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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Sharp (ranked 6188 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noad Adesanya (ranked 5272 p4p, 0 weight class). Noad Adesanya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good takedowns
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noad Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adesanya kicks Sharp off and gets back to his feet.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Adesanya is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp really is a fat lump.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches up with Adesanya, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes Adesanya against the cage but Adesanya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adesanya tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sharp has a takedown stuffed.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Adesanya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp being controlled here momentarily.
Sharp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adesanya is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Adesanya controls Sharp momentarily but Sharp frees himself.
Sharp looking to pass the guard.
Adesanya looking for a guillotine here but Sharp defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adesanya trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adesanya rushes Sharp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Adesanya has Sharp pushed against the cage.
Adesanya jumps guard.
Adesanya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adesanya pulls Sharp in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp prevents Adesanya from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adesanya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sharp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adesanya is proving hard to escape from.
Adesanya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adesanya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sharp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Adesanya working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adesanya walks away with a smile on his face. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sharp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adesanya's waist but Adesanya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharp off to one side.
Adesanya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adesanya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adesanya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noad Adesanya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sharp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
Sharp jumps guard but Adesanya turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adesanya is pressed up against the cage. Sharp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adesanya down to the mat. Adesanya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
Sharp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adesanya just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adesanya holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adesanya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp pulls guard.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Adesanya from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adesanya.
Adesanya wants to get up but he can't break Sharp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adesanya wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Adesanya looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adesanya slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sharp is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adesanya slows the pace down in half guard.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adesanya.
Noad Adesanya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sharp is trying to get back to full guard.
Sharp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharp is looking to improve his position.
Adesanya is keen to just control but Sharp is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a low kick.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Adesanya circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sharp regains half guard, as Adesanya was trying to land strikes.
Adesanya is working for a submission of some sort.
Sharp is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adesanya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adesanya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adesanya stops Sharp from getting back to his feet.
Adesanya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noad Adesanya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sharp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Adesanya manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sharp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adesanya's waist but Adesanya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharp off to one side.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sharp jumps guard but Adesanya stands there with Sharp around his waist. Sharp gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Adesanya has the dominant position.
Adesanya gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp is trying to stand up here but Adesanya is controlling him well.
Sharp trying to control but Adesanya postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adesanya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sharp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharp is trying to get back to full guard.
Adesanya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adesanya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adesanya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adesanya wants to control but Sharp is keeping him busy.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adesanya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sharp's guard.
Adesanya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sharp is proving hard to escape from.
Sharp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adesanya defends it easily.
Adesanya throws an elbow that misses. Sharp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adesanya's guard. Nice move by Sharp!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adesanya holds on and takes a little breather.
Sharp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adesanya is keeping the position for now.
Adesanya pulls Sharp in to control the position.
Sharp wants to stand but Adesanya is controlling his posture from full guard.
Adesanya keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharp postures up.
Adesanya manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Adesanya manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sharp on his heels. He'll look to pass Sharp's guard now, I'm sure.
Adesanya wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Sharp's closed guard. He's half up but Sharp has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Sharp pivots and extends the arm, Adesanya falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Sharp! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Sharp!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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