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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Super Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans comes into the arena with Hans being Hans blaring out of the sound system. Curtis Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Super Hans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp avoids the head kick by Hans.
Hans cracks Sharp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Hans shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sharp is trying to defend but Hans finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sharp has his hands clasped together around Hans's back. He's all about the action.
Hans is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sharp has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, if Hans is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hans 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.
Hans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans trying to mount his opponent but Sharp defends it.
Sharp is trying is best to control the position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hans in particular looking to stall.
Hans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hans trying to control from half guard but Sharp is working away.
Hans is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sharp defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hans is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sharp sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans wants to work for an arm triangle but Sharp is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sharp keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sharp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hans looking to pass the guard.
Sharp trying to keep a closed guard but Hans is proving a slippery customer.
Hans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sharp is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans has Sharp pulled in close to control his posture.
Sharp wants to get up but he can't break Hans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hans 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.
Hans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sharp won't allow Hans to sweep him here.
Hans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sharp controls the pace.
Hans has an active guard here but Sharp has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans tries to get to full guard but Sharp has control of the leg.
Sharp is keen to just control but Hans is a slippery customer.
Hans is looking to improve his position.
Sharp content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hans actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Hans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sharp lands a nice hook to Hans's body. Hans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sharp!
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp throws the left hand but Hans avoids the punch easily.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Hans scores with a body shot.
Hans slips under a jab.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hans manages to avoid it.
Hans swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Hans catches Sharp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hans.
Sharp moves out of range as Hans strikes.
Hans scores with a punch to the head.
Hans misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hans tries to move into range but Sharp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hans cracks Sharp with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hans throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Hans is out of range.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp clobbers Hans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sharp drops his hands momentarily and Hans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hans checks a low kick from Sharp.
Curtis Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Hans is just out of range.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hans moves away.
Sharp takes a swing at Hans's ribcage but misses.
Hans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans connects with a crisp jab.
Sharp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sharp misses with a body shot
and Hans counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp tries to bum rush Hans with a series of wild strikes but Hans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Hans.
Hans connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sharp dips to his left and cracks Hans with an uppercut!
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hans.
Sharp feints and then cracks Hans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hans down.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hans manages to avoid it.
Hans fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp misses with a shot to the body
and Hans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a leg kick that knocks Hans off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Hans moves out of range as Sharp throws a body kick.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Hans ducks down to avoid it.
Hans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps Hans's head back.
Hans staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Curtis Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hans connects with a crisp jab.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sharp misses with a double jab
and Hans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp tries to work over Hans's front leg with a kick but Hans checks it.
Sharp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp thuds a left hand into Hans's body.
Sharp stuns Hans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Hans.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Hans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Hans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp jabs at Hans's body.
Hans scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sharp throws an off balance right hand
and Hans counters with a right hand to the body.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Hans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hans looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp moves out of range of the strikes.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Hans cracks Sharp with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Sharp digs a good hook to Hans's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hans circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Sharp stuns Hans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hans.
Hans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Hans does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hans slips under a jab.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hans was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp throws a shot from downtown. Hans moves away and avoids it.
Hans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Hans avoids nicely.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp swings widly with a right hand
and Hans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sharp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sharp throws a poor cross that misses
and Hans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans misses the jab.
Sharp misses with an uppercut
and Hans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hans checks a leg kick.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Sharp throws the left hand but Hans avoids the punch easily.
Hans misses with a kick to the body
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hans.
Sharp throws a poor cross that misses
and Hans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharp's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp throws a hook but Hans avoids it easily.
Hans scores with a body shot.
Sharp throws a low kick but Hans avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sharp avoids the body shot from Hans.
Hans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a body shot
and Hans counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Hans.
Sharp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hans gets the takedown into side control.
Sharp manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hans tries to get to full guard but Sharp has control of the leg.
Hans is trying to control but can't.
Hans is trying to get back to full guard.
Super Hans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to advance position but Hans won't allow it.
Hans actively working from the bottom here.
Sharp is controlling the pace.
Hans actively working from the bottom here.
Hans is staying active underneath Sharp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sharp controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take a break and control but Hans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Curtis Sharp.
Sharp connects with a nice looking jab.
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.
Hans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharp in his tracks.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp connects with the punch.
Sharp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Nice cross by Sharp.
Hans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hans thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sharp if he has to take too many more of those.
Sharp is looking to chop away at Hans's legs.
Sharp cracks Hans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sharp scores with a jab to the head.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hans manages to avoid it.
Sharp tries to work over Hans's front leg with a kick but Hans checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans misses with a straight left.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hans was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Hans moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Hans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hans.
Hans looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Hans misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hans takes one to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sharp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Curtis Sharp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hans.
Sharp throws a body punch but Hans moves out of range.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hans cracks Sharp with a good jab.
Hans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sharp misses with a right hand
letting Hans counter with a right hand.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hans avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Hans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Hans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Sharp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a body punch but Hans moves out of range.
Hans misses the jab.
Hans avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp throws an off balance right hand
and Hans counters with a stiff right hand.
Hans lands a head shot.
Hans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hans loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
Hans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Hans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid body kick from Sharp.
Sharp takes a swing at Hans's ribcage but misses.
Super Hans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sharp to score with a decent uppercut.
Hans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sharp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Hans. That snapped Sharp's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp swings for the body but Hans moves out of range.
Hans scores with a head kick.
Hans blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Sharp catches Hans right on the button with a cross.
Sharp misses with a lunging right hand
and Hans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looks to land a body kick but Hans moved away.
Hans blocks a leg kick.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp slips under a jab.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp slips a straight right by Hans.
Curtis Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharp throws a leg kick which misses Hans's front leg but catches the back leg as Hans tries to avoid it.
Sharp scores with a body shot.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sharp swings widly with a right hand
and Hans counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp throws a jab when Hans was well out of range.
Sharp with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Sharp looks for the body kick but Hans saw that one coming.
Hans wants to slow Sharp down by chopping away at his legs.
Hans checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sharp.
Sharp punishes Hans's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp throws a chopping leg kick but Hans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Curtis Sharp.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
Curtis Sharp is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Curtis Sharp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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