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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jablowme comes to the cage accompanied by enter sandman. Eric Sharp is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heywood Jablowme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Jablowme fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Eric Sharp has been cut.
Sharp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jablowme is not content to let Sharp control the position.
Jablowme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sharp trying to control the position but Jablowme is working away.
Jablowme holding on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Jablowme's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharp wants to stand but Jablowme is controlling his arm.
Sharp looks gassed!
Jablowme bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablowme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jablowme is trying to work for a kimura but Sharp is defending well.
Jablowme slips a nice elbow through Sharp's hands, connecting with Sharp's forehead.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jablowme.
Jablowme drops an elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp is looking to improve his position.
Sharp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sharp.
Jablowme with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharp has momentary wrist control but Jablowme slips an elbow through the middle.
Jablowme throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharp wants to sweep here but Jablowme controlling him for the moment.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jablowme.
Jablowme trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Jablowme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sharp wants to hold on but Jablowme pushes him away.
Jablowme putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jablowme has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jablowme punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sharp wants to control but Jablowme is having none of it.
Jablowme trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sharp holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jablowme tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jablowme lands a big elbow.
Sharp is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Sharp really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp wants to control but Jablowme is having none of it.
Sharp taking shots to the head.
Sharp regains half guard.
Sharp controlling the position well.
Sharp is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jablowme pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to stand.
Jablowme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp tries to get to full guard but Jablowme has control of the leg.
Jablowme thows a huge punch but Sharp dodges it nicely.
Sharp keeping control of the position.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jablowme jabs Sharp right on the nose. Sharp blinks but takes it well.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jablowme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heywood Jablowme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Sharp's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sharp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jablowme throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Jablowme tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sharp swivels and escapes.
Sharp gets the takedown into side control.
Sharp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jablowme is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jablowme is trying to get back to half guard.
Sharp decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jablowme to his feet.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sharp was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jablowme gets back to half guard.
Jablowme is pressing down on Sharp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jablowme is trying to keep Sharp in close.
Jablowme has his foot on Sharp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sharp works his way back into a safe position though.
Sharp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Jablowme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jablowme looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
Sharp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jablowme, up you get!
Jablowme swinging wilding here.
Sharp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jablowme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jablowme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jablowme sprawls well initially but Sharp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sharp wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Jablowme uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Jablowme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jablowme trying to control the position.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Jablowme keeps moving.
Jablowme controls Sharp momentarily but Sharp frees himself.
Jablowme manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sharp manages to get himself to full guard.
Sharp can't keep his opponent in guard - Jablowme advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jablowme looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sharp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jablowme is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sharp is just riding it out for now. Jablowme eventually gives up the hold.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard but Jablowme has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sharp is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sharp is trying to escape the mount.
Jablowme looking to control but Sharp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sharp tries to hold on but Jablowme pushes him away.
Jablowme with good strikes from the mount here!
Sharp regains half guard.
Sharp is pressing down on Jablowme's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sharp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jablowme!
Jablowme is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jablowme is looking to get to half guard.
Jablowme throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sharp. What's that going to do exactly?
Jablowme is trying to reverse the position but instead Sharp has taken his back - oops!
Sharp not allowing Jablowme to control his hands.
Sharp lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Sharp lands punches and elbows.
Sharp is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jablowme up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jablowme breaks Sharp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sharp wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jablowme stopping the sweep attempt from Sharp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Sharp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Jablowme wants to clinch.
Jablowme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Jablowme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp scores with a takedown into Jablowme's guard.
Jablowme doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sharp sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jablowme manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jablowme is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sharp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jablowme is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jablowme swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heywood Jablowme!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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