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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brij Khali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Sharpe's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
30 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali clinches with his opponent.
Khali tries to circle away but Sharpe has him pinned against the cage.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali drives through and clinches with Sharpe against the cage.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali darts in and clinches Sharpe up against the cage.
Khali has had enough of the clinch but Sharpe keeps him there for the moment.
Sharpe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharpe wants a takedown.
Sharpe jumps guard but Khali stands there with Sharpe around his waist. Sharpe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brij Khali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Sharpe.
Sharpe lands a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Khali has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sharpe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Sharpe prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Sharpe is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Khali working hard to break the clinch.
Sharpe cracks Khali with a nice body shot.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Sharpe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali clinches up against the cage.
Khali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharpe wants a takedown.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharpe gets tackled into the cage by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.
Khali gets underhooks to prevent Sharpe's takedown attempt.
Sharpe jumps guard but Khali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharpe is looking to control Khali's arms but Khali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sharpe has his back to the cage.
Khali blocks the elbow strike.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Sharpe tries to clinch there but Khali circles away.
Khali moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
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!
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali closes the distance and pushes Sharpe back into the cage.
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khali to keep the fight standing.
Khali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharpe clinches with his opponent.
Khali tries to break free but Sharpe pushes him back against the cage.
Sharpe prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sharpe misses with an elbow over the top.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali pushes Sharpe up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharpe pushes Khali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Sharpe.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Sharpe is controlling him.
Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khali gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharpe jumps guard but Khali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharpe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khali tries to break free but Sharpe pushes him back against the cage.
Sharpe keeps control of Khali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharpe prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khali uses from the top position.
Khali decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sharpe, up you get!
Khali forces Sharpe back against the cage and clinches.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharpe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khali gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali clinches up with Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage.
Sharpe prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sharpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khali smiles and moves away.
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali blocking some punches.
Sharpe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but Khali forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khali working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch but Khali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brij Khali 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.
Khali gets a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharpe tries to score a body lock takedown but Khali shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharpe stalling in the clinch.
Sharpe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sharpe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sharpe is trying to control the position but Khali postures up.
Sharpe has a closed guard, preventing Khali from standing up.
Sharpe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khali gets to his feet - Sharpe follows without any prompting.
Khali gets a clinch.
Sharpe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sharpe can turn it around.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khali drives through and clinches with Sharpe against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe misses with a punch to the body.
Khali is trying to push Sharpe away but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khali wants to break free but Sharpe has control.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali clinches.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharpe tries to score a body lock takedown but Khali shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Khali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khali is trying to push Sharpe away but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharpe wants a takedown but no success here.
Brij Khali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Sharpe.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali clinches up against the cage.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali drives through and clinches with Sharpe against the cage.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to clinch but Khali is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khali takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Khali can't break the clinch.
Sharpe can't get the takedown.
Khali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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 Khali walks away with a smile on his face. Sharpe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khali leaves Sharpe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khali has Sharpe up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but Khali turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brij Khali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khali tries to circle away but Sharpe has him pinned against the cage.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Sharpe gets tackled into the cage by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.
Khali is trying to break free.
Khali gets underhooks to prevent Sharpe's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Sharpe has the dominant position.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khali.
Brij Khali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khali rushes Sharpe and presses him up against the cage.
Khali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khali is trying to break free.
Sharpe prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe prevents Khali from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sharpe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khali is defending well.
Sharpe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khali's elbow.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Khali wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharpe won't allow it.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharpe, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khali smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Sharpe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe has a takedown stuffed.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Sharpe.
Sharpe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khali working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Khali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Sharpe.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharpe has double underhooks.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharpe keeps control of Khali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brij Khali dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sharpe fails with the takedown.
Khali rushes Sharpe and presses him up against the cage.
Sharpe stalling in the clinch but Khali improves position.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali instigates a clinch.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Sharpe has the dominant position.
Khali can't break the clinch.
Khali is trying to push Sharpe away but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khali is trying to push Sharpe away but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharpe pulls guard successfully.
Sharpe looking for a guillotine here but Khali defends easily.
Khali has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sharpe is proving hard to escape from.
Khali stands up from Sharpe's guard - Khali perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali drives through and clinches with Sharpe against the cage.
Sharpe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khali tries to break the clinch but Sharpe is controlling the position.
Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali darts in and clinches Sharpe up against the cage.
Sharpe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brij Khali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Sharpe.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharpe can do to turn this around?
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khali to keep the fight standing.
Khali prevents a body shot from Sharpe.
Sharpe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khali is trying to stand.
Sharpe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khali knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sharpe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khali makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Khali darts in and clinches Sharpe up against the cage.
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khali to keep the fight standing.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali rushes Sharpe and presses him up against the cage.
Sharpe goes for a takedown attempt but Khali pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe fails to pull guard.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali clinches up against the cage.
Sharpe is working for takedown but Khali is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khali to keep the fight standing.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali clinches with his opponent.
Khali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali moves into the clinch successfully.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali clinches with his opponent.
Sharpe manages to pull guard.
Khali wants to stand but Sharpe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sharpe is trying to keep Khali in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe has a closed guard, preventing Khali from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khali gets to his feet - Sharpe follows without any prompting.
Khali rushes Sharpe and presses him up against the cage.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khali tries to circle away but Sharpe has him pinned against the cage.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe drags the fight down to the ground.
Sharpe is trying to control the position but Khali postures up.
Richard Sharpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharpe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khali is aware though and is defending well.
Sharpe has a closed guard, preventing Khali from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brij Khali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khali 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brij Khali!
Brij Khali made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Glad I Won'.
Richard Sharpe was interviewed post fight and said 'He's a great fighter, I will learn from this experience and come back stronger than before.'.
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