.
Sharpe wants to hit a sweep here but Masamba passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sharpe there!
Sharpe tries to control Masamba's body but Masamba pushes him off. Sharpe squirms to his side and now Masamba has his back!
Sharpe wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masamba controlling the position well here. Sharpe rolled but Masamba kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sharpe is trying to get back to his feet but Masamba has full control of the position and if anything, Sharpe has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sharpe wants to escape the position.
Sharpe trying to control the hands but Masamba won't let him.
Sharpe tries to roll but Masamba sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masamba trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sharpe doesn't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Donovan Sharpe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Masamba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharpe fails with a takedown attempt.
Masamba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masamba throws out a loose jab but Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharpe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe postures up in Masamba's guard and throws a big left but Masamba blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sharpe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Masamba's head.
Masamba wants to get back to his feet but Sharpe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Masamba is trying to control the position but Sharpe postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharpe postures up and lands a big shot to Masamba's brow.
Masamba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 is looking to work some ground and pound but Masamba has wrist control.
Masamba wants to stand and escape but Sharpe is having none of it.
Sharpe trying to control but Masamba is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharpe distracts Masamba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sharpe looking to sit in guard and control but Masamba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sharpe trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masamba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sharpe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharpe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masamba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sharpe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Masamba's head.
Masamba wants to stand but Sharpe is controlling the position.
Sharpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Masamba has wrist control.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Masamba wants to sweep here but Sharpe controlling him for the moment.
Sharpe throwing strikes but missing.
Masamba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masamba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throws an elbow that misses. Masamba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharpe's guard. Nice move by Masamba!
Sharpe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Masamba dives into side control.
Sharpe is not content to let Masamba control the position.
Sharpe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Masamba's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharpe wants to get back to full guard.
Sharpe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Masamba is thwarting Sharpe's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donovan Sharpe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Masamba with a hook.
Masamba throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharpe counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Lutalo Masamba has been cut.
Sharpe misses with a wild body shot.
Masamba throws an off balance right hand
and Masamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharpe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sharpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masamba keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
Sharpe stops Masamba from standing up.
Sharpe tries to free his leg and advance position but Masamba is retaining full guard.
Sharpe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe is standing up over Masamba. Masamba looks to escape but Sharpe dives into side control.
Sharpe is putting a hurting on Masamba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Masamba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Masamba tries to escape but Sharpe is in control.
The strikes coming from Sharpe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sharpe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Masamba looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sharpe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Sharpe!
Donovan Sharpe gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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