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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chunk Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Sherk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 London, Chunk Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kirk Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty tries to clinch up
and Sherk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Sherk or perhaps it was just good defense by Dirty which made him look bad.
Dirty looks to clinch
letting Sherk counter with a right hand.
Dirty lands a left and a right that send Sherk crashing to the mat, dazed. Dirty thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sherk is rocked!
It looks like Kirk Sherk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirty tries to clinch but Sherk moves away
and Sherk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dirty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sherk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirty tries to clinch up
enabling Sherk to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirty misses with a double jab
and Sherk counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty darts in trying to clinch
and Sherk counters with a two punch combo.
Chunk Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dirty lands a glancing blow to the side of Sherk's head.
Dirty misses with a right hand
and Sherk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chunk Dirty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dirty wants to clinch
and Sherk counters with a one-two to the body.
Dirty wants to clinch but Sherk slips to the side
and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dirty looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sherk decides to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirty misses with a right hand
letting Sherk counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dirty won't be happy with that.
Dirty tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherk has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dirty's body.
Sherk is persistently looking for the submission but Dirty is defending it well.
I would not like to be Dirty right now.
Dirty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sherk on the ground.
Sherk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk tightening his grip on Dirty, looking for the choke.
Sherk tightening his grip on Dirty, looking for the choke.
Dirty is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The referee is taking a good look at Dirty as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sherk!
Sherk tries to keep control of the position but Dirty is staying busy.
Dirty avoids the strikes from Sherk.
Sherk has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dirty's body.
Sherk patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sherk lands shots from the back.
Dirty controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Sherk looking for the RNC.
Will Sherk go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherk lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dirty hold on?!
Sherk struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sherk lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirk Sherk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kirk Sherk'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.
Dirty tries to clinch up
and Sherk counters with a left and a right that stings Dirty.
Dirty wants to clinch but Sherk slips to the side
and Sherk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sherk counters with a left and a right that stings Dirty.
Dirty moves to clinch but Sherk breaks away
and Sherk counters with a one-two to the body.
Sherk gets a clinch.
Sherk stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dirty.
Sherk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dirty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sherk's efforts to push away.
Dirty pushes Sherk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty lands a shoulder strike.
Sherk throws a head punch that misses.
Sherk is trying to drag Dirty to the mat but Dirty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dirty.
Dirty has Sherk pressed against the cage, preventing Sherk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dirty prevents a body shot from Sherk.
Still in the clinch, Dirty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sherk is trying to push Dirty away but Dirty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dirty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dirty misses with an uppercut.
Dirty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sherk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dirty wants to clinch but Sherk slips to the side
and Sherk counters with a left and a right that stings Dirty.
Dirty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty tries to clinch but Sherk moves away
and Sherk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dirty tries to clinch up
and Sherk counters with a series of strikes. Dirty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sherk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sherk counters with a left and a right that stings Dirty.
Sherk lands a nice shot to the body.
Dirty closes the distance but Sherk moves to the side
and Sherk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirty misses with a combination
and Sherk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sherk counters with a series of strikes. Dirty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dirty tries to clinch up
and Sherk counters by clinching up.
Dirty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dirty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sherk's efforts to push away.
Dirty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dirty manages to break the clinch.
Dirty looks to clinch
and Sherk counters with a series of strikes. Dirty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dirty darts in trying to clinch
and Sherk counters with a one-two to the body.
Sherk is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty closes the distance but Sherk moves to the side
and Sherk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sherk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dirty counter with a right hand.
Dirty tries to clinch but Sherk moves away
and Sherk counters by clinching up.
Sherk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dirty lands a hook that snaps the head of Sherk backwards.
Sherk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dirty keeps control of Sherk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dirty gets through Sherk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sherk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dirty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sherk manages to break the clinch.
Sherk misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Sherk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Sherk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dirty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sherk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirty tries to clinch but Sherk moves away
and Dirty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sherk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sherk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sherk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirty misses with a hook
and Sherk counters with a series of strikes. Dirty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dirty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chunk Dirty is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty throws an off balance right hand
and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sherk trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sherk is controlling him.
Dirty keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.
Kirk Sherk has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sherk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dirty's guard.
Sherk gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dirty misses with some punches.
Dirty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sherk.
Dirty breaks the clinch.
Dirty looks to clinch
and Sherk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sherk.
A body shot lands from Dirty.
Sherk breaks the clinch.
Dirty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sherk counters with a series of strikes. Dirty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dirty tries to clinch
and Dirty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dirty wants to clinch
and Sherk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Dirty breaks from the clinch.
Dirty tries to sprawl but Sherk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty is staying active underneath Sherk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sherk thows a huge punch but Dirty dodges it nicely.
Sherk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dirty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dirty tries to get out of the position.
Dirty is trying to stand up here but Sherk is controlling him well.
Sherk postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dirty to stand up.
Dirty darts in trying to clinch
and Sherk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dirty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sherk counters with a left and a right that stings Dirty.
Dirty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherk.
Sherk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty closes the distance but Sherk moves to the side
and Sherk counters with a two punch combo.
Sherk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sherk counters with a three punch combo that has Dirty backing up. Dirty nods at Sherk to acknowledge the strikes.
Dirty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dirty misses with a combination
and Sherk counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirk Sherk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dirty misses with an uppercut
and Sherk counters with a one-two to the body.
Chunk Dirty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirty misses with a right hand
and Sherk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Sherk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sherk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Sherk!
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