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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp has chosen N.W.A. - One Less Bitch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Victor Sharp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Drazen Kadoic's chin.
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218 lbs
32 - 19 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadoic throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp throws a body punch but Kadoic moves out of range.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Sharp lands with a hook. Kadoic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadoic was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp throws a low kick but Kadoic avoids it.
Kadoic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kadoic scores with a head kick. Sharp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kadoic tries to score with a low kick but Sharp moves his leg out of the way.
Kadoic looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadoic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sharp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kadoic.
Sharp takes a swing at Kadoic's ribcage but misses.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp dips to his left and cracks Kadoic with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Kadoic.
A low kick from Kadoic misses
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
Kadoic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kadoic throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kadoic cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drazen Kadoic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadoic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sharp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kadoic scrambles back to his feet.
Sharp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kadoic. That did some damage!
Kadoic lands with an overhand left.
Kadoic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Sharp misses
and Kadoic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sharp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Victor Sharp has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadoic throws a push kick but Sharp slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kadoic.
Kadoic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Kadoic lands a nice hook to Sharp's body. Sharp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kadoic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kadoic misses with a body shot.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadoic misses with a head kick.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadoic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kadoic lands with an overhand left.
Sharp scores with a sloppy right hand. Kadoic should have avoided that one.
Kadoic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Kadoic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic wants to clinch.
Sharp takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kadoic feints and then cracks Sharp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharp down.
Kadoic tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
Sharp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kadoic in his tracks.
Sharp with a nice cross.
Sharp throws a leg kick
and Kadoic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sharp throws a shot from downtown. Kadoic moves away and avoids it.
Kadoic ducks right into an uppercut from Sharp.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kadoic.
That's four 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!
Sharp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kadoic can pounce on him.
Sharp moves out of range as Kadoic throws a body kick.
Sharp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kadoic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Kadoic misses
and Sharp counters with a leg kick.
Sharp misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Kadoic lands a leg kick that knocks Sharp off balance momentarily.
Kadoic is looking to wear down Sharp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kadoic clobbers Sharp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kadoic throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp tries to move into range but Kadoic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kadoic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp tried to score with a low kick but Kadoic checks it.
Kadoic slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Drazen Kadoic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kadoic slips under a jab.
Sharp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kadoic scores with a nice body kick.
Kadoic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kadoic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab lands there for Sharp.
Sharp wants to slow Kadoic down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Kadoic.
Sharp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sharp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kadoic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kadoic misses the body punch
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sharp's coach down at GreatWall MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sharp's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic checks a leg kick.
Kadoic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kadoic is out of range and Sharp settles back down.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Kadoic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sharp tries to break the clinch but Kadoic is controlling the position.
Kadoic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Kadoic.
Sharp working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Kadoic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadoic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kadoic. That's going to slow Sharp down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadoic clinches with his opponent.
Kadoic throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Kadoic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kadoic misses with a punch to the body.
Kadoic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kadoic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kadoic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sharp.
Kadoic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drazen Kadoic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kadoic throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp checks a leg kick nicely.
Kadoic misses with a head kick.
Sharp defending well as Kadoic loads up on a big left hand.
Sharp scoring well with a low kick there.
Sharp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kadoic.
A shot to the body from Kadoic misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sharp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kadoic's head backwards.
A big left from Kadoic misses.
Sharp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big right from Sharp misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sharp lands.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Kadoic's head but Kadoic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadoic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sharp has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadoic. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sharp digs a good hook to Kadoic's body.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kadoic throws out the jab.
Sharp misses the body punch
and Kadoic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Sharp.
Sharp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sharp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crunch! Sharp slams his shin into Kadoic's torso.
Sharp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kadoic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kadoic throws a low kick, looking for Sharp's leg but Sharp calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Kadoic. Those never looked like landing.
Sharp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kadoic's calf.
Sharp swings for the body but Kadoic moves out of range.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kadoic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kadoic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sharp can pounce on him.
Kadoic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kadoic's sensitive parts.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sharp thows a leg kick but Kadoic checks it
and Kadoic counters with a left to the body.
Kadoic defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Kadoic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
Kadoic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kadoic takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the body from Kadoic misses
and Sharp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice shot by Kadoic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sharp, right into the meat.
Sharp throws a leg kick
and Kadoic counters with a right hand to the body.
Kadoic throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Kadoic misses with a leg kick.
Kadoic scores with a body shot.
Sharp throws a chopping leg kick but Kadoic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Kadoic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Kadoic tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Kadoic throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Sharp scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Kadoic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp connects with a crisp jab.
Kadoic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Kadoic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kadoic misses with a kick to the body.
Sharp takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sharp throws a wild body kick that Kadoic sees coming a mile off.
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 Kadoic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kadoic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kadoic manages to avoid it.
Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Kadoic closes the distance and pushes Sharp back into the cage.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Kadoic.
Kadoic tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Kadoic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp gets through Kadoic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Kadoic.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Kadoic.
Kadoic gets through Sharp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
Kadoic lands with a left to the head.
Sharp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kadoic breaks the 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.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kadoic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sharp, as that shot connected.
Sharp takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kadoic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
A jab from Kadoic misses.
Kadoic is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Sharp blocks a jab.
Kadoic throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadoic throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sharp!
An out of breath Victor Sharp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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