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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (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 Takeshi Yuudai's chin.
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9 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Sharp misses.
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sharp lunges at Yuudai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yuudai's hand.
Yuudai swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Yuudai lands a right hook to the body.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Sharp misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Sharp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Yuudai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sharp wants to improve his position but Yuudai is controlling well.
Yuudai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sharp sees it coming and defends easily.
Yuudai is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but Sharp defending well.
Sharp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yuudai wants to pass to mount but Sharp is defending the position.
Yuudai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sharp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yuudai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sharp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sharp is defending against the submission attempts here by Yuudai.
Yuudai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is pressing down on Sharp's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sharp is holding on for now.
Yuudai is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuudai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yuudai lands a big shot there that rocks Sharp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yuudai sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yuudai.
Poor strikes thrown by Yuudai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yuudai looking to finish Sharp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sharp!
Sharp holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yuudai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yuudai is landing with some decent strikes but Sharp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuudai unloading with bombs!
Yuudai looking to finish with strikes here!
Sharp is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yuudai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuudai avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Yuudai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuudai wants to land a leg kick but Sharp is out of range.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Sharp wants to clinch but Yuudai slips to the side
and Yuudai counters by moving into the clinch.
Sharp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
Yuudai pulls guard successfully.
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Yuudai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Yuudai keeps moving.
Yuudai will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yuudai 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 is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yuudai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sharp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yuudai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sharp!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound.
Yuudai is landing with some decent strikes but Sharp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yuudai.
Yuudai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sharp because Yuudai loaded up on that one.
Yuudai working Sharp over with strikes here.
Sharp can't escape the position.
Yuudai goes for an armbar but Sharp turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Sharp defends easily.
Sharp works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yuudai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yuudai keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Yuudai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sharp manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yuudai tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharp is retaining full guard.
Yuudai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takeshi Yuudai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sharp misses with a lunging right hand
and Yuudai counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sharp's guard now.
Sharp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yuudai stands up over Sharp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yuudai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
Yuudai trying to move into half guard but instead Sharp has managed to sweep!
Yuudai is working an open guard so Sharp takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sharp misses with a looping right.
Sharp connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yuudai in his tracks.
Sharp scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuudai closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Sharp misses.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
Sharp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Yuudai. Beautiful body shot.
Yuudai moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
A clash of legs there as Yuudai blocks the low kick.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuudai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yuudai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuudai staying out of range there.
Yuudai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sharp pushes Yuudai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yuudai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yuudai 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sharp is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Yuudai seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sharp is looking for a sweep.
Yuudai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yuudai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Sharp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yuudai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yuudai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Yuudai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yuudai is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sharp is trying to escape and Yuudai transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sharp is forced to tap! Nice work there by Yuudai! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Takeshi Yuudai made sure he mentioned XTREME PWNAGE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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