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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Iberico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iberico kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Pa' Bravo YO. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Iberico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sharp. No joy for Iberico on that attempt.
Ivan Iberico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp stuffs the takedown.
Iberico fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Iberico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iberico fails with a takedown attempt.
Iberico gets the takedown into side control.
Iberico blocks the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp is looking to reverse the position.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharp is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sharp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Iberico's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Iberico's back!
Iberico is trying to break free.
Sharp working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Iberico tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Iberico can't escape the position.
Iberico is breathing heavily.
Sharp looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iberico is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.
Sharp landing punches.
Sharp looking to control but Iberico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Iberico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Iberico is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sharp working for a submission but Iberico is keeping him at bay.
Iberico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sharp lands with some strikes.
Sharp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Iberico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Iberico sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Iberico is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iberico flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Iberico wants to get back to full guard.
Iberico knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sharp on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Iberico manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Iberico throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Sharp trying to control but Iberico is working from the bottom.
Iberico wants to sweep but no luck.
Iberico throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Iberico throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Iberico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iberico is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sharp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Iberico circles away.
Iberico fails with the takedown
and Sharp counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Iberico throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Iberico keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Sharp is in close to Iberico's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iberico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
Sharp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Iberico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iberico wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Sharp advances to half guard.
Iberico has hold of Sharp's hands but Sharp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Iberico manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sharp is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Iberico is rocked!
Iberico throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Iberico could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sharp advances position into side control!
Sharp trying to control the position but Iberico is working away.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control the position but Iberico is working away.
Sharp happy to just control the position for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tommy Sharp just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iberico shoots in but Sharp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sharp works his foot free and advances to mount.
Iberico bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iberico is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharp has wrist control.
Iberico makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Iberico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sharp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Iberico shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sharp trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Iberico makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iberico lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sharp is rocked!
Sharp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sharp is still in real trouble! Can Iberico finish him?
Iberico swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Iberico working to try and regain half guard.
Sharp seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tommy Sharp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sharp looking to control but Iberico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Iberico is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.
Sharp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Iberico is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Iberico tries to reverse the position but Sharp maintains control.
Iberico seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Iberico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sharp with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sharp looking to control but Iberico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Iberico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sharp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Iberico wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sharp throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Iberico!
Iberico breaks Sharp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sharp has momentary wrist control but Iberico slips an elbow through the middle.
Iberico looking to pass the guard.
Iberico distracts Sharp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iberico landing with the ground and pound.
Iberico chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Iberico throws a big right hand that misses.
Iberico thows a big elbow that misses.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iberico missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Iberico tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharp is retaining full guard.
Sharp trying to control the position.
Sharp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Iberico's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iberico throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sharp passes into half guard.
Iberico wants to improve his position but Sharp is controlling well.
Iberico on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iberico is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sharp's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sharp's back!
Sharp tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Iberico postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sharp looks a forlorn figure.
Iberico has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sharp's face.
Iberico blocks Sharp's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Iberico is landing with some decent strikes but Sharp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Iberico with the ground and pound from mount.
Sharp wants to control but Iberico is having none of it.
Iberico prevents Sharp from getting the reversal.
Sharp slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sharp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sharp.
Iberico looking to pass the guard.
Iberico is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sharp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Iberico's guard.
Iberico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iberico throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Iberico keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Iberico trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sharp won't allow Iberico to sweep him here.
Iberico throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Iberico is on top in guard.
Iberico connects with a couple of short punches.
Iberico preventing the sweep.
Iberico postures up in Sharp's guard and throws a big left but Sharp blocks it.
Iberico has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Iberico working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sharp is on top in guard.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Iberico keeps moving.
Sharp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Iberico kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Iberico.
Sharp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Iberico will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sharp looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Iberico!
Sharp controlling the position easily from mount.
Iberico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp tries to control but Iberico wriggling away.
Iberico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Iberico bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sharp is on top in guard.
Iberico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
Iberico manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sharp manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iberico scoring with some ground and pound.
Iberico wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.
Iberico is working Sharp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Iberico throwing strikes but missing.
Iberico is in close to Sharp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Iberico landing with the ground and pound.
Iberico passes Sharp's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Iberico missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp is trying to get back to full guard.
Sharp manages to get to full guard.
Sharp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Iberico is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to keep Iberico in close.
Sharp is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sharp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Iberico's guard.
Sharp postures up and lands a big shot to Iberico's brow.
Sharp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Iberico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharp trying to control but Iberico is working from the bottom.
Iberico looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sharp puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sharp trying to control the action but Iberico is working from the bottom.
Iberico gets full guard.
Sharp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iberico throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Iberico wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Iberico closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Iberico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharp pushes Iberico off looking to stand but Iberico dives back in and keeps control.
Iberico drops an elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Iberico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Iberico wants to free his trapped foot but Sharp is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sharp gets full guard.
Iberico avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Iberico scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Iberico is working Sharp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
Sharp is trying to keep Iberico in close.
Iberico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iberico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iberico with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iberico stopping the sweep attempt from Sharp.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Iberico has his takedown stuffed
and Sharp counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Iberico's guard now.
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!
Sharp preventing the sweep.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Iberico keeps moving.
Sharp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Iberico wants to sweep but no luck.
Iberico keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Iberico looking for a sweep. Not yet Iberico, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Iberico shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Iberico showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iberico is looking to pass Sharp's guard but actually Sharp recovers to full guard.
Iberico landing some decent shots from guard.
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 Ivan Iberico.
I think Iberico has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ivan Iberico!
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