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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Stachelek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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218 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Sharpe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wojtek Stachelek! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stachelek feints and as Sharpe raises his hands in defense, Stachelek changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Stachelek is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharpe has wrist control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sharpe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stachelek's guard.
Sharpe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stachelek on the ground. Sharpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stachelek works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Stachelek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharpe. Stachelek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharpe defends it easily. Stachelek has momentary wrist control but Sharpe slips an elbow through the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sharpe with a flurry of punches that miss. Stachelek is looking for a triangle here but Sharpe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stachelek parries the strikes from Sharpe easily there. Sharpe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stachelek to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sharpe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stachelek to his feet. Stachelek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sharpe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Stachelek looks winded! Sharpe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stachelek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Stachelek works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stachelek sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sharpe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stachelek cracks Sharpe with an elbow. That is naaassty. Sharpe is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Stachelek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stachelek tries for a kimura but Sharpe is defending well. Stachelek landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Sharpe is looking to reverse the position. Stachelek scoring with punches from side control. Stachelek is chipping away with strikes.
Stachelek landing a few strikes.
Sharpe is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stachelek has hold of Sharpe's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sharpe tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Stachelek cranks the arm and Sharpe screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sharpe, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wojtek Stachelek!
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C
A |
G |
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C
B |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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