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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 18334 p4p, 888 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 445 p4p, 68 weight class). Pavlyuchenko comes to the ring accompanied by Mushroomhead-Soltaire Unraveling. 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! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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224 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Granite 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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp feints and then cracks Pavlyuchenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pavlyuchenko down.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pavlyuchenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sharp throws a leg kick which misses Pavlyuchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Pavlyuchenko tries to avoid it.
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sharp.
That kick from Sharp tenderised Pavlyuchenko's leg. Pavlyuchenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sharp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pavlyuchenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Pavlyuchenko.
Sharp counters with a body kick.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlyuchenko.
Sharp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
Sharp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sharp. Pavlyuchenko shrugs it off though.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Pavlyuchenko.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp pushes Pavlyuchenko away with a front 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.
Pavlyuchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlyuchenko misses the target.
Pavlyuchenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlyuchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice jab there from Sharp.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp with a nice cross.
Sharp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a low kick.
Sharp slips under a jab from Pavlyuchenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharp! But no joy.
Sharp scoring well with a low kick there.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlyuchenko.
Sharp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pavlyuchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko backing away here, and Sharp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sharp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlyuchenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Victor Sharp has been cut.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlyuchenko moves away.
Sharp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sharp if he has to take too many more of those.
Sharp jabs Pavlyuchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sharp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pavlyuchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pavlyuchenko 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.
Pavlyuchenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pavlyuchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pavlyuchenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Victor Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sharp checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlyuchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp swings for the body but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Pavlyuchenko misses
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlyuchenko misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp feints and then cracks Pavlyuchenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pavlyuchenko down.
Sharp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
It seemed like Sharp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pavlyuchenko throws a big shot that misses.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlyuchenko lands a jab to the nose.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp scores with a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko throws a combination that misses
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp moves out of range as Pavlyuchenko strikes.
Sharp throws a big counter head kick but Pavlyuchenko avoids it with no problem.
Pavlyuchenko loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlyuchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Sharp takes a swing at Pavlyuchenko's ribcage but misses.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pavlyuchenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Pavlyuchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Pavlyuchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pavlyuchenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Victor Sharp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp misses with a body shot
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharp swings for the body but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Pavlyuchenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pavlyuchenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sharp is out of range and Pavlyuchenko settles back down.
Pavlyuchenko tries to move into range but Sharp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Sharp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp with a jab.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlyuchenko throws a right and a left that Sharp avoids nicely.
Sharp scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Pavlyuchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sharp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sharp!
Pavlyuchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlyuchenko.
Sharp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pavlyuchenko.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharp.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a jab to the body
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook
and Sharp counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Sharp.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sharp - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook.
Sharp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sharp moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp counters with a good low kick that Pavlyuchenko was not able to check.
Sharp scores with a punch to the head.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sharp.
Sharp punishes Pavlyuchenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Sharp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pavlyuchenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pavlyuchenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sharp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sharp lands with a hook. Pavlyuchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sharp lands a front kick to the face, that drops Pavlyuchenko to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sharp. Sharp obviously looking to wear him down.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a jab to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a jab to the body
and Pavlyuchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victor Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sharp!
Our winner, Victor Sharp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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FIGHT
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