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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Sharp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Bolten's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent 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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolten gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Bolten throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Bolten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sharp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolten throws a head kick but Sharp moves out of range.
Bolten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Bolten tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bolten is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Bolten throws a head kick that Sharp semi-blocks.
Sharp moves out of range as Bolten throws a body kick.
Bolten throws a head kick that misses.
Bolten lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bolten gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Bolten misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bolten - the referee stops the clock and Sharp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bolten. Sharp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bolten delivers a nice body kick.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Bolten.
Bolten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bolten.
Bolten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sharp looks gassed!
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Bolten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sharp. That did some damage!
Bolten is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Bolten lands with a kick to the temple. Sharp shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bolten connects with a leg kick. Sharp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bolten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sharp will feel that in the morning.
Bolten pushes Sharp away with a front kick.
Bolten throws a front kick that sends Sharp stumbling back into the cage.
Sharp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bolten. Bolten obviously looking to wear him down.
Bolten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sharp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bolten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bolten feints and then cracks Sharp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharp down.
A solid body kick from Bolten.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.
Sharp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bolten.
Bolten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bolten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sharp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolten. Sharp shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bolten.
Bolten throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolten is just out of range.
Sharp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crunch! Bolten slams his shin into Sharp's torso.
Bolten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Bolten.
Bolten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sharp if he has to take too many more of those.
Bolten connects with a leg kick. Sharp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bolten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bolten fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharp in the body.
Bolten lands a nice looking body kick.
Bolten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sharp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sharp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bolten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolten is looking to land body kicks.
Bolten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sharp will feel that in the morning.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bolten - the referee stops the clock and Sharp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bolten. Sharp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolten keeps Sharp at a distance using the push kick.
Bolten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bolten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bolten 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.
Bolten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bolten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sharp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bolten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Bolten slams his shin into Sharp's torso.
Joey Bolten is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolten connects with a high kick.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Bolten.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bolten.
Bolten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bolten thuds his shin into the meat of Sharp's side.
Bolten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bolten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Bolten misses with a head kick.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joey Bolten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bolten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bolten slips a jab from Sharp.
Bolten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharp dives in and grabs Bolten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bolten pushes down on Sharp's head and hops out.
Bolten scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sharp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sharp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolten.
Bolten throws a head kick that Sharp semi-blocks.
Bolten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick from Bolten.
Bolten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bolten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bolten misses with an attempted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bolten!
Bolten connects with a high kick.
Bolten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bolten.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bolten.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sharp might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bolten has got the better of the exchanges.
Bolten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Bolten slams his shin into Sharp's torso.
Sharp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bolten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolten. Sharp shrugs it off though.
Bolten fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharp in the body.
Joey Bolten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bolten!
Bolten keeps Sharp at a distance using the push kick.
Sharp has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bolten.
Bolten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolten tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sharp if he has to take too many more of those.
Bolten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolten scores with a kick to the body.
Bolten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bolten connects with a leg kick. Sharp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bolten thuds his shin into the meat of Sharp's side.
Bolten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bolten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sharp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bolten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bolten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bolten.
Bolten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bolten fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharp in the body.
Bolten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bolten dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sharp takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bolten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bolten throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Crunch! Bolten slams his shin into Sharp's torso.
Bolten misses with a kick to the body.
Bolten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bolten.
Bolten throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Bolten.
Bolten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bolten misses with a body kick.
Bolten is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolten. Sharp shrugs it off though.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sharp misses with an uppercut
and Bolten counters with an inside leg kick.
Bolten throws a push kick but Sharp slaps the foot to one side.
Bolten misses with a body kick.
Bolten looks to throw a body kick
and Sharp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bolten manages to get to full guard.
Bolten wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharp passes Bolten's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bolten pushes Sharp off looking to stand but Sharp dives back in and keeps control.
Bolten is pressing down on Sharp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp stops Bolten from standing up.
Bolten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bolten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharp throws a strike but Bolten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bolten thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bolten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curtis Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten preventing the sweep.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
Sharp is looking for a triangle but Bolten pushes his legs off easily.
Sharp is trying to keep Bolten in close.
Bolten wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Sharp has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bolten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bolten is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four 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 escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bolten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sharp can't keep his opponent in guard - Bolten advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bolten is working for a kimura but Sharp is defending it quite comfortably.
Sharp is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Bolten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolten, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Bolten!
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