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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Castle!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Castle moves away from the strike by Sharp.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Castle lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp looking to stall.
Castle is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
A body shot lands from Castle.
Sharp is working for takedown but Castle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Castle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castle blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Castle is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Castle blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Sharp's ribcage. Sharp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is trying to break free.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sharp tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castle pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Castle scores with a decent looking hook.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castle.
Castle wants to clinch.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Castle misses with a looping left.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castle throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Jason Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle moves away from the strike by Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Castle moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Castle.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Castle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle.
Castle tries to clinch up
and Sharp counters with a single leg into guard. Castle didn't expect that.
Castle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
Castle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sharp is controlling him.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Castle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp prevents Castle from getting back to his feet.
Sharp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castle is trying to control the position but Sharp postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Castle dominated that 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.
Castle lands a jab to the nose.
Castle moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Castle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sharp rushes Castle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Castle blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Castle wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharp won't allow it.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Castle.
Castle is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp staying out of range there.
Castle misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Castle wants to clinch
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Castle throws a right and a left that Sharp avoids nicely.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Castle tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Sharp throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Castle works over Sharp's head and body with a nice combination.
Castle tries to clinch
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Castle looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Castle wants to clinch
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Castle as Sharp shoots in.
A big right from Castle misses.
Castle looks to clinch
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castle closes the distance but Sharp moves to the side
and Sharp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Castle controls his hands.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharp tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharp lands a shot to the body.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castle swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses the body punch
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp tries for a takedown but Castle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Castle tries to clinch up
and Sharp counters with a takedown into side control.
Sharp scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp cracks Castle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sharp in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Castle wants to control but Sharp postures up.
Sharp in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sharp creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Castle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sharp drops his hands momentarily and Castle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jason Castle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castle throws a looping overhand right but Sharp ducks down to avoid it.
Castle closes the distance but Sharp moves to the side
and Sharp counters with a single leg into guard. Castle didn't expect that.
Castle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharp defends it easily.
Castle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Castle's head.
Castle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castle trying to control the position.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Castle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Castle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castle pulls Sharp in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sharp postures up in Castle's guard and throws a big left but Castle blocks it.
Castle working a defensive guard here.
Sharp throws a strike but Castle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Castle wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Sharp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castle wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Jason Castle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Castle wants to clinch
and Sharp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castle won't be happy with that.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Castle works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Castle is trying to control but can't.
Castle wants to improve his position but Sharp is controlling well.
Sharp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castle is defending against the submission attempts here by Sharp.
Castle is looking to improve his position.
Castle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Curtis Sharp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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 works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sharp landing shots from mount.
Sharp throwing strikes here but Castle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castle holds of for dear life.
Castle wants to get back to his feet.
Castle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sharp tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castle is desperately trying to improve his position but Sharp has a good base and remains in mount.
Castle tries to hold on but Sharp postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sharp 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
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energy
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hype
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