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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gavrilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawson Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson Sharp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Gavrilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawson Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavrilov tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gavrilov tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp throws a right hand that Gavrilov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gavrilov also avoids with ease.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gavrilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gavrilov tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Sharp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Gavrilov has Sharp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Gavrilov throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Gavrilov is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Gavrilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gavrilov backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavrilov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sharp tries to avoid it but Gavrilov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sharp to the ground. Sharp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sharp darts in and clinches Gavrilov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavrilov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Gavrilov working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gavrilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Gavrilov.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp closes the distance and pushes Gavrilov back into the cage.
Gavrilov tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Gavrilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavrilov blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gavrilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Gavrilov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
Gavrilov trying to stall but Sharp improves his position.
Sharp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gavrilov.
Gavrilov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
Sharp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gavrilov gets tackled into the cage by Sharp. Sharp maintains the clinch.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Gavrilov pushes him off.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gavrilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Lawson Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavrilov shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Sharp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sharp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavrilov. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavrilov circles away.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Gavrilov pushes him off.
Sharp darts in and clinches Gavrilov up against the cage.
Gavrilov wants to take the fight to the mat but Sharp manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gavrilov is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gavrilov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sharp counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilov fails to pull guard.
Sharp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Gavrilov is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gavrilov is breathing heavily.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gavrilov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gavrilov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sharp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gavrilov somewhat.
Sharp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawson Sharp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sharp throws a good cross that connects.
Gavrilov shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Ivan Gavrilov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavrilov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Sharp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Sharp is leaning against Gavrilov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp tries to clinch but Gavrilov is having none of it.
Sharp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Gavrilov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.
Gavrilov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Gavrilov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Gavrilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavrilov misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gavrilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavrilov drops his hands momentarily and Sharp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sharp connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gavrilov or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp looks to land a combination. Gavrilov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sharp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp pushes Gavrilov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Gavrilov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gavrilov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sharp as he jumps to the side.
Sharp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gavrilov tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Lawson Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gavrilov wants a takedown but no success here.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavrilov backwards.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp swinging wildly here.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Gavrilov circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavrilov shoots for a takedown but Sharp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawson Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gavrilov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sharp moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gavrilov successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gavrilov trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp prevents Gavrilov from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Gavrilov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawson Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gavrilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch but Gavrilov is having none of it.
Sharp has Gavrilov up against the cage in a clinch.
Gavrilov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sharp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gavrilov looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Gavrilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Sharp.
Gavrilov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Gavrilov circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gavrilov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavrilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavrilov.
Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Gavrilov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Sharp clinches up with Gavrilov and pushes him back against the cage.
Gavrilov tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Gavrilov drops back down to his feet.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gavrilov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharp circles away.
Gavrilov has his takedown stuffed
and Sharp counters with a left and a right that stings Gavrilov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Gavrilov.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Sharp scores with a four punch combination!
Sharp goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gavrilov is rocked!
Sharp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gavrilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Gavrilov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gavrilov back to the cage. Sharp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sharp as the two fighters clinch.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Sharp clinches up with Gavrilov and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharp.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp presses Gavrilov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp lands a left hand.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gavrilov seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gavrilov.
Sharp clinches up against the cage.
Sharp avoiding damage as Gavrilov throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gavrilov jumps guard but Sharp stands there with Gavrilov around his waist. Gavrilov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawson Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharp 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawson Sharp!
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