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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kartiko Tiko (ranked 25932 p4p, 25943 weight class) and Harold Sharp (ranked 345 p4p, 355 weight class). The key to victory for Kartiko Tiko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kartiko Tiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tiko misses.
Tiko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiko gets caught flat footed, as Sharp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tiko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp prevents Tiko from getting back to his feet.
Sharp throws a strike but Tiko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sharp wants to stand but Tiko is controlling the position.
Tiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiko stops Sharp from standing up.
Tiko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiko won't allow Sharp to get back to his feet.
Tiko throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Tiko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tiko prevents Sharp from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiko trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiko thuds his right hand into Sharp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiko looks for a takedown but Sharp sprawls well.
Sharp shoots in and bounces Tiko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tiko is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sharp dives into side control.
Sharp lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tiko is looking for a sweep.
Sharp is looking to take a break and control but Tiko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is working Tiko over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiko taking a bit of punishment here - Sharp scoring with strikes.
Sharp postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sharp lands a nice forearm strike.
Sharp is putting a hurting on Tiko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sharp misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tiko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sharp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tiko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sharp in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sharp working the ground and pound but Tiko is defending the strikes.
Tiko is looking to regain half guard here but Sharp keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Tiko lands.
Tiko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sharp sprawls well. Sharp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiko gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt - Tiko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tiko stalks Sharp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharp's face. Sharp staggers backwards, shaken.
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 Kartiko Tiko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiko shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Tiko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiko sets himself, and Sharp steps forward looking for the clinch! Tiko avoids it this time.
Kartiko Tiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiko drives through and clinches with Sharp against the cage.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharp is trying to drag Tiko to the mat but Tiko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tiko is pressed up against the cage. Sharp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiko down to the mat. Tiko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kartiko Tiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Sharp.
No joy there for Tiko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiko misses with a wild combination.
Sharp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharp is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiko taking some punishment here, with Sharp in his half guard.
Tiko manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sharp keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tiko prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Tiko. Those never looked like landing.
Sharp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiko.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiko throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tiko does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiko pinned against the cage. Tiko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiko moves into range and clinches up with Sharp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp gets a double leg takedown into Tiko's guard.
Tiko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is standing up over Tiko. Tiko looks to escape but Sharp dives into side control.
Sharp trying to control the action but Tiko is working from the bottom.
Sharp working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sharp trying to control the action but Tiko is working from the bottom.
Tiko parries the strikes from Sharp easily there. Sharp is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tiko to escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tiko taking a bit of punishment here - Sharp scoring with strikes.
Tiko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sharp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kartiko Tiko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tiko shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tiko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharp.
Tiko lands with a nice combination. Sharp backs away looking to recover.
Tiko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tiko lands with a cross.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiko.
Tiko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Tiko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Tiko fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiko.
Sharp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiko pushes Sharp off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiko throws a series of strikes that have Sharp backpedaling.
Tiko throws a right hand that Sharp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharp also avoids with ease.
Tiko misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
Kartiko Tiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Sharp.
Tiko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiko sets himself, and Sharp steps forward looking for the clinch! Tiko avoids it this time.
Nice takedown defense from Tiko. No joy for Sharp on that attempt.
Sharp throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tiko was covering up waiting for the punch and Sharp finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp wants to control from the top but Tiko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharp postures up and lands a big shot to Tiko's brow.
Sharp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tiko manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiko misses with a wild combination.
Tiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharp closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tiko's guard.
Sharp is working Tiko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tiko wants to stand and escape but Sharp is having none of it.
Sharp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tiko's head.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Tiko keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Tiko keeps moving.
Tiko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sharp shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiko sprawls well. He's pushed Sharp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sharp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harold Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kartiko Tiko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharp gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tiko kicks Sharp off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kartiko Tiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kartiko Tiko!
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