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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Blackwood (ranked 3880 p4p, 3557 weight class) and Alexander Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe has chosen Starlight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwood misses with a two punch combination.
Sharpe dodges the punch combination from Blackwood.
Damien Blackwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Blackwood blocks the low kick.
Blackwood dodges the punch combination from Sharpe.
Sharpe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackwood.
Sharpe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackwood.
Blackwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackwood dodges the punch combination from Sharpe.
Blackwood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sharpe. Sharpe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Alexander Sharpe has been cut.
Blackwood throws a nice looking combination but Sharpe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackwood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sharpe counters with a three punch combo that has Blackwood backing up. Blackwood nods at Sharpe to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpe slips a jab and a cross from Blackwood.
Sharpe walks into a left hand.
Sharpe ducks under a wild hook from Blackwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Sharpe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharpe wants to take the fight to the mat but Blackwood manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sharpe looks winded!
Blackwood breaks the clinch.
Blackwood throws a series of punches but Sharpe moves out of range.
Sharpe is looking to clinch.
Blackwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackwood throws an overhand right that lands on Sharpe's shoulder, as Sharpe tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Blackwood does no damage.
Sharpe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blackwood defends it well.
Blackwood misses with a double jab.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharpe misses with a wild body shot.
Blackwood throws a sloppy body shot
and Sharpe counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpe misses with a two punch combination.
Blackwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Blackwood. Those never looked like landing.
Blackwood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackwood misses with the combination.
Damien Blackwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharpe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Blackwood. Those never looked like landing.
Sharpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharpe clinches.
Sharpe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blackwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe dodges the punch combination from Blackwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood misses with a few strikes there.
Blackwood looks to land a combination but Sharpe avoids it well.
Blackwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blackwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharpe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sharpe doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackwood circles away.
Blackwood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blackwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharpe moves away.
Blackwood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharpe.
Damien Blackwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Sharpe.
Blackwood throws a series of punches but Sharpe moves out of range.
Blackwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharpe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sharpe wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackwood looks to land a combination but Sharpe avoids it well.
Sharpe misses with a takedown attempt - Blackwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sharpe clinches with his opponent.
Sharpe tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackwood avoids the damage to the body.
Sharpe breaks the clinch.
Blackwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharpe throws a nice looking combination but Blackwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharpe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blackwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blackwood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharpe counters by moving into the clinch.
Blackwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe tries to clinch up but Blackwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharpe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Blackwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Sharpe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sharpe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blackwood connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Sharpe to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Blackwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien Blackwood!
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