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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sharky Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shark's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stand My Ground. Begovic has chosen Cavoglave as his entrance music. Roland Begovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sharky Shark's chin.
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197 cm
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217 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sharky Shark! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Begovic! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Decent striking displayed by Begovic there. Begovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Begovic misses with a left hand and Shark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Shark with a nice cross. Begovic throws a jab when Shark was well out of range. Shark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Begovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shark avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Shark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Begovic's sensitive parts. Begovic lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Begovic. Shark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Shark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Shark throws a series of strikes that have Begovic backpedaling.
Begovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Shark throws a wild body kick that Begovic sees coming a mile off. Roland Begovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Shark swings for the body but Begovic moves out of range.
Begovic is looking to slow Shark down with leg kicks. Shark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Shark slips a straight right by Begovic. Shark closes the distance and clinches. Begovic is trying to break the clinch but Shark is controlling him. Shark prevents Begovic from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Begovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Begovic is trying to break the clinch but Shark has him pressed against the cage. Begovic breaks from the clinch.
Begovic swings widly with a right hand
and Shark counters with a lovely straight right hand! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shark.
Shark throws a leg kick which misses Begovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Begovic tries to avoid it. A kick lands to the mid section there for Shark. Shark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Begovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shark was well out of range. Poor timing from Begovic. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shark. Begovic swinging wildly here.
Begovic jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Begovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shark connects with a crisp jab. Begovic looks to land a left hand but Shark moved out of range nicely. Begovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Shark off the cage and back into range. Shark lands a slapping body shot.
Begovic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Shark checks a low kick from Begovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Begovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shark slips under a jab from Begovic. Begovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Begovic walks into a straight right hand from Shark. Shark is looking to slow Begovic down with leg kicks. Begovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Begovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Shark swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Begovic misses with a kick to the body.
Begovic gets tackled into the cage by Shark. Shark maintains the clinch. Shark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Begovic blocking some punches.
Begovic being controlled against the cage. A short left from Shark. Shark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Begovic or not. Begovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shark struggles to land a body shot inside as Begovic controls his hands.
Begovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Begovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Begovic misses with an uppercut. Shark saw that one coming. Begovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A low kick from Begovic misses and Begovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Shark slips a straight right by Begovic. Begovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Shark circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Begovic to the canvas! Begovic doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Shark keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sharky Shark! Sharky Shark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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