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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karimov comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - Hells Bells. Sharp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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224 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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Sharp.
Karimov punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karimov misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karimov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body. Karimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Karimov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Karimov misses.
Karimov checks a low kick from Sharp.
Karimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karimov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karimov is looking to counter punch.
Sharp throws a right hand that Karimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Karimov also avoids with ease.
Karimov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Karimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sharp has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Karimov checks it.
It appears Karimov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Karimov lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karimov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharp wants to land a leg kick but Karimov is out of range.
Sharp scores with a punch to the head.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
Karimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Sharp lands a head shot.
We've been told by Karimov's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp takes a swing at Karimov's ribcage but misses.
Karimov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Victor Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a leg kick.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Karimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karimov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharp.
Karimov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp throws a low kick, looking for Karimov's leg but Karimov calmly moves out of range.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Karimov's shoulder, as Karimov tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Sharp is predictable there
and Karimov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sharp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karimov's calf.
Sharp motions for Karimov to come forward. Sharp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karimov blocks a leg kick.
Karimov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sharp. Beautiful body shot.
Karimov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharp.
Karimov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karimov checks a leg kick.
Sharp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karimov rather than just go for the knockout.
Karimov looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
Sharp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sharp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karimov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karimov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sharp. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp 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.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karimov throws out the jab.
Sharp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karimov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karimov staying out of range there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karimov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sharp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big left from Sharp misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Sharp is predictable there
and Karimov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharp wants to land a leg kick but Karimov is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sharp. Sharp obviously looking to wear him down.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Karimov takes one to the side of the head.
Karimov throws a leg kick which misses Sharp's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharp tries to avoid it.
Karimov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sharp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karimov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sharp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karimov.
Karimov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharp lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sharp misses
and Karimov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Karimov scores with a nice body kick.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karimov sizes up Sharp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karimov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sharp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharp throws a body punch but Karimov moves out of range.
Karimov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sharp misses with a lunging right hand
and Karimov counters with a nice uppercut.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov swinging wildly here.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karimov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karimov is out of range and Sharp settles back down.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Karimov is just out of range.
Karimov is looking to counter punch.
Sharp misses with a low kick as Karimov jumps back.
Sharp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a leg kick but Karimov checks it
and Sharp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Karimov scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sharp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Karimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dasha Karimov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karimov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karimov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It appears Karimov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharp misses with a left hand
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharp just manages to avoid it.
Sharp throws a lazy head kick
and Karimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Sharp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws the kick towards the body but Karimov avoids it.
Sharp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karimov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharp just manages to avoid it.
Karimov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karimov. That did some damage!
Karimov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sharp.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Karimov is just out of range.
Sharp tries to land a front kick but Karimov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karimov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
Sharp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Sharp backs away, Karimov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karimov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karimov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Karimov misses the shot to the body.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a leg kick
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Sharp slams his shin into Karimov's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharp! But no joy.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Karimov avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karimov. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Karimov blocks the low kick.
Sharp is looking to chop away at Karimov's legs.
Sharp throws a leg kick
and Karimov counters with a thumping low kick.
Karimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Sharp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karimov lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karimov backing away here, and Sharp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sharp slips a straight right by Karimov.
Karimov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karimov checks a leg kick.
Sharp thuds his right hand into Karimov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sharp swings for the body but Karimov moves out of range.
Sharp is looking to slow Karimov down with leg kicks.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Karimov slips the punch.
Karimov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Sharp.
Well Sharp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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