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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anas Giou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Sharpe looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anas Giou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, David Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown but Giou shows good takedown defense.
Giou jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sharpe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giou makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sharpe really felt that one!
Sharpe throws a one two combo.
Sharpe works over Giou's head and body with a nice combination.
Sharpe shoots for a takedown but Giou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anas Giou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Sharpe.
Sharpe throws a poor cross that misses
and Giou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giou.
Giou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sharpe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sharpe looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giou counters with a good, hard body kick but Sharpe shrugs it off.
Giou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sharpe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giou backs up against the cage.
Sharpe is looking to clinch but Giou is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Giou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sharpe throws a hook to the side of Giou's head but Giou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giou seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sharpe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharpe tries to clinch up
and Giou counters with a series of strikes. Sharpe will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharpe moves into range and clinches up with Giou.
Giou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe tries to clinch up
and Giou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharpe throws a head kick but Giou moves out of range.
Giou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sharpe.
Sharpe fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch but Giou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giou is looking for a counter combo.
Sharpe is looking to clinch.
It looked like Giou was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giou swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharpe.
Giou throws a big counter combination but Sharpe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Giou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharpe closes the distance but Giou moves to the side
and Giou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharpe misses with a two punch combination.
Giou went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Giou defends it nicely.
Sharpe has a takedown stuffed.
Sharpe tries for a takedown but Giou circles away easily
and Giou moves into the clinch.
Giou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sharpe or perhaps it was just good defense by Giou, which made it look bad.
Giou is looking to counter the offense by Sharpe and move into the clinch.
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 Anas Giou will probably get the nod.
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.
Giou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giou lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giou as he avoids it easily.
Sharpe tries to clinch but Giou is having none of it.
Giou tried to counter with a leg kick but Sharpe avoided it.
Sharpe tries to clinch but Giou is having none of it.
Giou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sharpe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giou can't get the takedown.
Giou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Giou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharpe is looking to clinch.
Giou appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Giou sprawls well. Giou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sharpe gets slowly back to his feet.
Sharpe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giou counters with a nice body kick.
Sharpe lands a really nice looking cross but Giou seems unphased.
Sharpe tries for a takedown but Giou sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anas Giou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Sharpe.
Sharpe wants to clinch up but Giou keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharpe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anas Giou is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a nice looking combination but Giou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Giou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giou walks into a jab.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharpe looks to clinch
and Giou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick
and Giou counters with a two punch combo.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharpe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giou appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sharpe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe swinging wildly here.
As Sharpe looks to move away, Giou throws a big counter combo bu Sharpe just gets out of the way.
Giou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharpe.
It looked like Giou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sharpe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giou swivels and escapes.
Giou went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sharpe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giou avoids it really well and circles away.
Giou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Giou swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharpe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sharpe misses with a lunging right hand
and Giou counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A counter left hand to the body from Giou misses its target.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Giou misses the target.
Sharpe moves into range and clinches up with Giou.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giou successfully pulls guard.
Giou has his hands on Sharpe's head, controlling the position.
Giou wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anas Giou dominated that second round.
That's time! Giou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Giou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharpe shoots in looking for a takedown. Giou tries to sprawl out of it but Sharpe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharpe misses with a two punch combination.
Giou seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Giou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses
and Giou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharpe shoots and misses
and Giou counters with a left to the body.
Giou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anas Giou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Sharpe.
Sharpe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe misses the body punch
and Giou counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giou manages to break the clinch.
Sharpe looks to clinch
and Giou counters with a nice leg kick.
Sharpe tries to clinch there but Giou circles away.
Giou appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anas Giou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharpe with a poor takedown
and Giou counters with an inside leg kick.
Sharpe doesn't manage to clinch there - Giou circles away.
Giou thinks about countering with a head kick.
Giou blocks a head kick by Sharpe.
Sharpe wants to clinch but Giou slips to the side
and Giou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Giou breaks the clinch.
Giou slaps away a takedown attempt from Sharpe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sharpe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Giou defends well and Sharpe ends up having to push Giou into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Giou tries to counter by clinching up but Sharpe breaks away and moves out of range.
Sharpe tries to clinch but Giou is having none of it.
Sharpe throws a combination that misses
and Giou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giou.
Giou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharpe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giou breaks from the clinch.
Giou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharpe can do to turn this around?
Sharpe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharpe somewhat.
Sharpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giou throws a big counter combination but Sharpe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
David Sharpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharpe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses.
Giou tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sharpe manages to circle out of the way.
Giou keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharpe misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sharpe or perhaps it was just good defense by Giou, which made it look bad.
Giou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sharpe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giou counters with a left and a right that stings Sharpe.
Sharpe throws a body punch but Giou moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharpe.
Giou is looking to counter the offense by Sharpe and move into the clinch.
Sharpe wants to clinch up but Giou keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anas Giou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giou 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anas Giou!
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energy
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hype
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