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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Van Beest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk Van Beest has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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176 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Van Beest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Beest throws a nice head kick!
Van Beest shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Beest showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Beest trying to mount his opponent but Sharpe defends it.
Van Beest prevents Sharpe from standing back up.
Sharpe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Van Beest performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Van Beest decides to stand up.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Beest counters with a shoot takedown. Sharpe fights it but they end up in guard.
Van Beest will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Van Beest won't allow Sharpe to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van Beest throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Beest pushes down on Sharpe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Beest trying to control the pace.
Van Beest is looking for a kimura but Sharpe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Beest to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe is trying to stand back up but Van Beest is controlling him
Van Beest stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Van Beest scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sharpe looks gassed!
Van Beest working the ground and pound from side control.
Van Beest controls the position.
Van Beest prevents Sharpe from escaping the position.
Van Beest lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sharpe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Van Beest controlling from side mount.
Van Beest decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Van Beest closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Beest drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe wants to stand and escape but Van Beest is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Van Beest moves in looking to clinch but Sharpe pushes him off.
Sharpe misses with a body shot
and Van Beest counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Beest.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharpe is working an open guard so Van Beest takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sharpe tries to clinch
so Van Beest counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Beest stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van Beest fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharpe, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Beest lands an elbow inside.
Sharpe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Beest lands an elbow inside.
Van Beest lands a takedown into guard.
Sharpe wants to stand and escape but Van Beest is having none of it.
Van Beest works over Sharpe with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Beest lands a couple of digs.
Van Beest working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Beest showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sharpe is working an open guard so Van Beest takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Van Beest changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sharpe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest taking a breather here.
Van Beest working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Van Beest decides to stand back up. Van Beest steps back and let's Sharpe get back to his feet.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Beest counters with a big head kick but Sharpe shrugs it off.
Sharpe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sharpe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Beest closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Beest lands in his opponent's guard.
Van Beest pushing down on Sharpe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Beest prevents Sharpe from standing back up.
Van Beest is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Beest trying to mount his opponent but Sharpe defends it.
Van Beest lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Beest decides to stand and escape the position.
Sharpe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Beest shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sharpe's guard.
Van Beest drops back looking for a leg! Sharpe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sharpe manages to kick Van Beest off! Van Beest jumps back into Sharpe's guard.
Van Beest scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Beest trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Beest stands up over Sharpe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Beest is pushing down on Sharpe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sharpe is fighting to maintain full guard but Van Beest has managed to sneak the leg through.
Van Beest decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sharpe looks to land a combination but Van Beest avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Beest dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sharpe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dirk Van Beest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharpe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Van Beest counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Beest seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sharpe keeping full guard, as Van Beest tries to pass.
Sharpe wants to stand but Van Beest is controlling the position.
Van Beest lands a couple of elbows.
Sharpe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Beest is controlling him.
Van Beest controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Beest advances to half guard.
Sharpe is breathing heavily.
Van Beest passes to side control.
Sharpe is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest decides to stand back up. Van Beest steps back and let's Sharpe get back to his feet.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses
and Van Beest counters with a takedown into side control.
Dirk Van Beest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharpe being controlled for a moment.
Sharpe is trying to buck Van Beest off.
Sharpe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Van Beest controlling from mount.
Sharpe is bucking up trying to escape but Van Beest cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Van Beest controlling from the full mount.
Van Beest lands a nice shot to the head.
Van Beest lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest content just to control the position here.
Van Beest seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sharpe for as long as he can get away with.
Van Beest with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Van Beest landing strikes from the mount and Sharpe is in trouble!
Van Beest with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Beest has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sharpe's face.
Van Beest has hold of Sharpe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sharpe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Van Beest with a couple of short strikes.
Sharpe is rocked!
Van Beest landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sharpe is still in real trouble! Can Van Beest finish him?
Sharpe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Van Beest lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Van Beest is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Beest controlling from the full mount.
Van Beest with a couple of short strikes.
Sharpe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Van Beest lands with some strikes.
Van Beest lands a big elbow.
Sharpe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Van Beest lands with some strikes.
Van Beest is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Beest working Sharpe over with strikes here.
Sharpe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Van Beest landing strikes from the mount.
Van Beest looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Beest punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sharpe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Van Beest controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Van Beest.
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!
Van Beest landing strikes from the mount.
Sharpe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Van Beest with a couple of short strikes.
Van Beest is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Beest with good strikes from the mount here!
Van Beest looking to finish Sharpe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sharpe!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Beest scoring with strikes but Sharpe is staying in there.
Van Beest lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Van Beest there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sharpe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Beest dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A left and a right from Sharpe both land. Nice combination.
Van Beest connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Sharpe tumbling to the canvas! Van Beest pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Sharpe was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dirk Van Beest!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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