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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karlsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Surfin´ bird. Sharpe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian Unicorn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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298 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karlsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharpe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Richard Sharpe has been cut.
Sharpe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlsson connects with a knee to the head.
Sharpe lands an elbow just above Karlsson 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharpe.
Karlsson misses with a knee to the head.
Karlsson scores with a knee to the head.
Karlsson connects with a knee to the head.
Sharpe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
Sharpe has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson pushes Sharpe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sharpe looks gassed!
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a knee strike.
Sharpe tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Sharpe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Sharpe takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
Karlsson drops Sharpe with a big knee straight up the middle! Sharpe is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sharpe is rocked!
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!
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharpe is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Sharpe misses with a body punch.
Sharpe seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharpe struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karlsson obliges.
Karlsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karlsson obliges.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharpe is defending well for now.
Karlsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sharpe won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Karlsson as the two fighters clinch.
Karlsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Richard Sharpe's cut even more.
Karlsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sharpe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karlsson misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Karlsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karlsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sharpe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sharpe's face.
Sharpe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharpe or not.
Karlsson is working Sharpe over against the cage.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Karlsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sharpe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sharpe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sharpe's face.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson is leaning against Sharpe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karlsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharpe is defending well for now.
Karlsson tries to work over Sharpe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharpe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Sharpe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Sharpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Sharpe lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Sharpe can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlsson walks away with a smile on his face. Sharpe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kurt Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Sharpe.
Karlsson has closed the distance and engaged Sharpe in a clinch.
Sharpe avoiding damage as Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Sharpe is blocking nicely.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sharpe managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsson.
Sharpe scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Sharpe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Sharpe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Sharpe.
Sharpe lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharpe tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Sharpe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Sharpe'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.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Karlsson.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharpe can do to turn this around?
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
Sharpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharpe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sharpe's face.
Sharpe jumps guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sharpe seems keen to control Karlsson's posture.
Karlsson wants to stand but Sharpe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sharpe trying to control the position.
Sharpe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sharpe is breathing heavily.
Sharpe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karlsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karlsson!
Karlsson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Sharpe.
Karlsson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sharpe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sharpe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Karlsson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Karlsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sharpe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Karlsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sharpe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karlsson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sharpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharpe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sharpe working the ground and pound effectively.
Sharpe working Karlsson over with strikes here.
Karlsson is rocked!
Sharpe lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Karlsson! Sharpe sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Karlsson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richard Sharpe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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