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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Spitteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spitteri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Before I Forget. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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199 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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183 cm
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202 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Spitteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andi Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitteri looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sharp takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spitteri manages to avoid it.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Spitteri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spitteri shoots for a takedown but Sharp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oooooh!!! Spitteri has knocked Sharp down with a huge combo! Spitteri steps away and waves a wobbly Sharp back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sharp is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spitteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Spitteri finish him?
Spitteri digs a good body shot into Sharp's ribs.
Spitteri checks a low kick from Sharp.
Sharp seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spitteri misses with a head kick.
Sharp stuffs the takedown attempt from Spitteri. Spitteri gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Spitteri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spitteri tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spitteri has a takedown stuffed.
Spitteri throws a head kick but Sharp moves out of range.
Spitteri dives in and grabs Sharp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes down on Spitteri's head and hops out.
Spitteri is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Spitteri.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spitteri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sharp pinned against the cage. Sharp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Spitteri down.
Spitteri moves away from the strike by Sharp.
Sharp moves out of range as Spitteri strikes.
Spitteri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spitteri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sharp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spitteri.
Sharp gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sharp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sharp is trying to control. Spitteri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spitteri is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spitteri is trying to stand back up but Sharp is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spitteri is looking to get back to full guard here but Sharp has managed to pass to side control instead.
Spitteri dodges the ground and pound from Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sharp tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sharp has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sharp looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spitteri gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Spitteri trying to hold on to Sharp's head to control him but Sharp postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Spitteri is trying to stand up here but Sharp is controlling him well.
Sharp is working for a submission of some sort.
Sharp throwing shots but Spitteri is blocking nicely.
Spitteri is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spitteri defending well though.
Spitteri wants to improve his position but Sharp is controlling well.
Sharp stops Spitteri from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Spitteri dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spitteri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
Spitteri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Spitteri with that takedown attempt.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Sharp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spitteri blocks a leg kick.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spitteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Spitteri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sharp.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spitteri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spitteri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sharp but Sharp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Spitteri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spitteri has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sharp misses with a series of wild punches.
Spitteri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sharp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sharp is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spitteri's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Spitteri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spitteri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.
Sharp trying to hold on to Spitteri's head to control him but Spitteri postures up.
Sharp manages to get to full guard.
Spitteri postures up in Sharp's guard and throws a big left but Sharp blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri stays in close to Sharp's body and controls the position.
Spitteri trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp is trying to keep Spitteri in close.
Spitteri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spitteri working some strikes from top position.
Spitteri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spitteri.
Spitteri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharp trying to control the position.
Spitteri 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sharp dives on top into guard.
Spitteri is wriggling around but Sharp manages to pass to half guard.
Sean Spitteri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spitteri is refusing to be controlled, as Sharp sits in half guard.
Sharp controlling the action here.
Spitteri trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spitteri misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sharp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sharp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sharp seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spitteri throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Spitteri dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spitteri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Spitteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spitteri wants to clinch up but Sharp keeps it at a distance.
Spitteri throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Spitteri throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spitteri dodges the punch combination from Sharp.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sharp.
Spitteri throws a lazy head kick
and Spitteri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spitteri slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Spitteri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Sharp tries to move into range but Spitteri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spitteri blocks a head kick by Sharp.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Spitteri tries to clinch up.
Spitteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
No joy there for Spitteri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Spitteri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spitteri checks a low kick from Sharp.
A left lands for Spitteri.
Sharp keeps the fight on the outside.
Spitteri is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sharp's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spitteri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spitteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard.
Spitteri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spitteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spitteri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spitteri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spitteri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp tries to get to full guard but Spitteri has control of the leg.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spitteri.
Spitteri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.
Sharp holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spitteri.
Spitteri is nestled in close to Sharp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spitteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spitteri 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.
Spitteri prevents Sharp from improving his position.
Spitteri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri is working for a kimura but Sharp is defending it quite comfortably.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spitteri.
Spitteri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spitteri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sharp is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control but Spitteri is keeping busy.
Andi Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp tries to roll over but Spitteri keeps him under control.
Spitteri is trying to control. Sharp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spitteri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spitteri.
Sean Spitteri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spitteri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Spitteri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spitteri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Spitteri!
After winning the bout, Sean Spitteri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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